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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Balancing WorldTour ambitions with A-level revision: Joe Laverick’s week in training
"It’s not so much finding the time, it’s just that when you get home after five hours of exams, the last thing you want to do is touch the bike"
By David Bradford • Last updated
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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
By David Bradford • Published
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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
By David Bradford • Last updated
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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
By David Bradford • Published
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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
By David Bradford • Published
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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
By David Bradford • Published
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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
By David Bradford • Published
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Cycling Weekly Big Fitness Project: Introducing the Class of 2022
Kicking off a brand new Big Fitness Project, welcome the class of ’22 – Danny, Julia and Steve
By David Bradford • Last updated
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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
By David Bradford • Published