Latest articles by David Bradford
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'Cycling's been a life-saver': The record-breaking 87-year-old who still rides 150 miles a week
Downing his gardening tools, pensioner Martin Harvey got on his bike and set about writing his name into the long-distance record books
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My Training Space: 'Work, rest and play – I do everything in here!'
Massage therapist and athletic all-rounder Andy Keegan walks us around his do-it-all garden training room
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'Being a junior doctor can be really tough, but on the bike I'm a different person': How Zoë Langham trained for the eSports World Champs
The 24-year-old medic tells us how hard training is her way of letting off steam
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'I'm fat – and I'm OK with that': The size-inclusion campaigner seeking to make cycling safe and accessible for everyone
After struggling to find riding kit in her size, Marley Blonsky made it her life’s mission to make cycling more accessible and welcoming to riders of all shapes and sizes
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My Training Space: 'Cycling is all about fun for me – enjoy it while you can!'
Sportive rider and Cancellara-beater Ian Beard shows us around his memorabilia-filled cabin
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How fit are you? How hard do you train? We want to know! Take part in our Big Fitness Survey
Answer a few questions to tell us how you train – and who knows, you might even win a prize!
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From shattered elbow to Worlds top-10: Cameron Mason on willpower, patience... and the hunt for a decent vegan breakfast
Britain's top-tier cyclo-cross rider tells us how he keeps getting better year after year
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Coros Apex 2 Pro review - phenomenal battery life and finally a wrist-based HRM that works
An all-adventure Indiana Jones of a GPS watch with exceptional battery life and a host of features you may or may not find a use for in your daily regime
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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'My happy place has been ripped away': Jen George on why she no longer feels safe on her local roads
The champion road racer turned time triallist recounts the traumatic events that have taken away her freedom to train alone
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Can you push your heart too hard?
Provoked by a cardiac glitch of his own Cycling Weekly magazine fitness editor, David Bradford, takes a deep dive into endurance sport and heart health
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Big Fitness Project: Danny gets lab-tested; Julia hits a Covid hurdle; and it's Steve's final chance to go sub-20
Life often upsets the best-laid plans, as our Project participants found out last month
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Three's peak: How a trio of veteran women TT racers set a blistering new Three Peaks record
Three women, three peaks, one target: to hike up and down each mountain, cycling from one to the next, in record time. CW finds out how they got on
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Home workout – no gym fees: Try these strengthening exercises for cyclists to stay injury free
Riding your bike without supplementing the pedal strokes with strength and conditioning training is a sure-fire route to injury. Here’s how to bulletproof your body on just one hour a week
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Cycling Weekly Big Fitness Project: Steve chases club TT glory, Danny gets carb-schooled, and Julia goes long in Sweden
It's been a busy month for our trio of ambitious amateurs, Steve, Danny and Julia – TT racing, an epic sportive and a fuelling masterclass
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Making memories afresh: One young racer's indomitable double comeback
As a super-ambitious young racer, Tom Townsend devoted himself to chasing results – until two serious crashes forced a change in perspective
