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Daccordi

An Eighties Italian dream machine that's futuristic yet timeless

Dr Hutch

Will the UCI ban Giro's wacky new TT helmet for being too weird, wonders the Doc, and if so, will the response be weirder still?

Carb-loading

A fuelling specialist's tips on maximising performance by pre-loading carbohydrate

THE ICE METHOD COMETH

For decades, athletes have been dunking their race-weary limbs in icy water, but now the practice is a wellness craze too. Rob Kemp puts the hype on ice and examines the evidence

BIKES OF THE CLASSICS

Joe Baker walked around the team buses on Opening Weekend to see how riders had adapted their bikes for the cobblestones

SPRING CLASSICS

Get ready for the drama and passion of cycling's most revered one-day races with our guide to the top contenders

Finucane takes golden form into Olympics

GB ace claims clean sweep at latest Nations Cup round in Hong Kong, reports Tom Davidson

Eluned King crowned at CICLE Classic

Lifeplus-Wahoo rider outsprints Eilidh Shaw and Alice McWilliam in Melton Mowbray

Laura Kenny retires from cycling

Britain's greatest ever female Olympian hangs up her wheels, with Paris Olympics months away

Pidcock metres from victory at Milan-San Remo

Ineos big-hitter attempts the impossible but gets caught by a baying bunch including eventual winner Jasper Phillpsen, writes

CAV'S FINAL ASCENT

In pursuit of a record-breaking 35th stage victory in the Tour de France, Mark Cavendish added a special ingredient to his preparation - altitude. Chris Marshall-Bell finds out why

Zwift Hub One £550

Designed with simplicity in mind, Rachel Sokal finds the Hub One trainer offers plenty of adaptability

Will Giant's 10th gen TCR be its last?

With the new frame claimed to be 4.2 watts faster than the previous TCR, the gap to Giant's Propel aero bike is getting ever smaller

QUICK STEPS TO THE TOP

Meet the World Tour's youngest performance director

AFTER THE BOOM, THE BARGAINS

As the bike market cuts its losses from four years of instability, RRPs are slashed and deals abound. Charlie Allenby surveys the industry to find out if now is the right time to buy

Brit kick-starts pro career on the cobbles of Kigali

In his first race for Israel-Premier Tech, Joseph Blackmore won the Tour du Rwanda overall. He tells Adam Becket where it came from

FRED WRIGHT Race to the rain

Last week was Paris-Nice, an important early-season stage race that has it all.

Milan-San Remo

Milan-San Remo will start 40km south in Pavia this year after relations between RCS and the Milanese authorities turned sour. The name, however, stays the same, as does its status as the longest Monument, with 288km leading to the finish on the Via Roma after the ascent of the Cipressa followed by the Poggio, the race’s final climb.

Jack Hartley quells Ribble Rebellion at Eddie Soens

Cycling Sheffield rider steals hyped new team’s thunder in Aintree

British 2026 Grand Départ bid abandoned

UK Sport confirms that there will be no funding for bringing 2026 Tour de France to the UK, but the door is open for 2027

Jonas Vingegaard on perfect path to Tour de France

Tour champ adds Tirreno-Adriatico trophy to growing collection

Evenepoel and Roglič upstaged by Jorgenson at Paris-Nice

The Race to the Sun was won by an American, Matteo Jorgenson, for the first time in 18 years, as the favourites missed out,

Patelli Titanium

A top-tier Italian build whose title pays homage to its groupset

Women's World Championship road race 1958

Luxembourg's Elsy Jacobs celebrates after what was the first ever women's World Championship road race, in 1958.

Dr Hutch

When it comes to impressing people with his cycling exploits, the Doc finds that anecdotes trump achievements every time

How to train consistently when life is so hectic?

Following a formal training plan, even amid an uncluttered existence, can be both physically and mentally demanding. Factor in a busy and perpetually evolving work and family life and it can become positively overwhelming – almost to the point of ‘let’s forget all this nonsense and take up television and crisps instead!’

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

How can understanding the differences between male and female cycling performance help women riders to realise their full potential? Josephine Perry investigates

Gear of the week

The latest kit, ridden and rated by our experts

Wilier Granturismo SLR £8,680 81kg

Hannah Bussey gets to grips with a true Italian thoroughbred

Ruby Roseman-Gannon's EnviLiv Advanced Pro

The Australian puncheur chooses an aero bike for the Spring Classics