Fitness
All the advice and insight you need to improve your riding, enhance your performance or simply get into better shape with cycling.
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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
By Hannah Reynolds Published
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Are gluten-free diets a performance booster, or just an expensive fad?
Some are allergic to gluten, others avoid it by choice. Either way, gluten-free diets are increasingly popular among cyclists. But are they worth it? Rob Kemp investigates
By Rob Kemp Published
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Ask a Coach: 'I've hit an FTP plateau - what can I do?'
Struggling to gain the extra watts? It's time for a shake-up...
By Simon Smythe Published
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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'
By Hannah Reynolds Published
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'One transplant, two cancer surgeries – I get knocked down but I get up again': The champion rider with next-level resilience
Facing repeated risks to her life from kidney failure, Ottilie Quince is determined to keep bouncing back – on and off her bike
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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I know how it feels to finish 'dead last' - here are my tips for completing your first gravel race
Congratulations, you’ve registered for your first gravel race! Now the real fun (and work) begins – training and preparation for what will likely be your longest, hardest day on the bicycle yet.
By Marley Blonsky Published
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Strava KOM/QOMs are now fiercely competitive - here's everything I had to do to claim two local crowns
No longer riding at Elite level and seeing his training hours drop from 20 to sometimes just three, cycling coach and personal trainer Andy set out to see if he could still come home with the goods
By Andy Turner Published
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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
By Hannah Reynolds Published
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I'm a cycling injury expert, and here's what I think of hot and cold therapy
People have been using heat and cold to treat pain, soreness and injury for thousands of years – is it still effective in the 21st century? Dr Graham Theobald, a cycling injury expert, assesses the current research and application
By Dr Graham Theobald Published
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I'm over 50 – how important is it for me to warm up before cycling?
Do advancing years mean pre-ride preparation needs to be increasingly advanced?
By Alex Welburn Published
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I'm a professor of physiology - here are 15 ways cyclists can avoid winter illness
An expert in athlete immunity has the lowdown on how to stay infection-free over winter
By David Bradford Published
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'Growing up on a bison farm in Alberta taught me the meaning of hard work': How Paris-Roubaix winner Alison Jackson got her toughness
The Canadian Classics champ on how her childhood shaped her racing – and why she wants to win the Hell of the North again but in a different way
By David Bradford Published
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Data v common sense: I tried both in my bid to beat the lurgy... and only one worked
Can a blood glucose monitor help riders with depleted immune systems who are susceptible to colds and sinus infections or are we better off washing our hands regularly?
By Adam Jones Published
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Alice Towers and her dad Jonny: 'He corners with his knee skimming the tarmac – I've inherited those skills'
Ability on two wheels runs in the the Canyon-SRAM star's family – whether petrol or pedal powered
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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I got race fit in one month around a full-time job - here's how
How indoor training helped me get racing again in just four weeks
By Joe Baker Published
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'I went from Olympic rower to e-sports world champion': Jason Osborne's incredible journey from boat to bike
Never outside the top three at the UCI Esports World Champs, the rower turned WorldTour cyclist shares his recipe for indoor racing greatness
By David Bradford Published
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Ask a coach: 'I prefer pedalling at a low cadence – is this an issue?'
Churning a big gear or spinning a small one at a high RPM – which is the optimal way to go faster?
By Alex Welburn Published
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Five unexpected things I’ve learned from working with a coach for the first time
After a decade of racing, I hired my first coach. Here's what happened next
By Tyler Boucher Published
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Cramp while cycling? Solve seizing muscles with this 15-point checklist from a health and performance professor
Dr Kevin Miller, cramp expert at Texas State University, has the latest advice on how to avoid that agonising tightening feeling
By David Bradford Published
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Ask a coach: 'How can I get fit on three workouts a week?'
Squeeze maximum performance out of minimum training time with these pre-season sessions for the time-crunched
By Alex Welburn Published
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I’m a fat cyclist and here’s how I made peace with climbing
Struggling on the climbs? You're not alone. Marley Blonsky's got some techniques to make climbing suck less.
By Marley Blonsky Published
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'I coached GB track cyclists to Olympic gold... and then won the National Road Series myself': How Monica Greenwood leapt from trackside to podium
The former GB coach on how she got back on her bike and put theory into practice... with startling results
By David Bradford Published
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Lukas Nerurkar and his dad Richard: 'He'd say cycling is tougher than running but I'd push back a bit'
EF Education's latest young star is the son of Richard Nerurkar, Britain's best marathon runner of the 1990s – how much of Lukas's success is nature and how much nurture?
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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Ask a coach: 'I'm taking training seriously this year – what's the best way to get fit quick?'
Been bitten by the bike bug and want to go as fast as possible as soon as possible?
By Alex Welburn Published
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These stretches will save you more watts than any aero bike could ever promise
Does pulling on tendons and muscles really benefit your riding – or is that simply stretching the truth?
By Charlotte Broughton Published
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Six things I'd tell my younger self about riding bikes
If I could wind back the clock, and reinvent my bike riding, these are six things I’d tell my younger self to keep in mind when first starting.
By Greg Kaplan Published
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Wahoo Kickr Climb review - raising the level of indoor cycling
It's not just about the virtual riding experience, there are real benefits to be had too
By Rachel Sokal Published
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I'm a bike fitter – these are the seven most common mistakes I see people making
Produce more watts and pick up fewer injuries by avoiding these positional pitfalls
By Nicole Oh Published
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Jesse Yates and his dad Sean: 'We both like suffering but he's fully sadistic... I'm only halfway there'
How gravel rider Jesse got his grit from his father and what legendary hardman Sean – the Tour racer they called 'The Animal' – has learnt from his more sensitive son
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published