<![CDATA[ Latest from Cycling Weekly in News ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news Sun, 31 May 2026 07:15:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Unlike learning to ride, learning to not crash is something you forget effortlessly ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/unlike-learning-to-ride-learning-to-not-crash-is-something-you-forget-effortlessly kpyyiZFwKUkUxC8yk59Mxi Sun, 31 May 2026 07:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Major UK cycling business Saddleback reportedly enters administration ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/major-uk-cycling-business-saddleback-reportedly-enters-administration cLiwhZY7yjWMP98Rjxeb6c Sat, 30 May 2026 15:46:47 +0000 Sat, 30 May 2026 18:17:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘It’s a 50-50 game’ – Arsenal fan Remco Evenepoel weighs in on Champions League final ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/its-a-50-50-game-arsenal-fan-remco-evenepoel-weights-in-on-champions-league-final q8oSviJErqjkayhf8ckSKA Sat, 30 May 2026 11:17:49 +0000 Sat, 30 May 2026 17:09:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘Imagine a road where cars are not allowed to overtake bikes’ – England's first 'cycle street' opens ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/imagine-a-road-where-cars-are-not-allowed-to-overtake-bikes-englands-first-cycle-street-opens z9oQj7DfWNpbSHPe6uf6T Fri, 29 May 2026 15:07:39 +0000 Fri, 29 May 2026 16:15:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'My friends think I'm completely mad' – 84-year-old scales Alpe d'Huez for charity ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/my-friends-think-im-completely-mad-84-year-old-scales-alpe-dhuez-for-charity cX9rLKsKydpHFvWit74umU Fri, 29 May 2026 13:56:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘I wrapped my legs in toilet paper to keep warm’: His around-the-world effort got off to a bad start, but Andrew Ryan is still riding ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/i-wrapped-my-legs-in-toilet-paper-to-keep-warm-his-around-the-world-effort-got-off-to-a-bad-start-but-andrew-ryan-is-still-riding vidH5M9qr9SnyWtsd5nf2N Fri, 29 May 2026 11:54:53 +0000 Fri, 29 May 2026 11:55:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ 417 watts for 24 hours: The brutal reality of powering a home by bike ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/power-generation noHxD7xcrVHbbXaXwzH6LM Fri, 29 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Track cycling has a long history of developing some of the country’s top athletes' – USA Cycling goes talent hunting across the athletic spectrum with new funding scheme ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/usa-cycling-goes-talent-hunting-across-the-athletic-spectrum-with-new-funding-scheme EHJvcAr2idCtYvtPgvxvjQ Wed, 27 May 2026 22:15:12 +0000 Wed, 27 May 2026 22:15:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ From Anquetil to Froome, here are all the riders who have won the Giro, Tour and Vuelta ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/from-anquetil-to-froome-here-are-all-the-riders-who-have-won-the-giro-tour-and-vuelta 3cPF9txWPx3MY338sRKxqZ Wed, 27 May 2026 14:10:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Cyclists love a good road closure - this one helped quash intrusive thoughts of leaving my children without a mother ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/is-this-the-most-cyclist-friendly-road-closure-ever-probably-not-but-it-made-me-feel-safer-and-happier-on-my-bike i5xyZhzkPfV3o3kto5DFs4 Wed, 27 May 2026 06:01:32 +0000 Wed, 27 May 2026 08:36:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Writing this feels a little like composing an obituary': A love letter to the outgoing Specialized Crux ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/writing-this-feels-a-little-like-composing-an-obituary-a-love-letter-to-the-outgoing-specialized-crux 48xYNCmMDFJ8iXMVfEeBtK Tue, 26 May 2026 21:52:02 +0000 Wed, 27 May 2026 02:53:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ The ultimate power-up? Zwift drops a very real, very limited luxury espresso machine ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/the-ultimate-power-up-zwift-drops-a-very-real-very-limited-luxury-espresso-machine 6hj2nrz5SPuMojDTuyMYT5 Tue, 26 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'I reacted in the heat of the moment' – seven times we have seen headbutts and punch-ups in the pro peloton ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/i-reacted-in-the-heat-of-the-moment-seven-times-we-have-seen-headbutts-and-punch-ups-have-in-the-pro-peloton ZioVUeoRpXR8nCBuGa2G3G Tue, 26 May 2026 13:44:50 +0000 Wed, 27 May 2026 22:16:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Most of the nuisance, and the risk, is from something that's already