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THE GREAT BIKE DROUGHT
Want a new bike? Then you’ll probably need to be patient. James Shrubsall investigates Covid-19’s plunder of bike stocks across the UK and Europe, and what the future looks like for the bike-buying public
MAN ON A MISSION
Getting to the Olympics was always going to be tough for Ryan Owens – getting through the first lockdown proved to be just as big a challenge, he tells Anna-Marie Hughes
Dr Hutch
As the nation is plunged into another lockdown, the Doc isn’t planning on making the most of it
Cannondale SuperSix Evo Ultegra £3,500 | 7.9kg
Michelle Arthurs-Brennan tests the women’s build of this American flyer
Brit smashes three-hour barrier for 100-mile TT
Shubert beats his own mark to take a historic record despite suffering mechanical issues
‘IT'S TIME TO LOOK BACK AND LEARN SOME LESSONS'
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1 Lap Of The Island
Amid the coronavirus pandemic Hugh Roberts set out to ride around the whole of the UK mainland and recounts to James Shrubsall how he got on
Should You Train Hard Outside Or In?
As daylight hours shorten and temperatures fall, Anna Marie Hughes assesses whether it’s really necessary to keep doing high-intensity sessions outdoors
Ineos Versus Jumbo Again In Spain
Two Grand Tour superteams go head to head again as weather closes in
‘There's no shame in change'
Sprinting icon Marcel Kittel reveals the reasons behind his retirement – and why cycling needs to open up about the extreme pressures endured by riders
‘HE LOOKS SO NATURAL ON THE BIKE'
MALCOLM ELLIOTT
STRAIGHT TO THE FRONT
Nineteen-year-old Scot Anna Shackley had never competed in a pro race until this year’s World Championship road race, but as Vern Pitt finds out, there’s no way it’ll be her last
Geoghegan Hart storms to Giro glory
Plucky Londoner latest in long line of Brit Grand Tour winners
ROBBIE MCEWEN'S BEST YEAR - BACK UP TO SPEED
In 2002 the star sprinter Robbie McEwen wasted no time making a mark at his new team and, writes Chris Marshall-Bell, that was just the beginning
Just who is Tao Geoghegan Hart?
In the pink out of the blue – a young Londoner who’s just taken the cycling world by storm
JAMES KNOX - GUEST COLUMN - I GET KNOCKED DOWN, BUT I GET UP AGAIN
Wow, what a rollercoaster of a last week it’s been! We got through Tuesday and Wednesday with two immaculate team performances to defend the pink jersey and the dream was starting to become real.
Dr Hutch
Hours in the saddle count and there’s no getting round this unfortunate law of training; unless, of course, you’re quite happy lying to yourself...
America's Rising Star
Sepp Kuss has quickly established himself as one of the peloton’s best climbers. Peter Cossins charts the American’s rise from obscurity
Listen to cyclists on Rule 66, say MPs
Proposed changes to Highway Code’s ‘two abreast’ rules come in for criticism from within Parliament
Geoghegan Hart leaps into Giro contention
Brit’s former coach says he could follow stage win with overall victory, reports Vern Pitt
KELDERMAN'S GOT THE TEAM SUPPORT TO WIN
The Giro is shaping up to be one of the most interesting Grand Tours for a long time. And I’ll tempt fate and say I can see Tao Geoghegan Hart come into his own and win this Giro d’Italia. As I write this he’s just one second off the podium and he’s just won a stage.
JAMES KNOX - GUEST COLUMN COLD COMFORT
I’m currently staring down the barrel of the final week here at the Giro. The second week would have finished flawlessly if it wasn’t for a brutal stage to Piancavallo and some time lost to Wilco Kelderman for João. It’s set to be a big showdown now.
Dr Hutch
As Mark Cavendish’s career enters its endgame, the Doc ponders when exactly is the right time to call it a day
Riders testing positive for Covid at the Giro
Letter of the Week
What was Cavendish's greatest win?
The Big Question
1934-2020 - Tony Hewson
Tour of Britain winner and Continental racing trailblazer
I'll miss Paris-Roubaix
October, a month which for me normally means holidays and no bike riding.
Inside Alex Dowsett's Giro stage win
Essex rider talks Vern Pitt through his emotional solo stage victory
‘Upsetting' to think ‘special' Cavendish may be finished
Sport reacts as Manxman raises prospect he may not have a ride in 2021, writes James Shrubsall
Dr Hutch
The Doc seeks to bring peace to the peloton after a humble water bottle becomes a weapon of mass Giro d’Italia destruction