David Bradford is fitness editor of Cycling Weekly (print edition). He has been writing and editing professionally for more than 15 years, and has published work in national newspapers and magazines including the Independent, the Guardian, the Times, the Irish Times, Vice.com and Runner’s World. Alongside his love of cycling, David is a long-distance runner with a marathon PB of two hours 28 minutes. Having been diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) in 2006, he also writes about sight loss, equality and social affairs.
Latest articles by David Bradford
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'It’s all about quality for Zwift. You don't need to be a full-time rider': Joe Rees on preparing for the eSports World Champs
Trainee teacher Joe Rees on squeezing in training for the UCI eSports World Champs alongside hectic study commitments
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'I was able to pick and choose from two cycling cultures, French and English': Simon Carr on what formed him as a cyclist
The dual-nationality rider on blending the best bits from two nations' cycling cultures
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'I like to attack and find out what works. Why wait for the sprint? – that’s boring!': A week in the life of Abi Smith
Two races in two different countries and 15 hours of training – it's just another week for Abi Smith
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Cycling Weekly Big Fitness Project: Julia digs deep, Danny hits his target, and Steve gets back in the groove
It's time to catch up with our Fitness Project trio Danny, Julia and Steve on their progress over the past month
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The truth about cycling and back pain: Q&A with a myth-busting physio
Finding himself immobilised by lower back pain, CW magazine fitness editor David Bradford goes in urgent search of expert advice to quell his fears and get him back on his bike
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'I was clinically dead for 25 minutes': Why Mark Felstead is refusing to let fate call the shots
The veteran cyclist assumed he was in robust health and speeding towards age-group glory – until one fateful race changed everything
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'I've always been able to empty myself to the point of throwing up': Jack Carlin on what makes a great sprinter
The GB sprint ace talks us through what it takes to go very, very fast over the shorter distances on the track
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Cycling Weekly Big Fitness Project: Cracking on cobbles, kicking Covid and readying for Fred
It's time to catch up with our Fitness Project trio Danny, Julia and Steve on their progress over the past month
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'Four times Everest wasn't enough': Amateur rider's ascent to the peak of the ultra-climbing record books
Having proved his talent for ultra-distance running, Nima Javaheri got on his bike and targeted Everesting’s ultimate record – the most elevation ever climbed
