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READY TO ROCK

After years of cyclo-cross domination, Mathieu van der Poel enters the Spring Classics with a full programme and the weight of expectation. Owen Rogers asks if he can meet it

Raft of British races axed

Hope remains for the revival of Bourne CiCLE Festival

IS THIS BRITAIN'S SMOOTHEST ROAD?

A new high-tech road surface in Oxfordshire could herald a cycling revolution — Vern Pitt rides it to find out more

Ella Harris becomes first Zwift Academy rider to claim pro victory

New Zealand virtual star makes it real at home

Cavendish instrumental as Bahrain-McLaren reign supreme in Saudi Tour

Manxman plays a key role in Phil Bauhaus’s victory

Campagnolo Ghibli

A disc so refined, only one craftsman was allowed to produce it

Annemiek van Vleuten's Scott Addict RC

Dutch world champ’s rainbow race bike.

How To Win A Bike Race Without Leaving Your House

Online racing is opening up a whole new world of crash-free competition. CW’s Alex Ballinger scopes out how to become the hero of his own living room

Rowsell outlines vision for domestic racing reform

BC’s new elite road racing manager dreams of major UCI stage race

WEEK IN TRAINING Lewis Askey

The week: December 30, 2019-January 5, 2020 Location: Baal, Belgium & Cannock, Staffordshire Training for: British Cyclo-Cross National Championships (January 12)

Pidcock teeing up World Champs tilt

Brit cross champion scores top 10 in Nommay

La Marmotte

Making a cycling bucket list? This should be on it

INTO THE SPOTLIGHT

As Sam Bennett steps up to become a team leader at Deceuninck-Quick Step, he tells Shane Stokes about his fresh start

FOUR: THE RECORD

The individual pursuit may no longer be an Olympic eventbut the race to smash the four-minute barrier has taken on a new urgency, reports Simon Smythe

First non-Aussie wins Women's TDU

American Ruth Winder takes stage three and overall victory

Anna Kay's Specialized S-Works Crux

We get up close and personalised with the Brit’s National Cross Champs bike

PREVIEW- National Cyclo-Cross Championships January 11-12

The women’s elite national cross champion will be crowned this weekend in Shrewsbury, and for the first time in 15 years, it won’t be Nikki Brammeier or Helen Wyman.

Lightweight wheels

The high-end hoops that embody the best of German engineering

John Rawnsley 1937-2019

Three Peaks founder and cyclo-cross pioneer

HOPE & GLORY

When British riders take to the boards in Tokyo they could well be starting a new epoch in bike design, as Michelle Arthurs-Brennan discovers

HELP ME...Smash super-tough sportives

Bike brand champion Gemma Germains is eyeing up epic rides for 2020

Froome's Tour ride in doubt

Fifth TdF title bid in jeopardy according to sports director

Eddie Soens race saved at eleventh hour

Local club and organiser rally round to reprieve Merseyside season-opener, writes Vern Pitt

CLIMBING BACK

Sidelined due to a mystery knee injury, Stephen Williams talks to CW about his annus horribilis

Bahrain-McLaren's new Merida Scultura

We take a look at the climbing bike of choice for Wout Poels and Mikel Landa in 2020

Don't Let Winter Get You Down

The days are short, roads grimy, and weather appalling. How to resist the urge to tuck away the bike and hibernate? Jim Cotton turns up the motivational heat

What Are Your New Year's Resolutions?

Keeping up the Weekend Social Rides with an ‘anyone can join in, no set pace attitude’.

Kelly: ‘Bennett Can Grab Yellow Jersey Opportunity'

Irishman backs compatriot to shine in Tour sprints

Wandsworth & District CC Club Run December 1981

The brave/foolhardy souls of Wandsworth and District CC were not to be deterred by the bitter snow and cold of the 1981 winter.

Drops Plots Assault On Worldtour Spot

British squad has an international flavour and a burning ambition to make it to the top this year