Old winter training tricks made new: do they still work?
For pioneering pros of a bygone age, winter was a time to roll out radical new training ideas. Chris Sidwells analyses whether their eye-popping methods still stand up today
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Warning lights: Nine health checks for cyclists
Your cycling fitness relies on a complex interplay of biological systems. How can you check that nothing is falling out of sync? Chris Sidwells finds out
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Do these 27 old 'rules' of professional cycling stand up to the science?
Pro cyclists of old were duty-bound to follow an arcane and often baffling set of fitness rules. Chris Sidwells sifts through them for pearls of wisdom that have stood the test of time
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'I liked to smoke a cigarette during the Tour de France, it calmed my nerves': Cycling nutrition before bread and water
Early bike racers shunned bread and water in favour of steak and booze. Chris Sidwells pulls up a seat at the retro banquet
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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
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From monster mileage to power meters: how training has changed through the decades
Imagine riding without GPS... without power... even without heart rate. How did the riders of yesteryear cope, and how greatly has training really advanced?
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How they used to train: How delivering coal helped Yvonne Reynders become a multiple world champion
Yvonne Reynders went from discus throwing to top cyclist thanks to an intense training regime
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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
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How they used to train: Eddy Merckx's chain gang
He might have been the greatest male road racer ever, but Eddy Merckx also built one of the best teams ever. So how did prepare them to race?
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The Mur de Huy: where La Flèche Wallonne will be won or lost
The Mur de Huy is one most spectacular finishing climbs in cycling. With its inclusion in this year's Tour de France, we have a look at this famous climb
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The Koppenberg and the defining cobbles, bergs and climbs of the Belgian Classics
Throughout the history of the Belgian Classics, it's the cobbled roads of Flanders that have had the biggest impact on results and careers
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Icons of cycling: Il Poggio di San Remo
Chris Sidwells admires Milan-San Remo's great leveller
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How they used to train: Frans Verbeeck’s power intervals
Frans Verbeeck trained hard and long, but there was one rider he couldn't out-train
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Icons of cycling: The Champs-Élysées
We look into the history and mystique of the most iconic finishing straight in cycling: The Champs-Élysées at the Tour de France
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Iconic Places: The Cauberg, Amstel Gold Race's most famous climb
As the Classics head for the hills, for the Amstel Gold Race no ascent is more famous than the Cauberg climb
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The 25 most stylish cyclists of all time
You’ve either got it or you haven’t. Chris Sidwells reveals his 25 most stylish riders of all time
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Icons of cycling: The maglia rosa
The story of one of cycling’s most distinctive jerseys
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Icons of cycling: Passo dello Stelvio
Chris Sidwells looks at one of the most famous climbs in the Giro d’Italia
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Iconic Places: The Kemmelberg in Ghent-Wevelgem
The crux of this weekend’s Ghent-Wevelgem race is the famous Kemmelberg climb
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Icons of cycling: The Carlton Flyer
A pioneering design, 'The Flyer' became bike manufacturer, Carlton's flagship frame
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How elite riders combine high level racing with full-time jobs
All but a handful of elite women riders have to fit in training around full-time jobs — just like most amateurs. What can we learn from how they manage such demanding schedules?
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Icons of cycling: Stayer bikes
Stayer racing is one of the fastest ever forms of motor pacing
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From Tullio Campagnolo to Graeme Obree: 10 racing inventors that changed cycling
Chris Sidwells looks back at the pioneering racers who used brains as well as brawn to come up with new ideas to improve the performance of their bikes — innovative, groundbreaking designs that are still around today.
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Tour de Yorkshire 2017 final stage 'could be carnage'
Tour de Yorkshire route analysis: Climb-packed last stage will provide an action-packed finale to the three-day race
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Icons of cycling: The Cape Wrath Fellowship
The Cape Wrath Fellowship, a ride along the wildest road in Britain, is a challenge that still attracts people of all ages and was invented by Cycling Weekly
