CLASSIC BIKE COLNAGO SUPER

A trailblazing bike immortalised by Merckx and Saronni

"Strava activities are the only way I know some of my friends are still alive"

...or that Bernard is doing his weekly shop

AN EXPERT'S TAKE ON... SADDLE SELECTION

Crucial advice to guide your next purchase

JUST A NUMB#R?

Approaching a landmark birthday, Charlie Graham-Dixon explores how ageing affects cycling performance and what can be done to stay ahead of the curve

RURAL PERIL

More UK cyclists are killed on rural lanes than on busy city streets. Rob Kemp investigates why and what can be done to keep us safe while riding in the countryside

A BLESSED RIDE THROUGH THE FOREST OF BOWLAND

Forgoing cloak, cassock and cross, Trevor Ward goes in search of the holy roads that helped make a Tour winner

Dame Sarah Storey claims road and 19th gold double

More success for Team GB's Paralympians in Paris, but Storey slams women's time trial course

Roglič matches Vuelta win record

Slovenian takes fourth Tour of Spain title after hunting down O'Connor's lead, writes Adam Becket

Williams crowned Tour of Britain champion

Welshman leads home resurgence at the stage race to crown an Israel-Premier Tech clean sweep, reports Tom Davidson in Felixstowe

CLASSIC BIKE CLAUD BUTLER OLYMPIC ROAD

Iconic British brand's Holdsworth-era road bike

"It'll justify the expense, I've got the best excuse of my career, and I'll be home in time for tea"

Three good reasons to ride the National 10 again

PEDALLING THROUGH PERENTHOOD

Having a child can put the brakes on your cycling plans but how does it affect the pros and what can we learn from them? Hannah Reynolds finds out

FULCRUM SHARQ ALL-ROAD WHEELSET $2.289

Fulcrum's apex predator that laughs in the face of sidewinds

RIDDEN AND REVIEWED LIV LANGMA ADVANCED PRO O £6,499

Liv's latest Langma provides a near-perfect mix of price and performance

Five things you need to know about...BMC URS From €/$3,799

Refreshed URS gravel bike range expands ride horizons and goes electric

RACE PREVIEW TOUR OF BRITAIN

Your essential guide to the UK's biggest men's stage race

Richardson excited to team up with 'hero' Kenny

Triple Australian Olympic medallist changes nationality to ride for Team GB

Blackmore crowned first British winner of l'Avenir

Israel-Premier Tech rider makes history, winning by 12 seconds

Can Ben O'Connor hold on?

The Australian claimed the Vuelta a España lead with an audacious attack on stage six

CLASSIC BIKE - CHESINI CHALLENGE

In fair Verona, where we lay our scene...

Tour de I'Avenir

When the race ended in Paris, winner Mino Denti enjoyed a victory lap of the famous Parc des Princes velodrome

'I once thought ketones were so good they'd rendered training obsolete'

The deeper your pockets, the better the placebo effect

UK SCENE - NATIONAL 10-MILE RECORD POSTED

But Leon Atkins says he can go even faster...

AN EXPERT'S TAKE ON... PEAKING

We ask a scientist how to hit your peak bang on time

LOSING IT VS GETTING IT BACK

Time off the bike is the enemy of fitness but how bad is the damage and how best to reverse it? James Shrubsall investigates the science of detraining and retraining

RIDDEN AND REVIEWED - GIANT TCR ADVANCED SL O ₤11.999

A superlative climber that also flies on the flat

Five things you need to know about...PINARELLO DOGMA F from £12,600

Another update for the Pinarello Dogma, and just in time for this year's Tour

MEET THE MAKER NEILSON POWLESS AND HIS DAD JACK

The US rider and his Ironman champ dad tell Chris Marshall-Bell about their Indigenous American ancestry and fun-first training ethos

THE TOUR'S LEFT-FIELD TURN

Stage nine of the Tour de France features 32km on the white roads of the Champagne region. Steve Shrubsall grabs his gravel bike to sample what lies in wait for the peloton

Wiggins hopes to return to the Tour

2012 winner aims to be at race 'in some capacity' despite bankruptcy, writes Amy Sedghi