Hannah Reynolds
Hannah Reynolds interest in cycling started while studying for a degree in Sports Science at the University College Chichester. A number of students and lecturers were elite and even world class cyclists, many of whom went onto long-term careers in cycling. Despite being a complete novice she was taken under the wing of the experts and given a fast-track introduction to the world of road racing, cross-country mountain biking, time trials and cyclo-cross. A committed dabbler whose passion outweighed her talent Reynolds has competed across all disciplines of cycling bar BMX. In the very distant past she has been south-east road race champion, southern cyclo-cross champion and finished third in the European 24hr Solo mountain-bike champs in 2011. She was also the Fitness Editor of Cycling Weekly for 15 years.
In more recent times Reynolds has worked as a cycle guide in the UK and France. She is author of several cycling books, France-en-Velo a guide to the ultimate 1000 mile cycle route from the Channel to Med; Britain's Best Bike Ride. LEJOG1000; A 1000 mile journey from Land's End to John o' Groats and 1001 Cycling Tips. Her cycling now is less competitive and more focussed on travel and helping her young son to experience the world by bike.
Latest articles by Hannah Reynolds
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Fix your feet and ride faster: here are the surprising ways looking after your feet will make you a better cyclist
Performance engineer at INEOS Grenadiers and current World Hour Record holder Bigham talks about the connection between feet, back pain and training consistency
By Hannah Reynolds • Published
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How to use and train with a power meter
Used properly, a power meter can give you the edge in training and on event day
By Hannah Reynolds • Published
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How often should I cycle to get fit?
Are you going for long bike rides but not getting fitter? You need to ride regularly to get the full benefit – and here's why
By Hannah Reynolds • Published
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How much training is enough? The secrets to making long-term fitness progress
The key to making progress is to do just the right amount of training and no more. Hannah Reynolds sets out on a mission to quantify ‘enough’
By Hannah Reynolds • Last updated
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How to cycle faster and increase your average speed
When looked at over a period of months, your average speed can tell you a great deal about how you’re improving as a cyclist. Here’s some top tips to get your mean looking meaner
By Hannah Reynolds • Published
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Free entry to music festival... if you cycle there
Nozstock festival in Herefordshire on July 26-28 offering two free tickets if you cycle as a group of seven, and over 15 miles
By Hannah Reynolds • Published
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The questions you never dared ask a pro cyclist
As otherwordly as pro riders may seem, they’re only human and are just as prone to acts of stupidity as the rest of us, as CW found out...
By Paul Knott • Published
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How to cycle in the wind: pro tips to help keep you upright
Former pro Roger Hammond explains how to deal with strength-sapping gusts
By Hannah Reynolds • Published
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How to ride no-handed
Riding ‘no-hands’ isn’t just for show-offs — it’s a genuinely useful racing skill
By Hannah Reynolds • Published
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Build your cycling strength with big gear efforts
Break up a long ride with these efforts to help build your power and leg strength
By Hannah Reynolds • Published
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Are you a Strava addict?
Are you painfully obsessed with KOMs and segment times? Bedevilled by ‘uh-oh’ notifications? Or is it all just healthy, competitive fun? We speak to some self-confessed Strava fanatics
By Hannah Reynolds • Published
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What do professional cyclists eat?
Learn from the pros to fuel your cycling performance, manage your weight and improve your health
By Hannah Reynolds • Published
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Eight ways to improve your cycling ready for the spring
Get your cycling off to a flyer — and begin spring as you mean to go on with these tips to maximise your cycling and fitness in the early season
By Hannah Reynolds • Published
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How to ride faster up short, steep hills (video)
Think tough climbing and you probably imagine the long, winding, hairpin ascents of the Alps. But for sheer brutality, the steep hills of the UK have few equals
By Hannah Reynolds • Published
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Cannondale Synapse Carbon review
Cannondale Synapse Carbon - Cannondale's cyclo-sportive specific offering for £1,199 with Athena groupset
By Hannah Reynolds • Published
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Cycling in Tenerife and the Mount Teide climb
We flew to the Spanish island of Tenerife to go riding on Mount Teide. It may be the preferred training destination of many Tour de France contenders - but the island has plenty to offer amateur folk too
By Hannah Reynolds • Published
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Job opportunity – join the Fitness Team
We're looking for a full-time fitness writer for our road bike magazines and rapidly growing website
By Hannah Reynolds • Published
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Can you perfect your pedalling?
Want to go faster? Push harder on the pedals! But what about honing the way you apply that pressure? Is it worth trying to improve your technique? Hannah Reynolds investigates
By Hannah Reynolds • Published
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The Strava dilemma: Is it money well spent?
Now that Strava is charging £4 per month for full access to leaderboards, Hannah Reynolds assesses whether, in terms of motivation and training benefits, it’s money well spent
By Hannah Reynolds • Published
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Training made simple: How to get back to basics
Toggling through today's training sessions and their associated intricacies is almost as laborious an undertaking as the ride itself
By Hannah Reynolds • Published
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The ultimate route across France?
The new Lands End to John O’Groats with better riding, better wine and better weather
By Hannah Reynolds • Published
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What's the perfect BMI for a cyclist?
Body Mass Index, or BMI, is widely used to measure if you are a healthy weight… but does it work for bike riders?
By Hannah Reynolds • Published
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Editor's letter: Farewell Cycling Active magazine
After seven great years, goodbye, and thanks
By Hannah Reynolds • Published
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How to build your personal roadmap to success
How do you draw your roadmap to success? Hannah Reynolds and Josephine Perry explain how to build your personal profile and turn self-knowledge into success
By Josephine Perry • Published