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'The final climb turned my legs to jelly' – one rider's quest to cycle up every hill in his home city
How many hills does Sheffield really have? Simon Warren set out in search of the mythical seven – and ended up plotting a route with 97 more
By Simon Warren Published
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Within five years, anything above an entry-level bike will require batteries — and I don't like it
Bikes shouldn’t need batteries to work: a stance against electronic shifting's ubiquity
By Michael Venutolo-Mantovani Published
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How to look after your fitness through the festive season - without killing the fun
Sponsored by MyWhoosh
You don't have to make sacrifices over Christmas and new year and be a slave to your training. Here's how you can stay fit and enjoy yourself through the holiday period
By Ella Riley Published
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'When I get in from a ride I now have to carry out an electronic device charging audit' – Dr Hutch on the tech perils of modern cycling
Weighing up the mixed blessing of cycling gadgets
By Michael Hutchinson Published
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'I used to think the Rapha Festive 500 was easy, then I moved to the UK' - top tips to beat the challenge from a cold South African living in London
500km, eight days, all of it outside. How hard can it be?
By Aaron Borrill Published
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'I couldn't be happier with how this year has gone' – Meet Erin Boothman, British cycling's rising star
The record breaking teenager tells Tom Davidson about her triumphant final year competing as a junior
By Tom Davidson Published
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'As long as I’m on a bike, I’m happy' - Zoe Bäckstedt is Cycling Weekly's Rider of the Year
After another dominant year landed her a ninth rainbow jersey, the 21-year-old tells Meg Elliot about her favourite moments.
By Meg Elliot Published
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'The goal was to win one race... then it spiralled' – Matthew Brennan on his remarkable breakthrough year
The 20-year-old sits down with Tom Davidson to relive his memorable first season as a pro, in which he claimed 14 wins
By Tom Davidson Published
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Baboons, oryx and springboks: It’s like riding through a David Attenborough documentary
Joe Laverick heads into the great unknown, riding the UCI World Gravel Series in Namibia
By Joe Laverick Published
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Long Covid stole my pro cycling dream – but what I gained in the process really surprised me
A former national junior hill-climb champion and CW staffer on his bitter-sweet struggle to shake the long tail of Covid-19
By Joe Baker Published
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'The key is remembering it’s not PlayStation – riders don’t always have perfect legs': Adam Blythe talks commentary, style and TV subscriptions
The former pro turned pundit takes on our new Q&A series, Out of the Saddle
By Rob Kemp Published
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'When the call of cake proved too powerful, the graph reacted predictably': my life with a continuous glucose monitor
What happened when James Shrubsall took a look under the bonnet with the help of a body-worn CGM
By James Shrubsall Published
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There’s a new bike recall every week – what’s going on, what are recalls and what should you do if you're worried your bike has been recalled?
Manufacturers cock-up from time to time, the mechanism by which it fixes the issue is via a recall. We dig into what a recall is and what you should do if affected by one.
By Luke Friend Published
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'We forged solidarity from steely determination and hot tarmac' – how three brothers came together again on a bike trip all the way across France
Decades after growing apart, Simon Fellows and his brothers reunited to breathe new life into old bonds on a 1,000-mile ride across France
By Simon Fellows Published
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'They opened up bicycle building for the normal person' - the frame building academy that changed an industry
It has been three years since The Bicycle Academy closed its doors, but its impact remains felt
By Meg Elliot Published
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The winter bike is dead... long live the winter bike: the changing face of our favourite cold-weather machines
From fixed gear to trad winter to gravel, our bikes, and our riding habits, are changing
By James Shrubsall Published
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'I have things that I need to work on, but I am good enough to be here' - meet Britain's best domestic female cyclo-crosser
With one race still to go, Ffion Drake is the 2025-2026 overall winner of the British National Trophy Series
By Meg Elliot Published
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'The Tour de France throws a match into the box of fireworks and lets the whole lot go off at once' – Dr Hutch on the madness of cycling's biggest race
The Doc hails the dizzying insanity of sport's most dazzling spectacle
By Michael Hutchinson Published
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'Don't die of embarrassment': Why men need to check their risk of prostate cancer – and not worry that cycling is a factor
Sir Chris Hoy’s stage-four diagnosis has put prostate cancer under the spotlight among cyclists. Cycling Weekly tackles the confusion around risk factors and screening
By Rob Kemp Published
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'Here I am at 3.30am, wearing a skeleton suit, in a graveyard, in the pissing rain' – the magic behind the world of Strava art
We join a Strava artist on a work-in-progress to find out how it takes shape
By Pat Kinsella Published
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Factor says long stems and forward saddles cause crashes – but why, and what can be done about it?
Long stems and slammed saddles could be causing crashes, says Factor, but are these extreme setups inherently dangerous, and if so, why?
By Andy Carr Published
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'When I look back at what has been going through my mind, I find the tapes are missing' – the joys of cycling on your own
Riding alone is a blissfully thought-free zone for this rider
By Michael Hutchinson Published
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'They know when enough's enough, good for them': are we asking the wrong questions about young, retiring pros?
Should we really be surprised when riders end up retiring in their twenties? Maybe not
By James Shrubsall Published
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'It was, to be frank, beautifully beautiful' - the three cyclists who conquered Britain's coastline in 2025
Riding a lap of Britain is also a journey of self-discovery. Meg Elliot speaks to three riders who conquered the coast in 2025.
By Meg Elliot Published
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'I’m not bored by Tadej Pogačar, there were always new things to say about him' – how one writer set out to capture the uncatchable
How do you tell the story of a rider still winning practically every race he starts? Andy McGrath has sought to do that with his new book, Unstoppable
By Adam Becket Published
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Gravel bikes: From cycling outlier to drop-bar domination in under a decade
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It took gravel cycling just ten years to go from niche hobby to World Tour level racing but where's next? We sat down with Ribble to find out...
By Jamie Williams Published
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'It's a dull stretch of tarmac and I've spent 170 hours of my life on it' - Dr Hutch has tackled the same stretch of road more times than he'd like
The Doc takes a ride down memory lane - for the 2,000th time...
By Michael Hutchinson Published
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'It will be a part of my plan forever' – How cycling 100 miles a week is helping this Olympic runner win medals
Baffled by a rumour that Georgia Hunter Bell does most of her training by bike, Tom Davidson investigates just how well running and cycling can complement each other
By Tom Davidson Published
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Cycling’s hidden under-fuelling epidemic: here’s how to spot the signs of RED-S and make sure you’re meeting your energy demands
The prevalence of under-fuelling in both professional and amateur cycling is shockingly widespread - many may not be aware of the damage they’re causing their bodies
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