illegal' – Cycling speed limits are preaching to the converted ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/most-of-the-nuisance-and-the-risk-is-from-something-thats-already-illegal-cycling-speed-limits-are-preaching-to-the-converted peYwKJF6PwHCGEjEFDqLWX Tue, 26 May 2026 13:30:56 +0000 Tue, 26 May 2026 13:43:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ It’s too hot to do anything in the UK today, and that includes big bike rides or chasing Strava segments ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/its-too-hot-to-do-anything-in-the-uk-today-and-that-includes-big-bike-rides-or-chasing-strava-segments AhYMzatLuvwgfY2Z7NizXN Tue, 26 May 2026 13:16:02 +0000 Tue, 26 May 2026 13:45:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘It reminded me a bit of the beacons in the Lord of the Rings films’: Pair set Fastest Known Time along Great Wall of China ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/it-reminded-me-a-bit-of-the-beacons-in-the-lord-of-the-rings-films-pair-set-fastest-known-time-along-great-wall-of-china 6D9Pd22Nmq5B73Nmr3qezk Mon, 25 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'She didn't feel the need to play by the rules': former coach reveals why Katie Archibald was such an exceptional athlete ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/she-didnt-feel-the-need-to-play-by-the-rules-former-coach-reveals-why-katie-archibald-was-such-an-exceptional-athlete dUMGcSAzLPhLLpsvneBKLf Sat, 23 May 2026 17:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Honorary degrees and the great pee debate: the Giro d'Italia through social media ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/honorary-degrees-and-the-great-pee-debate-the-giro-d-italia-through-social-media krqcrbfCrWpUdnt6vf5ZPF Sat, 23 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'To have men's and women's stage racing on the same day and over the same course is an exciting new frontier' – Tour Down Under makes landmark change for 2027 ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/to-have-mens-and-womens-stage-racing-on-the-same-day-and-over-the-same-course-is-an-exciting-new-frontier-tour-down-under-makes-landmark-change-for-2027 HaVKfNARZMGdBBnSTvdrwT Fri, 22 May 2026 16:16:53 +0000 Sun, 24 May 2026 08:02:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jonas Vingegaard has been riding while sick, Visma-Lease a Bike sports director reveals ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/we-have-had-a-bit-of-coughing-and-tickling-in-the-throat-among-some-of-the-boys-jonas-vingegaard-has-been-riding-while-sick-at-the-giro-d-italia nVUU8ELVpTRDpRjpxv4PjZ Fri, 22 May 2026 10:58:09 +0000 Fri, 22 May 2026 12:20:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'I had my bike nicked from outside a police station, but I’m still staggered by the stats on this map' – Interactive global graphic reveals bike theft in real time ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/i-had-my-bike-nicked-from-outside-a-police-station-but-im-staggered-by-the-stats-on-this-map-interactive-global-graphic-reveals-bike-theft-in-real-time i3Btn7WhmNUrPYypMpfn9W Fri, 22 May 2026 10:38:37 +0000 Fri, 22 May 2026 10:44:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'They test the body and mind in ways rarely experienced': Discover the three savage alpine climbs that offer a breathtaking alternative to Europe's crowded peaks ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/they-test-the-body-and-mind-in-ways-rarely-experienced-discover-the-three-savage-alpine-climbs-that-offer-a-breathtaking-alternative-to-europes-crowded-peaks ZHshuj9e4kkYmmpKdEV2G Fri, 22 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Fri, 22 May 2026 08:08:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ A humble bike for a humble rider, who was one of the greatest of all time ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/a-humble-bike-for-a-humble-rider-who-was-one-of-the-greatest-of-all-time zM9wSNjLVUhPucD5h3mxST Thu, 21 May 2026 17:15:00 +0000 Thu, 21 May 2026 17:30:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'This began as a dispute about our 10-tooth cog, this ruling is much bigger than that' – SRAM responds to UCI's gear restriction appeal being rejected ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/this-began-as-a-dispute-about-our-10-tooth-cog-this-ruling-is-much-bigger-than-that-sram-responds-to-ucis-gear-restriction-appeal-being-rejected epQ25AZCDmoGWT2oThWXrH Thu, 21 May 2026 14:21:37 +0000 Thu, 21 May 2026 14:48:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ A key bicycle framebuilding brand is coming back one month after sudden closure ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/a-key-bicycle-framebuilding-brand-is-coming-back-one-month-after-sudden-closure C6uxhkaKxKWSZ2paughYnn Thu, 21 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Likely