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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Hill-climber, mountain runner, road racer, Zwift supremo, scientist, sheep farmer: The many talents of Mary Wilkinson
CW meets the astonishingly multi-talented former world-class runner turned top-flight cyclist
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Week in Training: How Tom Bell prepared for the National Hill-Climb Champs
The reigning champion talks us through his final week of training ahead of the main event
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'I had a stroke at 33 and my blood is replaced every month': Riding out the harsh realities of sickle cell disease
Refusing to let the health jeopardy of a serious blood condition hold her back, Sonia Chane-Sam found support and succour in cycling
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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 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 literally couldn't sit down': The visually impaired rider who took on the British coastline record
Hungry for a journey of self discovery, Gavin Towers cycled the entire perimeter of mainland Britain
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Is going vegan really game-changing for cyclists?
Netflix film The Game Changers stirred up a furore around going ‘plant-based’ to get fitter, stronger and faster, but does the reality match the hype? David Bradford investigates
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Is e-racing a level playing field?
In the virtual world, winning and losing is all down to the data. Are the avatars up the road beating yours fair and square? David Bradford gauges the state of play
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From stage four cancer to getting back on the bike, with a little help from Lachlan Morton
Confounding doctors’ expectations, Chris Riley is back on his bike and savouring every moment, more than a year on from a devastating diagnosis
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Do cyclists really need to carb-load before a big ride?
With high carbohydrate intake now seen as a 'bad thing' in some circles, we take a look at pre-ride carb-loading and sift out the misconceptions
