David Bradford
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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'This time last year, I was a fourth-cat': Alex Morrice on her meteoric rise from debut race to WorldTour contract
The 22-year-old gives us detailed insight into how she prepared for her successful tilt at the Zwift Academy
By David Bradford • Published
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'When I say I'm new to road racing, my friends laugh!': Sean Flynn on turning pro after just one season on the road
The former national champion on the mud tells CW how he’s transferred his talents to the tarmac
By David Bradford • Published
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'I was standing at the bar and my leg snapped in two': From shock diagnosis to Paralympic ambition
Refusing to let amputation sideline him from sport, Jake Woods is rebuilding his athletic career – only this time it’s his hands turning the pedals
By David Bradford • Published
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'More doubles, more sweetspot and more running': The training changes that are paying off for Anna Kay
The 23-year-old cyclo-cross specialist talks CW through a non-stop week of training and racing
By David Bradford • Published
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'I was never the best, I just kept striving': Oscar Onley on the determination that took him all the way to the WorldTour
The young Scot tells us how he broke through and what it meant to almost beat the Tour champ
By David Bradford • Published
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Can you become a fast runner without wrecking your cycling fitness?
Freddy Ovett's attempt to run a sub-2:30 marathon prompts CW to ask just how far cyclists can push their running without jeopardising their bike fitness
By David Bradford • Published
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'I knew I could go faster': Hill-climb champion Illi Gardner on how she mounted her assault on the title
The Everesting record-holder talks us through a busy week of training, recon and racing ahead of the national champs
By David Bradford • Published
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'Covid sidelined me for 16 months, but now I'm a triple national champ!': Kate Allan on her return to form
In her second full season of TT racing, the Team Bottrill rider has pulled off a Nationals hat-trick
By David Bradford • Published
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'Seven times three minutes at 500 watts': How Josh Tarling got into world-beating shape
The newly crowned junior TT world champion talks us through an eye-popping week of preparation
By David Bradford • Published