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'It's still bike racing!': The former superbike star making the switch to cycling
Ex superbike racer Bradley Jones tells CW how cycling helped him recover from a huge crash and why non-motorised bike sport is now his main focus
By Giles Belbin • Published
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'I was standing at the bar and my leg snapped in two': From shock diagnosis to Paralympic ambition
Refusing to let amputation sideline him from sport, Jake Woods is rebuilding his athletic career – only this time it’s his hands turning the pedals
By David Bradford • Published
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The force reawakens: Milan Vader's incredible comeback from near-fatal crash that broke his back in 11 places
After a horrific crash over a guard rail at Itzulia Basque Country in April, the Jumbo-Visma rider was left fighting for his life. Here, he tells CW about his incredible comeback
By Chris Marshall-Bell • Published
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'My happy place has been ripped away': Jen George on why she no longer feels safe on her local roads
The champion road racer turned time triallist recounts the traumatic events that have taken away her freedom to train alone
By David Bradford • Published
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'Cycling is my medicine': Pioneer of Operation Close Pass on refusing to let chronic pain curtail his riding
Cycling policeman Mark Hodson tells us about being diagnosed with axial spondyloarthritis and how it's broadened his appreciation for bikes
By Trevor Ward • Published
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Three's peak: How a trio of veteran women TT racers set a blistering new Three Peaks record
Three women, three peaks, one target: to hike up and down each mountain, cycling from one to the next, in record time. CW finds out how they got on
By David Bradford • Last updated
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Making memories afresh: One young racer's indomitable double comeback
As a super-ambitious young racer, Tom Townsend devoted himself to chasing results – until two serious crashes forced a change in perspective
By David Bradford • Published
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'I was clinically dead for 25 minutes': Why Mark Felstead is refusing to let fate call the shots
The veteran cyclist assumed he was in robust health and speeding towards age-group glory – until one fateful race changed everything
By David Bradford • Published
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'Four times Everest wasn't enough': Amateur rider's ascent to the peak of the ultra-climbing record books
Having proved his talent for ultra-distance running, Nima Javaheri got on his bike and targeted Everesting’s ultimate record – the most elevation ever climbed
By David Bradford • Published
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'Cycling has kept me going': The teen racer pedalling to keep her spirits up during brain tumour treatment
When young racer Evie Hartley noticed a problem with her vision early last year, she could not have anticipated the monumental health battle ahead of her
By David Bradford • Published
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'I just want to be competitive again': Trans cyclist Emily Bridges on preparing to race in the female category
The 21-year-old reveals the extent to which lowering her testosterone has impacted on her performance
By David Bradford • Published
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'There was a timebomb in my head': One cyclist's amazing comeback from a debilitating stroke
One year on from a devastating brain haemorrhage, Steve Curran tells us about his determination to regain mobility and return to cycling
By David Bradford • Published
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Hill-climber, mountain runner, road racer, Zwift supremo, scientist, sheep farmer: The many talents of Mary Wilkinson
CW meets the astonishingly multi-talented former world-class runner turned top-flight cyclist
By David Bradford • Published
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'I had a stroke at 33 and my blood is replaced every month': Riding out the harsh realities of sickle cell disease
Refusing to let the health jeopardy of a serious blood condition hold her back, Sonia Chane-Sam found support and succour in cycling
By David Bradford • Published
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