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CLASSICS PREVIEW

As cobbles season approaches, much later this year due to the pandemic, we run a rule over the riders, races and surprises to watch out for

Dr Hutch

The Doc explores the challenges that newly crowned Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar faces after his astonishing ride

BEAT BACK PAIN

Making his first tentative steps back onto the bike after months out with back trouble, CW’s James Shrubsall declares war on cycling’s number-one ride-spoiler

Zwifting back the years

After 20 years off the bike, Michael Harrison found a route back to health and happiness via the virtual world of Watopia

TOUR OF FLANDERS

Cobbled roads and steep hills of the much-lauded ‘De Ronde’

Tour de Suisse 1960

Sporting his cap sideways to keep the sun out of his eyes, Vic Sutton climbs his way up the Tour de Suisse GC, on stage two.

Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL7 £10,500 | 6.6kg

Michelle Arthurs-Brennan tests the seventh generation of the iconic Tarmac race bike

PARIS-ROUBAIX

Who will take the throne at season-crowning Queen of the Classics?

Alaphilippe And Van Der Breggen Solo To Rainbow

Young Brits give hope at Worlds in both men’s and women’s road races, reports Vern Pitt

NO HOLDING BACK

Simon Yates pledges to once again go on the attack at theGiro, after coming tantalisingly close in the 2018 edition

THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF COVID-19 FOR CYCLISTS

As the UK Government warns of a return to nationwide lockdown, Dr Josephine Perry unpicks the risks and precautions specifically relevant to cyclists

Pogacar power: what it took to win the Tour

Expert analysis reveals Tour champ’s wattages, reports James Shrubsall

Women's World Championships road team 1964

The Great Britain women’s team on a pre-race training ride ahead of the 1964 road World Championship in France.

Cycling 16 February 1949

Demands for better Worlds courses and an end to doping

Archibald and Lowden claim National 25 titles

Commanding performances as riders defy blustery weather to make up for lost time against the clock

Dr Hutch

Cycling Weekly’s Club 10 challenge has revived the Doc’s competitive spirit, although that isn’t necessarily a good thing...

CW5000 October challenges to try

Ride strong through the first flushes of autumn

Campagnolo goes 13-speed with Ekar gravel groupset

Italian brand becomes first of the ‘big three’ to break into 13-speed with the lightest gravel groupset to date, writes Michelle Arthurs-Brennan

British Women On Top Form At Giro Rosa

Banks, Deignan, Barnes and Harvey all shine in Italy’s premier stage race, writes Owen Rogers

Don't Underestimate Pogacar's Team

Tadej Pogacar has pulled off a win for the history books. I was joking to a friend on Saturday night that it was a “smash and grab” because Jumbo-Visma didn’t miss a beat and pulled for pretty much three weeks, and Pogacar and UAE haven’t pulled for a metre!

INDOOR PAIN = OUTDOOR GAIN?

After countless hours sweating it out in his shed, CW’s Steve Shrubsall decided to find out if he could convert Zwift-toughened tenacity into a real-world PB

Dr Hutch

The Doc reflects on the agonies experienced by a rider when they’re unceremoniously dumped into the ‘nobody’ category

Simply phenomenal

This year’s Tour concluded with one of the most unexpected and extraordinary twists seen in modern cycling. On Saturday Tadej Pogacar stunned compatriot Primoz Roglic and everyone watching with what was indisputably one of the most astonishing time trial performances in the race’s history.

SHIMANO GRX RX815 DI2 2X GROUPSET £1,529.91 | 2.762G

James Stout gets to grips with a Di2-equipped 2x gravel-specific groupset that splits the difference between road and mtb

THE TOUR IN THE TIME OF COVID

Covid-19 has affected the Tour’s reception both on the ground and on the airwaves – Peter Cossins charts how

Tour de France 1934

Frenchman René Vietto pauses for refreshment at the top of the Col du Tourmalet on stage 18 of the 1934 Tour, swamped by fans and an entourage of policemen and race vehicles.

Brailsford: ‘Winning next year's Tour starts now'

Beaten at nearly every turn by rivals Jumbo- Visma, Ineos Grenadiers are adamant they will bounce back at the 2021 Tour, finds Peter Cossins

Bennett ends Sagan's green jersey reign

The first Irishman to take the points accolade since the rule of King Kelly

10 Champ Bigham Eyes Wiggins's Hour Record

Women’s champion focused on defending her 25-mile title, reports Vern Pitt

How To Build The Most Exciting Team In The Tour

Sunweb have been a pleasure to watch. I love it when a team doesn’t have a hot favourite, and they play all their cards in the right moment.