Chris Sidwells
Chris has written thousands of articles for magazines, newspapers and websites throughout the world. He’s written 25 books about all aspects of cycling in multiple editions and translations into at least 25
different languages. He’s currently building his own publishing business with Cycling Legends Books, Cycling Legends Events, cyclinglegends.co.uk, and the Cycling Legends Podcast
Latest articles by Chris Sidwells
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Icon of the Tour de France: the Col du Tourmalet
Chris Sidwells profiles the most climbed mountain in Tour de France history - the Col du Tourmalet
By Chris Sidwells Published
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50 Things That Changed Cycling
Chris Sidwells picks the people, trends, initiatives and inventions that he thinks have changed cycling.
By Chris Sidwells Published
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Icons of cycling: Plum bike shop, Ghent
We profile the Ghent bike shop that hosted so many Anglophone bike racers
By Chris Sidwells Published
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How they used to train: Eddy Merckx’s pre-1969 Tour de France week
How the Cannibal trained to get ready for his first Tour de France win in the 1969 edition of the race
By Chris Sidwells Published
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The best 32 places to ride in Britain: Part two
Cycling Weekly takes you on a whistle-stop tour of the UK’s top cycling destinations: Part two
By Chris Sidwells Published
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What separates the best...from the rest?
Winners at WorldTour level are truly exceptional, but what makes them so? Chris Sidwells investigates what sets apart the best cyclists from the merely excellent
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Tom Simpson’s World Championships win: 50 years on
Paired with exclusive photography from the Cycling Weekly archive, Chris Sidwells looks back on the year his uncle Tom Simpson won the world title
By Chris Sidwells Published
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CW meets: The Donny Chain Gang
One of the most famous training groups in the country, the Donny Chain-Gang, come together with 200 extras for a blast-fest in memory of a British cycling legend at the Tom Simpson Memorial Ride
By Chris Sidwells Published