Latest articles by Joe Laverick
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'Three French men, two hurtled loves and a part-ridge on a Pearson': The 12 Days of Christmas cycling rewrite
On the first Day of Christmas, Joe Laverick brought to you… 12 tips and tricks to keep you motivated to ride throughout the holiday season
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Top-tube handstands and saddle to handlebar leaps: We speak to the UK's only world-class artistic cyclist
Teenager Katarina Howe was the only GB representative in the discipline of artistic cycling at the Super Worlds
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Winter fueling: how to match your cycling nutrition to the demands of cold weather riding
Getting the most out of your winter training means making sure you are optimally fuelled for every ride - here's what you need to know about the specific demands of cold season nutrition
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What’s the hardest discipline in cycling? Six current World Champions share their perspectives
Each one of them is the world’s best in their discipline, but how do the demands of winning gold compare across road, mtb, BMX and all the rest?
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Cycling keeps you fit but are you doing enough to stay healthy?
It’s possible to be very fit in one specific way, for example being fast on a bike, while being unhealthy in other ways
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Gauge against the machine: Could AI replace coaching expertise?
Artificial intelligence can scan through past workouts far quicker than we can manually, but does that mean it knows best what to do next? Joe Laverick pits apps against instinct
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Meet the British team racing UCI events on a £1,600 a year budget
From 11th hour sports director to rest-day football, Joe Laverick gets stuck into racing with the team that combines competitive cycling with a lads' on tour vibe
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Are we overcomplicating training? We cut through the conflicting advice in search of a simple solution
Polarized, pyramidal, LSD, Zone 2… there are myriad theories about how best to structure your training. But do any of them really work better than simply riding your bike lots?
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If pro cycling is now clean, why do records set by dopers keep on getting broken?
Pro cyclists keep getting faster decade after decade. Can improvements in training and tech take all the credit? Joe Laverick compares past and present
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'It's like being in a breakaway all day': Nathan Haas on switching to gravel racing
After a decade in the WorldTour, the Aussie tells CW about his pivot into the gravel scene
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What are the differences between ordinary cyclists and someone with the potential to turn pro?
Who hasn’t dreamt of going pro and getting paid to ride bikes. But what does it really take to make that leap?
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Meet your robot coach: Here are our predictions for ‘the next big thing’ in training tech for cycling
From real time performance monitoring to training plans created by machine learning – what could be the next smart training tool that you need to know about?
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How many watts does it take to beat a pro cyclist?
What’s your dream threshold? Four, five, maybe even six watts per kilo… At what point does the target number become impossible except for pros? Joe Laverick finds out
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Kick back to kick on: How to spot when you need to take a break
Pro rider Joe Laverick takes a look at why and when it's right to take a break and give our minds and bodies some rest
