CATEGORIES

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

OUT RIDING EXPECTION

When Fatima Ahmed took up cycling during the pandemic, she had no idea that just three years later she would be sizing up an epic, island-hopping test of endurance

GOING LOCO

She may be fearsomely serious, even ruthless on her bike, but does Lotte Kopecky have a playful side too, despite her burgeoning fame? Tom Davidson finds out

Riding in full pro kit: yes or no?

I fully support wearing team kit. And the rainbow, yellow, polka dot, and any other jersey you want. Life is too short to be told you can’t dress up like your heroes and go practise a sport you love. Tony Tuzzolino

Inside the UK women's racing boom

As more British teams than ever race at UCI Continental level, Adam Becket speaks to three squads at different levels to find out what's going right

JOE LAVERICK - Women's World Tour growth is exciting

I wasn't sure that I was the right person to write this column. I'm a young, male pro cyclist.

Taking a stand for safety and freedom

Women's Freedom Ride accompanied by petition demanding safer cycling for women

Tadej Pogačar's 'crazy' day out at Strade Bianche

The Slovenian put in a performance for the ages to crush all on the white roads of Tuscany, reports Adam Becket

Lotte Kopecky proves the strongest in Siena

World champion continues season assault with form-building Strade Bianche win

THE HUB

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

JACOB TIPPER - The price is right

A lot gets made of the state of UK racing. Last week, I was debating the cost of National races, with many saying that they are too expensive.

Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra

The bike that kept the Cannibal winning for years after he’d retired

ASK A COACH - 'Racing on Zwift instead of interval sessions - how fit can I get?'

Zwift racing: some love it, some hate it. While it may not exactly replicate the feeling out on the road when you’re holding on to that wheel for dear life or trying desperately to close the gap, there’s no doubt that in virtual racing you’re still inclined to dig deeper than you do when you’re doing a workout in ERG mode.