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TOUR DE FRANCE FEMMES AVEC ZWIFT ROUTE GUIDE
With the Netherlands hosting the start and a grand finale on the Tour's most iconic climb, thrills are guaranteed

A TOUR OF FIRSTS
With a start in Florence and finale in Nice, the 2024 Tour de France is embracing change

A tough-looking 2024 Tour de France route
You could be forgiven for thinking they've designed a route that makes it as hard as possible for the sprinters, so that Merckx's record remains intact. Stephen Blakeman

Buyers circle troubled Wiggle
Frasers Group said to be in the market for online retailer after it entered administration

Brammeier goes from last to first in Derby
The former champion shreds the women's race while series leader Mein dominates the men

Jumbo boss spearheads new super league plans
Saudis among backers interested in new format

Feather obliterates the competition at National Hill-Climb
Reigning champ smashes Struggle course record

Curly Hetchins
A near-90-year-old classic that still has a spring in its rear triangle

Twist and clout
MIPS, KinetiCore, WaveCel, WG11... Which helmet impact technology is the best?

RABOBANK-LIV - THE ORIGINAL SUPERTEAM
A decade before SD Worx's stranglehold, another team ruled women's cycling. Tom Davidson uncovers the secrets of Rabobank-Liv's success

LONDON LAP
We cyclists love to set ourselves challenges. For Joe Laverick, riding a lap of London, mirroring the M25, was all in a day's work

Nichols and Owen sweep up on The Rake
National Hill-Climb favourite list grows ever-longer in Lancashire, reports Snowdon Sports

JACOB TIPPER - Learning from the Masters
Last week I raced the Masters Tour of Majorca. While it may sound like a cop-out racing against masters only aged 31, the standard was a long way above my current fitness level, although I still liked to title my Strava rides ‘holiday race’ in the hope it may wind up a few competitors.

Kay dominates 'Belgian' race in Skipton
A tough and muddy course provided a true test for round-two Trophy winners Kay and Michels

Cav makes low-key comeback in Turkey
Astana Qazaqstan team-mate Lutsenko wins GC

Climbing is cut back for 2024 Giro d'Italia
Riders to take on 20% less elevation, despite six summit finishes

CYCLIST VS TYCOON - THE ANTI-AGEING FACE-OFF
Bemused by the extravagant anti-ageing regimen of a tech tycoon, David Bradford assesses the youth-preserving potential of the humble bicycle

Leach Marathon
The Marathon that put Stratford on the map long before 2012

WATT WORKS FOR ME - Monica Greenwood
The former GB coach has leapt from trackside to podium, winning this year's National Road Series

SHOW OFF OR SHY AWAY?
Which type of person is better equipped to succeed in cycling, bashful introvert or lairy extrovert?

SRAM Apex AXS £1,299 | 2,9769
As wireless electronic shifting reaches SRAM's fourth-tier groupset, Anne-Marije Rook finds out if AXS represents a new high for Apex

Chris Potts's Specialized Aethos
With hill-climb at the punches season well under way we look these flyweight rigs are packing

SLEEPLESS IN THE SADDLE
As ultra-racing's popularity grows, so do the risks some competitors are willing to take. Has the situation gone too far

Failed mega-merger of Jumbo and Quick Step leaves both weakened
Both teams come out of a whirlwind fortnight with questions to answer

HOW TO ADAPT ΤΟ LIFE ON THE WORLD TOUR
Life in cycling's top tier can be tough. Tom Thewlis hears from some of the best riders in the world, and a psychologist, about just what it takes and how to step up to the demands

THE HUB
All the news you might have missed from the last seven days

French puts herself in national title contention
Sixteen-year-old wins men's race up Mam Nick as Olivia French announces her arrival, reports Snowdon Sports

Shimano could face legal action over cranks MAN
Government finds cranks don’t measure up

Cay to head to altitude for Tour record bid
Newly appointed Astana-Qazaqstan performance chief tells Tom Thewlis training programme for Manxman needs to be less race-focused

Pogačar takes Lombardia hat-trick with solo win
Slovenian puts on descending masterclass