This is the ultimate women's team of the last decade (Pictures: Getty Images)
With the continued professionalisation of women’s professional cycling, we have seen an enormous surge in racing talent.
A new year means a chance to set big targets for 2019
Now is the time to set your New Year's resolutions for 2020, and we've got plenty of bike-based ones for you to consider.
Using a heart rate data can help you better understand your body is performing
If you’re training in earnest for an event, or you’ve got an entire season of racing planned, then it’s highly likely that you’re using a form of training software. It’s entirely at the user’s discretion how deep they delve into the tools available to them. Athletes can simply manually log the number of hours and […]
Marianne Vos wins La Course 2019 (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
From March to August, from the freezing rain of the Netherlands, to the scorching sun of Italy in July, here's our look at the best days of 2019
Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images
A UK cyclist has set up a fundraising page with the aim of covering medical and legal fees for Nicholas Dlamini, the Dimension Data rider who sustained a broken arm after being manhandled by park rangers. Footage emerged this week, showing the South African rider being shoved against a vehicle by Table Mountain National Park rangers, before […]
Burn more fat and you’ll spare carbohydrate, lose weight and ultimately ride faster — that’s the theory. But does it work in practice, or is it all a bunch of big fat lies?
Make a training and recovery plan that suits you. Photo: Jesse Wild
January is the month of new resolutions. However, without a plan most new ambitions won’t go much further than the Facebook meme stage. ‘A goal is a dream with a plan’, or so such memes might proclaim (the original quote comes from motivational speaker, Greg Reid, we believe). There’s truth in that – provided your dream […]
The best races of the last decade (Pictures: Getty Images/ Sunada)
The end of 2019 marks more than just another changing season, it also carries us into a new decade.
Peaking on time is an art. So much so that there are software packages devoted to writing an annual plan geared towards hitting ideal form on just the right day. But what about the bigger picture: when in the overall story of a rider’s life is their performance potential at its very greatest? And can […]
Is this the ultimate Tour de France fantasy team? (Pictures: Tim De Waele/ Corbis via Getty Images / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images)
Probably the toughest job for any pro cycling team boss is putting together the perfect selection of talent for the biggest race of the year, the Tour de France.
Allen and Harvey's RAAM bid/Chris Froome (Twitter)
Cycling goes wrong sometimes, it’s a fact of life. Be it injury, illness or error, the important thing is how you respond and move on. Dr Josephine Perry speaks to riders who’ve bounced back from serious setback
This year, I will ride my bike on Christmas Day for the first time ever. Well, only if it’s not raining, sleeting or icy. And there’s no way in hell I’m touching the turbo or rollers. The reason? Simply, the way the Christmas Day dice rolled this year means that I’ll be at home rather […]
Christmas is traditionally a time of overindulgence, but you don’t need to pig out and pile on the pounds. Eat the right seasonal treats and you won’t have to worry about your waistline. In fact, some festive foods may even help your cycling
Simon Yates wins stage 12 of the Tour de France 2019 (Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images)
Simon Yates has announced his plans for 2020, with the British Grand Tour star skipping the Tour de France.
Let’s be under no illusions: the physiological glass ceiling exists — your body’s limitations, though invisible, are real. World-class athletes need to know exactly where their limits lie: the areas where they have already reached their potential, as well as the areas where they can still reach for the sky. But does the same apply […]
The best tweets from the cycling world this week (Picture: Twitter/ @alexdowsett)
We're less than a week away from Christmas and as you'd expect the pros are getting into the festive spirit.
Jumbo Visma's 2020 kit
Jumbo-Visma will adopt the Movistar approach in the 2020 Tour de France, taking three leaders in Tom Dumoulin, Primož Roglič and Steven Kruijswijk.
So that was it, the twenty-tens. A decade when British riders came to dominate grand tours (never thought we’d be saying that), time triallers took on and beat the air in front of them and the word Mamil was invented. From the big wins to the cultural shifts on two wheels, cycling went through some […]
Rohan Dennis at the 2019 World Championships in Yorkshire(Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
Rohan Dennis has reflected on his turbulent 2019 season, which included pulling out of the Tour de France, winning a second consecutive time trial world title, and then signing for Team Ineos.
Winter cycling can be unpleasant for a whole load of reasons. One of the easiest ways to make it a little more enjoyable is to select the right winter kit
2019 Zwift Academy winner, Drew Christensen (Picture: Zwift)
Drew Christensen has been crowned winner of the 2019 men’s Zwift Academy, securing him a pro contract with the NTT development squad.
British under-23 star Ethan Hayter (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Changes to the under-23 Giro d’Italia means that national teams won’t be invited to compete in the nine-stage race next season.
Geraint Thomas (Photo by Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images)
Geraint Thomas admits there are better riders in the Team Ineos roster, but still wants to chase glory in the 2020 Tour de France.
Chris Froome during the 2019 Critérium du Dauphiné (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
One of the most essential aspects of winning the Tour de France is fuelling.
Great Britain women's team pursuit squad at the Rio 2016 Olympics (Sunada)
Great Britain faces its biggest ever challenge in its quest to dominate the cycling events at next summer’s Olympics, its head coach believes.
Jim Ratcliffe, Chris Froome and Dave Brailsford (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
This collaboration follows the official launch of the Bahrain-McLaren WorldTour outfit
Steven Kruijswijk at the 2019 Tour de France (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
The Dutch squad will be hoping to follow up Primož Roglič's victory at the 2019 Spanish Grand Tour
Riders climb the Tourmalet on stage 14 of the Tour de France 2019 (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
The route of the 2020 Vuelta a España has been officially unveiled, featuring the Col du Tourmalet, the Angliru and stages in the Netherlands, France and Portugal.
Dr Richard Freeman (second left) with QC Mary O'Rourke (left) and his defence team after appearing at a hearing at the misconduct hearing (Picture: PA Wire/PA Images)
Dr Richard Freeman’s medical tribunal has been delayed until spring 2020, adding to a catalogue of delays and setbacks.
Team Sky's new back Sir Jim Ratcliffe (Photo: DIRK WAEM/AFP/Getty Images)
Sir Jim Ratcliffe says Team Ineos has taken sport and science to a new level in cycling, as he explained his reasons for taking over the British WorldTour team.