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Industry divided over new tyre rim-size regulations
Some much needed standardisation for tyre and rim combinations has arrived, but not everyone is happy about it. Hannah Bussey digs a little deeper...
INSIDE THE TOUR'S ALPINE AMBUSH
How do you beat the best rider of a generation? By setting a trap and luring him in. Chris Marshall-Bell speaks to those who engineered Tadej Pogačar's 2022 Tour downfall
THE BEST BRITISH PRO YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF
From training on jam sandwiches to mixing it with Pogačar at the Tour of Slovenia, we chart Paul Double’s singular route to racing’s world stage
Keeping the faith
Held back from cycling by cultural traditions, it was not until Iffat Tejani faced a life-and-death diagnosis that she decided the time had come to set her dreams free
HOW TO KEEP TRACK OF TRAINING VOLUME: DISTANCE VS ΤIΜΕ
Measuring training has never been easier, but for keeping tabs on volume, is it better to add up the miles or the hours? Charlie Allenby garners expert opinion
BALANCING THE SCALES DO YOU REALLY NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT?
The next time you find yourself thinking, 'if only I could shed a few kilos, I'd be so much fitter, faster, happier...' - pause! Dr Eimear Dolan provides a framework for a careful, considered weight check
Ken Bird 'Big Bird'
A bike built for Britain's tallest man
Canyon Grail CF SLX 8 Di2
Price range: £2,399 - £6,199 | Model tested: £5,099 | Weight: 7.92kg
GRAVEL BIKE OF THE YEAR
Cycling Weekly's recommendations for the rough stuff
INSIDE BRITAIN'S ALT SCENE RACE
Fastest-known times are growing in popularity, so we take a look at what's going on in the speedy off-road scene in the UK
REBELS WITH A CAUSE
James Shrubsall rises up to the challenge of a three-day odyssey through unruly Norfolk
THE HUB
All the news you might have missed from the last seven days
Tour de Suisse June 11-18, Switzerland
Evenepoel returns to action in Switzerland
PFEIFFER GEORGI Life as a leadout
Throughout my career so far I've taken on a variety of roles within our team, from domestique focusing on early support and positioning, to road captain, and more recently a leader in the Classics
Cav's first mentor Dot Tilbury calls for him to be knighted
British sprint ace will retire at end of season after highly decorated 17-year career
U23 road cuts could see no GB team at Tour of Britain
Financial pressures and changing landscape mean British Cycling is scaling back its U23 road programme
Bob Jackson Audax Club
Popular classic from a Leeds brand that was big in America
MY TRAINING SPACE: David Rhead
I used to store all my bikes and kit inside the house, but as I was amassing more and more, my wife’s tolerance was getting stretched. Shopping around for garden rooms, I was being quoted prices of over £20,000, and I thought, ‘Hang on a minute, I can build this myself ’. So in 2016 that’s what I did – for about a quarter of that cost.
GIRO GASTRONOMY: A FEAST FIT FOR A GRAND TOUR AFTER-PARTY
To celebrate an action-packed, albeit unpredictable Giro, chef Hannah Grant lays on a carb-crammed Italian spread
Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar £549
Garmin’s near range-topping Forerunner 955 is not so much an activity tracker as a complete wrist-based diagnostics tool. Aside from tracking your riding, running or whatever activity you wish to partake in, the GPS watch measures a staggering amount of data, via light reflection, to feed back on your recovery, health, training readiness, optimal training zones, stress levels and more. You can also add the altimeter, barometer, compass, pulse oxidation, respiration, sunrise and sunset times, music player controls, race calendar and more.
Coros Apex 2 Pro £499
The most striking benefit of the Apex 2 Pro is its incredible battery life. Coros claims 30 days of regular use per battery charge, equating to 75 hours of GPS-enabled activity – it only needed charging twice in two months of use.
Amazfit Falcon £499
Amazfit is a smartwatch company based in Hong Kong which specialises in fitness wearables. The Falcon features a titanium body, a 42mm sapphire crystal touchscreen, four buttons and liquid silicone strap. We used the buttons rather than the touchscreen when wearing gloves and they performed well.
Garmin Forerunner 225 £299
The Forerunner 255 is the cheapest watch on test, and by some margin. Naturally something has to give, and when it comes to the 255 it's the lack of any mapping.
Apple Watch Ultra £849
The Apple Watch Ultra is designed to be rugged and features a screen constructed from sapphire glass, which apparently is second only to diamonds in terms of its 'hardness'. A bold claim, but one substantiated through our experience. The watch is also dustproof and waterproof to 40m.
Specialized Allez goes disc only
US company's longest-running production road bike has waved goodbye to rim brakes
CHANGING OF THE GUARD
British Cycling replaced all four track head coaches last year. With a home World Champs and then Olympics fast approaching, Tom Davidson finds out how they're getting on
RISE OF THE MACHINES
With artificial intelligence creeping into more and more areas of our sport, James Shrubsall sets out to find out how it's changing cycling and what we can expect in the future
British Cycling bans transgender riders from female category
Two new policies covering competitive and non-competitive trans and non-binary participation come after a nine-month review process
JOE LAVERICK: How to almost win bike race a
It may not be eight days, nor a UCI race, but Ireland's Rás Tailteann is going strong - and boy it was an experience. I spent the week 'on loan' with Foyle CC. Racing on teams of five, there were three members of the Foyle club as well as me and Commonwealth Games medallist Finn Crockett.