to cause harm to SRAM that is serious and difficult to repair': UCI loses appeal over maximum gear ratios ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/uci-loses-appeal-against-belgian-ruling-in-favour-of-sram-on-gear-ratios 9bk5AoDUhvjBbJyy3ghVac Thu, 21 May 2026 09:28:16 +0000 Thu, 21 May 2026 13:44:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ever wanted to drive a giant cauliflower at the Tour de France? This could be your chance ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/ever-wanted-to-drive-a-giant-cauliflower-at-the-tour-de-france-this-could-be-your-chance wp3hDsWjfJyWPwRxQwY9xN Wed, 20 May 2026 14:27:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Is Garmin set to release a rival to Whoop? Its new fitness band could be the market's most expensive ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/is-garmin-set-to-release-a-rival-to-whoop-its-new-fitness-band-could-be-the-markets-most-expensive joUZ2H86wVzyt437dHTxyf Wed, 20 May 2026 10:45:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'I was hit by a motorbike and had a pretty scary crash' – British world champion suffers broken back in horror training-ride incident ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/i-was-hit-on-a-decent-by-a-motorbike-and-had-a-pretty-scary-crash-british-world-champion-suffers-broken-back-in-horror-training-ride-incident QHGgq9cXGxfwp9tb7WTAdf Wed, 20 May 2026 10:12:54 +0000 Wed, 20 May 2026 10:45:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'The women’s event should be the feature event of the day': How the Philadelphia Cycling Classic made prize parity a tradition ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/the-womens-event-should-be-the-feature-event-of-the-day-how-the-philadelphia-cycling-classic-made-prize-parity-a-tradition isQdSZiKEwfvvFGoEJtHb5 Tue, 19 May 2026 19:06:19 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 20:58:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ignore the right-wing media bashing cyclists for clicks, and just go for a bike ride ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/ignore-the-right-wing-media-bashing-cyclists-for-clicks-and-just-go-for-a-bike-ride xfAoQQKVZc9TKew9P65XFX Tue, 19 May 2026 13:53:27 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 13:53:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'We haven't left any stone unturned' – Inside TNT Sports' Giro d'Italia coverage, from Orla Chennaoui in the studio to Jens Voigt on a motorbike ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/we-havent-left-any-stone-unturned-inside-tnt-sports-giro-d-italia-coverage-from-orla-chennaoui-in-the-studio-to-jens-voigt-on-a-motorbike mAZj3c6h9dMNkwz47kUkER Tue, 19 May 2026 11:47:23 +0000 Wed, 20 May 2026 07:02:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'A gut punch' – Pioneering US bike brand's future endangered, according to reports ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/a-gut-punch-pioneering-us-bike-brands-future-endangered-according-to-reports FPbVZHdTpbCZyHCj3AjD8X Tue, 19 May 2026 11:11:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'The cycling community is always welcome in Windsor' – the English town 'overrun' by cyclists, and the coffee shop at its heart ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/the-cycling-community-is-always-welcome-in-windsor-the-english-town-overrun-by-cyclists-and-the-coffee-shop-at-its-heart ZjXydAEVLGazQy2ksPmJV9 Tue, 19 May 2026 08:02:17 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 10:26:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Think you’re having a tough week? This bloke has leukaemia and he’s cycling a child’s bike around the British coastline ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/think-youre-having-a-tough-week-this-bloke-has-leukaemia-and-hes-cycling-a-childs-bike-around-the-british-coastline 3636ZHfQXjWzs3wiGvoeVY Mon, 18 May 2026 14:47:15 +0000 Mon, 18 May 2026 16:18:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'There will be a free-to-air product' – TNT Sports hints at free Tour de France coverage from this summer ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/there-will-be-a-free-to-air-product-tnt-sports-hint-at-free-tour-de-france-coverage-from-this-summer SwS44fBwSoqtkxTT3q7W36 Mon, 18 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ We used to know how to pump things up with pumps that didn’t really work ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/we-used-to-know-how-to-pump-things-up-with-pumps-that-didnt-really-work toY3CHsrNyGbeguhZd8teT Sun, 17 May 2026 14:15:00 +0000 Thu, 21 May 2026 10:31:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'It's been brutal' – Olly Murs cycles through torrential rain and the pain of a lost toenail to raise money for Unicef ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/its-been-brutal-olly-murs-cycles-through-torrential-rain-and-the-pain-of-a-lost-toenail-to-raise-money-for-unicef q4GPgQ5fEua49xd9JywQQY Fri, 15 May 2026 12:02:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ 32 teams, 7 WorldTour-level, confirmed for Philadelphia Cycling Classic return ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/32-teams-7-wordtour-level-confirmed-for-philadelphia-cycling-classic-return ErApwNxvcFeR8sauGrqXSk Thu, 14 May 2026 17:44:58 +0000 Fri, 15 May 2026 17:15:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Zwift will soon stop working on some Apple devices – here's how to make sure you won't be affected ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/zwift-will-soon-stop-working-on-some-apple-devices-heres-how-to-make-sure-you-wont-be-affected NJWHQ2hVrKTfUa9fm7ZcaC Thu, 14 May 2026 14:03:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hannah Otto wants to become the fastest woman to scale Mount Kilimanjaro in a day ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/attempting-to-summit-kilimanjaro-in-one-day-is-about-expanding-whats-possible-not-just-on-the-mountain-but-in-life-hannah-otto-wants-to-become-the-fastest-woman-to-scale-mount-kilimanjaro-in-a-day o78zwdu3UotVbpqc7y7iAQ Thu, 14 May 2026 11:46:58 +0000 Fri, 15 May 2026 17:59:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘Cows can be quite naughty…especially if they have horns’ – Bikes, bulls and bovines with calves are not a good mix ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/cows-can-be-quite-naughty-especially-if-they-have-horns-bikes-bulls-and-bovines-with-calves-are-not-a-good-mix rAwucvX4NcZkbdAwjG8Nr7 Thu, 14 May 2026 09:39:47 +0000 Thu, 14 May 2026 10:23:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘Everything you could ever want’: the 2026 Unbound course strings together greatest hits from 20 years of Flint Hills gravel racing ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/everything-you-could-ever-want-the-2026-unbound-race-course-strings-together-greatest-hits-of-20-years-of-gravel-racing uFoSdgqSGDdqVwCfndZbck Wed, 13 May 2026 22:55:14 +0000 Thu, 14 May 2026 08:41:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'As you well know, fellow cyclist, we're all obliged to trash-talk triathletes': Six of the best columns Katie Archibald wrote for Cycling Weekly ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/as-you-well-know-fellow-cyclist-were-all-obliged-to-trash-talk-triathletes-six-of-the-best-columns-katie-archibald-wrote-for-cycling-weekly ekDse36H2U95tX26D9YvLD Wed, 13 May 2026 12:19:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ A rare Hetchins bike made for racing that eschewed their classic curly stays and intricate lugs ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/a-rare-hetchins-bike-made-for-racing-that-eschewed-their-classic-curly-stays-and-intricate-lugs 6iAXR2wJnmmnYV3hDkB3mR Wed, 13 May 2026 05:10:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ New date decided for 20th anniversary Naked Bike Ride in Brighton after June date abandoned due to far-right rally ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/we-feel-we-will-be-unable-to-guarantee-the-safety-of-riders-naked-bike-ride-in-brighton-postponed-because-of-clash-with-far-right-rally qKrx7h53xcHok7wtnVoa3D Tue, 12 May 2026 13:28:39 +0000 Thu, 21 May 2026 14:16:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ First Matej Mohorič, now Spurcycle — are handlebar mirrors no longer a cycling fashion faux-pas? ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/first-matej-mohoric-now-spurcycle-are-handlebar-mirrors-no-longer-a-cycling-fashion-faux-pas REJyiy5jwSD9oQY5Aqm9gF Tue, 12 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Wed, 13 May 2026 06:53:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Is Canyon testing a new Speedmax? Marlen Reusser teases a camouflaged TT Bike ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/is-canyon-testing-a-new-speedmax-marlen-reusser-teases-a-camouflaged-tt-bike SdfRwq3WjR3cDbfFArvuRH Mon, 11 May 2026 16:35:04 +0000 Mon, 11 May 2026 17:07:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Dude, you verbally abused me!' Benedict Cumberbatch busted by fellow bike rider for apparently running red lights ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/dude-you-verbally-abused-me-benedict-cumberbatch-busted-by-fellow-bike-rider-for-apparently-running-red-lights ZebqdDBd6MbPBUHNyF9gzg Mon, 11 May 2026 12:25:11 +0000 Mon, 11 May 2026 13:02:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ What’s the best item of kit to take back in time to cause maximum astonishment? ]]> https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/whats-the-best-item-of-kit-to-take-back-in-time-to-cause-maximum-astonishment ZmdFBwEeqt8UkmyjQ698jd Sun, 10 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000