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Ellingworth: ‘Ineos has a different edge to when I left'

British superteam’s new director of racing tells Vern Pitt why he left Bahrain-McLaren

Brexit 90-day rule rings alarm bells for riders

Teams and riders tell James Shrubsall paperwork and permits are hiking costs

CTT ducks call for prize money equality

Governing body promises to appoint a director to look into gender equality, reports Vern Pitt

ALL OR NOTHING ?

A recent CW survey revealed a stark divide in opinion on sports supplements. But who wins this debate, asks Chris Marshall-Bell, the purists or the pill-poppers?

British Teams Braced For Rocky Start To 2021

Squads get resourceful to see them through disrupted calendar, reports James Shrubsall

How To… Ignore A Noise

The single most common topic of discussion on cycling social media groups (other than “Should I buy a new bike?” “Yes!”) is funny noises. From the bottom bracket usually, often when out of the saddle. Or sometimes once per pedal revolution. Or totally random.

THE CYCLING JUKEBOX

In the depths of your chosen music streaming service lives a plethora of contemporary cyclist-inspired songs. Chris Marshall-Bell digs into the digital crates

Pidcock sets sights on Worlds after blistering 2021 start

Storming opening to the year for national champion sees him make the podium three times in three days, reports Vern Pitt

National Hill Climb Championships to be held on Winnats Pass

Only the hardest part of iconic climb will be used, reports Alex Ballinger

Why do so many 2021 bikes cost upwards of £10,000?

Michelle Arthurs-Brennan investigates various factors behind the hike in new bike prices

WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE ON THE Cycling #cw5000 5000 MILE CHALLENGE 2021

Last year thousands of riders took on Cycling Weekly’s challenge of riding 5,000 miles in 2020. Vern Pitt spoke to some of the riders and passes on their advice and inspiration for this year’s entrants

MACHO OR MASOCHISTIC?

At what point does proving your toughness tip over into cocky posturing or even harmful overreaching? Sports psychologist Dr Josephine Perry takes aim at cycling’s macho myths

Cycling 15 March, 1969

A young Phil Liggett rides with the pros as spring races dominate

CW5000 January Challenges

Welcome back, and welcome to the first of your 2021 challenges. Once again, well done to everyone who hit the 5,000-mile mark last year. We had lots of you contacting us to tell us you’d completed it right up until the end of December. We’re still working through the emails and updating the finishers’ list on the website.

Time trialling on verge of step toward equality

Decision on prize money parity for male and female competitors imminent from governing body Cycling Time Trials

Froome ‘rejuvenated' at Israel Start-Up Nation

Being on the same team was like ‘copy and pasting’ year after year, says Brit

Tech trends for 2021

Stefan Abram dusts off the Cycling Weekly crystal ball and peers into 2021 to see how many extra sprockets the new year will bring

Cyclo-cross World Champs

20 February, 1983

Ewan: ‘Returning to racing could be difficult for Groenewegen'

Dutch fastman may struggle to find form after ban

OLD WINTER TRAINING TRICKS MADE NEW

For pioneering pros of a bygone age, winter was a time to roll out radical new training ideas. Chris Sidwells assesses whether their eye-popping methods still stack up today

Cycling 5 July, 1944

Regrettable disqualifications and complex calculations

Hill-climb champ: ‘I just ride on feel'

Recently crowned women’s champion Bithja Jones tells Snowdon Sports how she only took up cycling two years ago

Broken femur? Hey-ho!

After sustaining the type of leg break ‘no one comes back from’, Scott Heyhoe was determined to defy the odds and clinch a cyclo-cross top-10

A TEST FOR THE BEST

In the latest in our series looking back at the roads of classic races, Simon Warren explores the Chiltern routes of the Archer Grand Prix

Joining A New Team Is Like A Second Christmas

Well, the news is out, I’m going to be riding in the colours of Hagens Berman Axeon next season. I’m excited. Very excited. It’s no secret that 2020 was a tough year for me, but a line has been drawn and I’m looking ahead.

Female Rider Of The Year

A year like no other, but either side of the virus lockdown, GB women excelled on road and track at the highest level In association with Lezyne

Swift switches roles for ‘more chances to win'

Brit still has eyes on a Monument, reports Chris Marshall-Bell

Tour de France, stage 12 1932

Swiss rider Georges Antenen dusts himself down after coming a cropper on the 12th stage of the 1932 Tour, from Gap to Grenoble. With goggles and a spare tube around his neck, plus a frame pump and handlebar-mounted bidons, Antenen is the picture of a Thirties continental bike racer. Only the blood running down his leg and the stricken look on his face betray the chaos that has just taken place.

THE YEAR OF MAGICAL ZWIFTING

E-racing platform Zwift has been a saviour of our locked-down year – and CW got in on the action in a big way. David Bradford looks back on an unprecedented year in the great indoors

Staying cool in Sussex 24 July, 1935

Beating the heat on long rides and how to keep a taut chain