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MADDI ALDAM-GATES ‘A FISTFUL OF FIRSTS!'

The past month has been a series of cycling ‘firsts’ for me. June ended with a week away on a Skoda DSI Academy training camp, my first time meeting everyone, and included three races: my first ever race in a mixed field of men and women, my first ever time trial, and my first ever National-A race, the women’s CICLE Classic at Melton Mowbray.

Mexico Olympics October 1968

The Italian men’s team train behind the Vespa of their manager on the roads of Mexico prior to the start of the Olympic competition. The team would go on to win gold in the Olympic road race and bronze in the team pursuit that year.

MacKenzie breaks 19-year-old Lejog record

Scot returns to break record she fell short of two years ago, reports Chris Marshall-Bell

Hope's secret Olympic time trial bike (and why it didn't go to Tokyo)

Simon Smythe gets the inside story behind the delayed TT version of Team GB’s track machine

Cycling 2 September, 1915

Bikes and machine guns, a surprise combination

CLIMB LIKE A STAGE WINNER

How to climb faster without losing weight? Chris Marshall-Bell asks an all-star selection of WorldTour stage winners

BOUNCING BACK

What does it take to return from a major injury? James Shrubsall spoke to Israel Start-Up Nation’s Carl Fredrik Hagen, for whom a training crash turned into months of challenging recovery

TOUR IN REVIEW

Peerless Pogačar prevails in the Pyrenees; Van Aert dashes Cav’s record hopes in Paris

Instant Expert Guide To The Races

It’s fast, furious and, to the non-initiated, a little confusing. Here CW takes you through the Olympic track disciplines

Yates in top 10 as Carapaz makes history

Tour star triumphs while Brit’s podium hopes wilt in the Tokyo heat

Pidcock overcomes injury setback to take Olympic gold

Ineos Grenadiers star racks up his biggest win yet on a mountain bike

Who is Anna Kiesenhofer?

Gold medallist’s stealthy approach to Olympic success

GOING FOR BROKE

Crashes, fatigue and a growing trend for Classics-style aggressive racing has led to this Tour being one of the most watchable for years, as the action upset the established strategic patterns and pushed the riders to their physical limits

FROM THIN GRUEL TO SOLID GOLD

With the Olympic Games under way, Chris Sidwells examines how the British team’s training and support has evolved from shoestring basics to world-beating innovation

Tour de Four

How fast could four female amateurs relay-ride the length of Britain?CW speaks to their captain Louise Vardeman fresh from the finish line

DRIVEN

Chloé Dygert is young, ambitious and talented enough to dominate in Tokyo, but has she recovered well enough from serious injury to compete? Owen Rogers speaks to her

Dr Hutch

Calmly constructing a four-year training block sets Olympians apart from mere mortals, asserts the Doc

Austrian amateur's calculating win

Rider without a pro contract, or team-mates, outfoxes the mighty Dutch for Olympic glory as confusion reigns

2020 OLYMPICS PREVIEW - MEET TEAM GB

They’re back on track cycling’s biggest stage so how are Britain’s Olympians coping with pre-performance jitters?

Police raid casts shadow over Bahrain's victorious Tour

Phones, training plans and food taken away by French police from hotel in Pau, reports Peter Cossins

Peerless Pogačar wraps up his second Tour victory

Almost faultless in a frantic first week and imperious from then on, Tadej Pogačar ultimately breezed to a second yellow jersey, outclassing his more experienced rivals, reports Peter Cossins

TWO GENERATIONS OF SUPERLATIVE RIDERS

With the final week settling into a more predictable pattern, Tadej Pogačar having stamped his authority so firmly upon his main rivals, the inevitable came to pass.

Why does Cavendish's chain keep coming off after he wins a stage?

The resurgent Brit’s bunch kick conquests have caused something of a chain reaction...

Ed Westrop's Specialized Tarmac Expert

Ed Westrop’s Specialized Tarmac Expert

Murray sets 24-hour record

Riders battle oppressive heat during ultra-distance race of truth

Defining moments

The highs and lows that kept us all captivated

Cycling 6 January, 1943

The first Victorian bike show and the BBC found wanting

Clancy savouring Olympic underdog status

Low expectations suit veteran track star

This Tour Is A Tale Of Two Titans

Having experienced a late comeback in my own career – albeit in much lesser fashion – I can relate to Mark Cavendish’s miraculous renaissance. And now, with two further stage wins, he truly has the outright record within his grasp.

TEAM WORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK

While the team classification may be hard to understand and follow, the teams, the riders and its sponsor see huge value in it. Peter Cossins investigates the Tour’s team prize