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THE GREAT BIKE DROUGHT

Want a new bike? Then you’ll probably need to be patient. James Shrubsall investigates Covid-19’s plunder of bike stocks across the UK and Europe, and what the future looks like for the bike-buying public

MAN ON A MISSION

Getting to the Olympics was always going to be tough for Ryan Owens – getting through the first lockdown proved to be just as big a challenge, he tells Anna-Marie Hughes

Dr Hutch

As the nation is plunged into another lockdown, the Doc isn’t planning on making the most of it

Cannondale SuperSix Evo Ultegra £3,500 | 7.9kg

Michelle Arthurs-Brennan tests the women’s build of this American flyer

Brit smashes three-hour barrier for 100-mile TT

Shubert beats his own mark to take a historic record despite suffering mechanical issues

‘IT'S TIME TO LOOK BACK AND LEARN SOME LESSONS'

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1 Lap Of The Island

Amid the coronavirus pandemic Hugh Roberts set out to ride around the whole of the UK mainland and recounts to James Shrubsall how he got on

Should You Train Hard Outside Or In?

As daylight hours shorten and temperatures fall, Anna Marie Hughes assesses whether it’s really necessary to keep doing high-intensity sessions outdoors

Ineos Versus Jumbo Again In Spain

Two Grand Tour superteams go head to head again as weather closes in

‘There's no shame in change'

Sprinting icon Marcel Kittel reveals the reasons behind his retirement – and why cycling needs to open up about the extreme pressures endured by riders

‘HE LOOKS SO NATURAL ON THE BIKE'

MALCOLM ELLIOTT

STRAIGHT TO THE FRONT

Nineteen-year-old Scot Anna Shackley had never competed in a pro race until this year’s World Championship road race, but as Vern Pitt finds out, there’s no way it’ll be her last

Geoghegan Hart storms to Giro glory

Plucky Londoner latest in long line of Brit Grand Tour winners

ROBBIE MCEWEN'S BEST YEAR - BACK UP TO SPEED

In 2002 the star sprinter Robbie McEwen wasted no time making a mark at his new team and, writes Chris Marshall-Bell, that was just the beginning

Just who is Tao Geoghegan Hart?

In the pink out of the blue – a young Londoner who’s just taken the cycling world by storm

JAMES KNOX - GUEST COLUMN - I GET KNOCKED DOWN, BUT I GET UP AGAIN

Wow, what a rollercoaster of a last week it’s been! We got through Tuesday and Wednesday with two immaculate team performances to defend the pink jersey and the dream was starting to become real.

Dr Hutch

Hours in the saddle count and there’s no getting round this unfortunate law of training; unless, of course, you’re quite happy lying to yourself...

America's Rising Star

Sepp Kuss has quickly established himself as one of the peloton’s best climbers. Peter Cossins charts the American’s rise from obscurity

Listen to cyclists on Rule 66, say MPs

Proposed changes to Highway Code’s ‘two abreast’ rules come in for criticism from within Parliament

Geoghegan Hart leaps into Giro contention

Brit’s former coach says he could follow stage win with overall victory, reports Vern Pitt

KELDERMAN'S GOT THE TEAM SUPPORT TO WIN

The Giro is shaping up to be one of the most interesting Grand Tours for a long time. And I’ll tempt fate and say I can see Tao Geoghegan Hart come into his own and win this Giro d’Italia. As I write this he’s just one second off the podium and he’s just won a stage.

JAMES KNOX - GUEST COLUMN COLD COMFORT

I’m currently staring down the barrel of the final week here at the Giro. The second week would have finished flawlessly if it wasn’t for a brutal stage to Piancavallo and some time lost to Wilco Kelderman for João. It’s set to be a big showdown now.

Dr Hutch

As Mark Cavendish’s career enters its endgame, the Doc ponders when exactly is the right time to call it a day

Riders testing positive for Covid at the Giro

Letter of the Week

What was Cavendish's greatest win?

The Big Question

1934-2020 - Tony Hewson

Tour of Britain winner and Continental racing trailblazer

I'll miss Paris-Roubaix

October, a month which for me normally means holidays and no bike riding.

Inside Alex Dowsett's Giro stage win

Essex rider talks Vern Pitt through his emotional solo stage victory

‘Upsetting' to think ‘special' Cavendish may be finished

Sport reacts as Manxman raises prospect he may not have a ride in 2021, writes James Shrubsall

Dr Hutch

The Doc seeks to bring peace to the peloton after a humble water bottle becomes a weapon of mass Giro d’Italia destruction