Paul Knott
Paul Knott is a fitness and features writer, who has also presented Cycling Weekly videos as well as contributing to the print magazine as well as online articles. In 2020 he published his first book, The Official Tour de France Road Cycling Training Guide (Welbeck), a guide designed to help readers improve their cycling performance via cherrypicking from the strategies adopted by the pros.
Latest articles by Paul Knott
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11 of the best fitness upgrades you should tryWant to go faster? Jamie Ewbank explains how to spend your time and money more effectively, that is, to reap bigger performance gains
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Quiz: Can you name the last 50 Tour de France winners?We'll give you the Brits, but how fast can you name the others?
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This week’s best bikes from ‘Rate My Bike’ – Pinarello F10-K, 1983 Bianchi Speciallisma and moreWe all love to talk about bikes, but now it's time to rate them
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Cofidis have changed the cycling social media gameYou'll never look at the French Pro Continental team the same way ever again
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Tips for cycling and training in the dark (video)There is no need to lock your bike away until the spring — we shed some light on how to ride through the dark days
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Cyclist punches truck driver to the ground with one hit in road rage defenceThe altercation took place in the Eunos area of Singapore
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How to warm-up for a time trial (video)WorldTour team Cannondale-Drapac show you how to warm effectively for a time trial
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This week’s best bikes from ‘Rate My Bike’ – Trek Madone, Ridley Noah SL and moreWe all love to talk about bikes, but now it's time to rate them
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Tweets of the week: Adam Blythe, Larry Warbasse, Phil Gaimon and moreThe best social media posts from across the cycling world this week
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How to make an Antioxidant Blast smoothie (video)Give your immune system a lift with this easy to make antioxidant boosting smoothie recipe
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Veloviewer: The WorldTour teams' new secret weaponStrava spin-off Veloviewer started out as a software side project and ended up being adopted by the pro peloton. Paul Knott traces its journey
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Is this the hardest test you can do on a bike? (video)Despite being only three minutes long, the critical power test could well be the hardest physiological test you can do in cycling – but why should you put yourself through the pain?
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10 easy upgrades to make your bike fasterWe all want to eke out the most of our bike, and here are 10 easy upgrades to help you do that
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Tweets of the week: Geraint Thomas, James Knox, Chris Froome and moreThe best social media posts from around cycling this week
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Flanders unravelled: a cycling guideThe Tour of Flanders is a race steeped in cycling history but it has a route that can often seem like a riddle come race day in early April; Paul Knott headed out to Belgium in an attempt to solve it
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Pete Kennaugh opens up about early-season struggles as he aims for Tour de France spotBora-Hansgrohe Brit opens up ahead of his return to racing at the Critérium du Dauphiné
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What do pro cyclists eat before, during and after a Monument?It is not just skill and strength that it required to get you through a Monument, a stringent nutrition strategy must also be followed. Jan Bakelants reveals how he stays fuelled for when it really matters
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How to make the pancakes that fuel WorldTour ridersTeam chef Sean Fowler provides the perfect pick me up breakfast that isn’t just for Shrove Tuesday
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Altitude training for cyclists: does it work and could you benefit? (video)Breathing air with less oxygen stimulates physiological changes that can boost performance, but for amateur cyclists, is it really worth the time, effort and money?
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Could you pass the UCI’s Pro Cycling Test? (video)This is the test that the UCI uses to spot potential professional cyclists, so we headed to the UCI headquarters in Aigle to see if we have what it takes.
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EF Education First went to 'full panic stations' trying to limit Urán time losses on Tour de France stage 10EF Education First's team leader Rigoberto Urán lost 1-40 on stage 10 alongside other GC contenders
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Watch: How do you fuel BMC Racing's stars for success?Team BMC's chef Mirko Sut explains the fuelling strategy behind cooking for some of the worlds best cyclists.
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Rigoberto Uran comes home safely after late crash on stage four of Tour de FranceEF Education First-Drapac sports director Charly Wegelius pleased with team's performance over first four days of racing
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Limited amount of extra places go on sale for inaugural Vélo SouthSold-out closed road sportive reopens entries for September event
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