The rise of esports has been the most important change we’ve seen in bike racing in the last 20 years. Zwift and similar platforms have begun a revolution, not just in how racing happens, but in who can compete.
>>>> Listen here: Dr Hutch speaks to eRacers about this new form of racing
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Trek, State and Specialized raise bike prices while other brands limit US releases — Is this just the beginning?As tariffs hit, the bike industry is forced to adapt, whether through price increases, limited releases, or a restructuring of supply chains
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How I got my non-cyclist friend hooked on riding bikes — and how you can, tooWith a little bit of gentle guidance, “bikes aren’t my thing” can turn into “when’s our next ride?”
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Dr Hutch: Cycling is not a good sport for wearing glassesIt’s hard to race a bike in non-tinted glasses without looking like a Swiss cyclo-tourist from 1985 who has stumbled onto the course by accident, muses Cycling Weekly's columnist
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Dr Hutch: Cyclists are basically a group of giant Lycra wasps cruising round the countryside looking for sugarCycling Weekly's columnist looks into the fairground mirror of cyclists' relationship with food and decides that, on reflection, he's OK with the weirdness
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Dr Hutch: When did bikes start to cost half the UK average wage?Modern bikes are better, Hutch admits. But are they five times better?
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Dr Hutch: Cyclists are not intrinsically tougher than footballers, but sympathy is in much shorter supplyCycling is still the brutal, unrefined punch-up that it’s always been, muses Hutch
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Dr Hutch: Are smartwatches now ruling our lives?Cycling Weekly's columnist discuses the pleasures and pitfalls of owning something tracking every movement he makes in a day
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Dr Hutch: Back pain is your body's way of telling you to cycle moreCycling Weekly's columnist explains why he decided on curing his back pain by getting on his bike even more
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Dr Hutch: Why women were the pioneers of bike racingIf it wasn't for female riders, we'd all still be falling off our Penny Farthings
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Dr Hutch: Reverse ‘proper cyclist’ snobberyAll ‘proper’ cyclists are used to being taunted by civilians, says the Doc, but what happens when one turns out to be better than you?
