Latest articles by Chris Marshall-Bell
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Bigger budget, more staff, and increased testing: inside Lidl-Trek's transformation into a super team
By 2028 the American team wants to win one of cycling's three Grand Tours, and be firmly among the sport's leading elite
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Tadej Pogačar: 'I want to be the best ever cyclist'
The Slovenian utterly dominated the Volta a Catalunya, winning the three mountainous stages and even a final day sprint
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A defeated peloton reacts to Tadej Pogačar's latest exhibition: 'No-one can compete with him. I have never seen anything like this'
Rivals and former teammates of the Slovenian champion describe how bike racing is now a race for second
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Can Hugh Carthy finish on a Grand Tour podium again? 'He's still going to be one of the best climbers in the world'
The Briton has finished eighth and ninth at the Giro d'Italia since his Vuelta podium
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Sepp Kuss calls for patience on his form as he declares 'I still have room to grow'
The Grand Tour winner is on course for his second successive one week stage race top-10
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The art of peaking with Geraint Thomas: 'It’s easy to take for granted that 9 times out of 10 I hit my goals'
The Welshman also calls for better governance in the sport to help it grow further
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'One transplant, two cancer surgeries – I get knocked down but I get up again': The champion rider with next-level resilience
Facing repeated risks to her life from kidney failure, Ottilie Quince is determined to keep bouncing back – on and off her bike
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'Getting away with it is shockingly easy': Five reasons why motor doping suspicions won't go away
Having spent over a year investigating motor doping, Chris Marshall-Bell examines the rumours and unanswered questions that remain
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Mark Cavendish wins his first race in final season after perfect leadout in Tour Colombia
The Briton fended off the challenge of home rider Fernando Gaviria on stage four of the Tour Colombia
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Alice Towers and her dad Jonny: 'He corners with his knee skimming the tarmac – I've inherited those skills'
Ability on two wheels runs in the the Canyon-SRAM star's family – whether petrol or pedal powered
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Choirboy, cocaine and crowbars: Cycling's most notorious lawbreakers
Tales of cyclists bending or breaking the rules litter the sport’s history but Chris Marshall-Bell uncovers those that have gone further and broken the law
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Lukas Nerurkar and his dad Richard: 'He'd say cycling is tougher than running but I'd push back a bit'
EF Education's latest young star is the son of Richard Nerurkar, Britain's best marathon runner of the 1990s – how much of Lukas's success is nature and how much nurture?
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'They are still looking for the next Eddy, but they’ll never find one': Eight riders have been called 'The Next Merckx', but none have achieved as much
Heavy is the head that wears the crown of a comparison to cycling’s most revered rider – Chris Marshall-Bell gets the measure of what is simultaneously cycling’s greatest compliment and greatest curse
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Jesse Yates and his dad Sean: 'We both like suffering but he's fully sadistic... I'm only halfway there'
How gravel rider Jesse got his grit from his father and what legendary hardman Sean – the Tour racer they called 'The Animal' – has learnt from his more sensitive son
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‘Even at 10mph you’re actually causing some noise trauma to your ears’: cycling and hearing loss
Struggling to catch all the banter on group rides can be frustrating – but it shouldn’t be a source of shame or stigma. Chris Marshall-Bell calls for greater openness around hearing loss
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Eight-step guide to crafting your achievable goal this year, according to a cycling coach
How to come up with a target you can hit - plus some pointers on how to stay on track
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Mathieu van der Poel voted 'Rider of the Year' by 35% of readers: here's why
The Dutch showman lit up the men’s race scene with an unprecedented double
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'I had to set two alarms at night to check my glucose to make sure I wouldn’t die': meet the revolutionary who won't stop until cycling is safer
The UCI banned his technology from races, yet Supersapiens boss Phil Southerland tells Chris Marshall-Bell he is still dead set on changing the sport in the most profound way for decades
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'Not long ago, we thought you didn’t need to eat much on the bike, now we are smashing nutrition': Training secrets of a breakaway specialist
The hard-working American talks us through a key week of training that fell in the middle of a very busy season
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18 ways to keep your motivation high this winter - mix up your riding with these top tips
Braving the cold can be satisfying and fun - if you’re in need of a little inspiration, here’s how to keep your riding interesting this winter
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Introvert vs extrovert: which personality type is best equipped to succeed in cycling?
What type of person is better equipped to succeed in cycling, bashful introvert or lairy extrovert? We investigate
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The race to net zero: Exclusive interview with the UCI's president on making pro cycling sustainable
David Lappartient speaks in-depth to Chris Marshall-Bell about his plans to halve emissions and make cycling carbon neutral by 2030
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Scicon Aerocomfort 3.0 Road Bike Travel Bag review - hassle-free with very little disassembly required
Used by UAE-Team Emirates' riders and for good reason - it’s a market leader. If you’ve got the funds, buy it
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'My skull was cracked from ear to ear, a shard of glass just missed my artery': The journey back to the podium after head-on smash
Bouncing back to the pointy end of racing just three months on from a crash almost too horrific to fully describe, Jesse Ewart’s may be the greatest comeback story you have never heard
