Latest articles by Hannah Reynolds
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'Cycling is a requirement, not an obsession': how one 46-year-old vet racer stays motivated to keep on winning
Last year, Helen Jackson won two age group national championships, her age group in the Gravel World Champs, and the Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross challenge. And she's not slowing down any time, soon...
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'Age is no barrier to extreme sports': Cyclist aims to be the oldest woman to row the Atlantic at 70
“I have never seen my age as a barrier to doing anything at all,” says Janine Williams
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‘Cycling saved my life - and I’m fitter at 55 than I was at 25’ - cycling coach still gaining watts explains how
The term 'FTP' hadn't been invented when Richard Stern first tested his, but he's stronger now than he was in 1995
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'I try to hang in with the youngsters as much as possible': 68-year-old ex-Rugby player on racing with a new knee
A string of knee ops hasn't stopped Chris Dunn from pinning on a number
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'Keep eking out little performance gains and you can progress at any age': Tips for riding better than ever, at 49
'I enjoy the process more now than ever,' says Simon McNamara, as he closes in on 50 - though to emulate him, you may need to cut out the booze and biscuits
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'I was 20 stone when I started, now I want to be a National Champion' - 69-year-old's tips on getting fit later in life
Chris Maffei's first four mile ride took him three hours, now he's averaging over 20 miles an hour
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'I’ll have to be buried with my bike' - 76-year-old still racking up 200 miles a week shares tips for lifelong cycling
In our series of inspirational cyclists over 40, Hannah Reynolds speaks to Geoff Nelder, who says 'I’ll have to be buried with my bike'
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'You can get ridiculously fit after retirement': 70 year old who rode UK's toughest sportive reveals how to get better with age
Richard Barrett says he was faster in early retirement than he was in his thirties and forties
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How to train with a power meter: the benefits and limitations explained
Power doesn't equal glory - but it can help guide the way. Here's how to get the most out of a power meter in your riding
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Strength training for cyclists: do the gains really justify the time?
Find out if strength training for cyclists will benefit your cycling performance. Discover which exercises to do, how to build your strength training program and common mistakes to avoid
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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
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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’
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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
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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...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Cannondale Synapse Carbon review
Cannondale Synapse Carbon - Cannondale's cyclo-sportive specific offering for £1,199 with Athena groupset
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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
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