Latest articles by David Bradford
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'Cycling has kept me going': The teen racer pedalling to keep her spirits up during brain tumour treatment
When young racer Evie Hartley noticed a problem with her vision early last year, she could not have anticipated the monumental health battle ahead of her
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'I just want to be competitive again': Trans cyclist Emily Bridges on preparing to race in the female category
The 21-year-old reveals the extent to which lowering her testosterone has impacted on her performance
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Fuel like a pro: The scientific strategies that maximise performance
We all know that food equals energy, but just how scientific in your fuelling do you need to be to maximise cycling performance?
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'There was a timebomb in my head': One cyclist's amazing comeback from a debilitating stroke
One year on from a devastating brain haemorrhage, Steve Curran tells us about his determination to regain mobility and return to cycling
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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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'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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'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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One last chance: A Paralympian's journey back to the bike after hit-and-run
After a decade of operations, rehab and setbacks following a devastating hit-and-run crash, Paralympian Simon Richardson is finally back on his bike
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Why is the peloton hiding its true colours?
There is a conspicuous absence of openly LGBTQ+ riders in the pro peloton, especially among the men. David Bradford speaks to the pros with first-hand insight
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Investigation: What would it take to beat a pro?
Just how much fitter would you have to get to keep pace with a full-time pro? CW fitness editor David Bradford lays his data on the line and dares to compare
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Fizik R5 Artica winter shoes review
Fizik's R5 Artica winter shoes aim to provide extra protection from the cold without sacrificing fit. Do they succeed?
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Millar and Colclough crowned Cycling Weekly e-racing champions
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Highway to hell: crossing 340-miles of desert in pursuit of a record
London-to-Paris record holder Jonathan Parker set his sights on a far more formidable parcours — the 340-mile highway across China’s ‘Desert of Death’
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The year of magic Zwifting
E-racing platform Zwift has been a saviour of our locked-down year – and CW got in on the action in a big way. David Bradford looks back on an unprecedented year in the great indoors
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Here's the science behind why Tour de France rider's legs are so veiny
Polish rider Paweł Poljański posted an extreme looking image of his legs after a Tour de France stage, but why exactly were his legs so veiny?
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Your year in numbers: Five mile-munching amateurs explain their staggering 2019 totals
As we challenge CW readers to ride 5,000 miles in 2020, David Bradford speaks to five amateur riders about how far they rode the year before
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Representation matters: why cycling needs to encourage diversity
Rower turned track cyclist Yewande Adesida is determined to help make cycling a more inclusive sport
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‘Please take this thing seriously’: the cycling doctor who lost 90W from his FTP due to Covid-19
Sports medicine specialist Dr Laurence Gant understands better than most why cyclists should be cautious about Covid-19
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Do cyclists' bodies need a regular health-check MOT?
With Rambo-esque pluck, CW’s David Bradford lances a finger and spills blood in the name of journalistic enquiry — namely, do cyclists benefit from biomarker testing?
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Full survey results: One in 20 amateur racers admit to doping
One in 20 amateur racers have taken performance-enhancing substances over the course of their racing careers, a survey by Cycling Weekly has found.
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Cycling Weekly to hold Easter weekend stage race on Zwift
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