Cycling Weekly

Over the coming weeks you’ll see a change to what you read in your magazine. While we knew that almost everything we did was dependent on the racing calendar, we were still surprised at just what a profound effect losing the racing would have on what

I’ve decided to rebrand lockdown as ‘the off-season’ and signed up to the Zwift off-season training plan. Hopefully it will keep me motivated. Spotted Elia Viviani and Enric Mas on my virtual ride today. Crossed 1,000miles. Unfortunately did so on my

This 17.6km TT has a raft of categories, so no matter how powerful you are, you’ll be racing against people of a similar level. Fri April 10, 18:45 Have the pro team put your top speed through its paces. There will be high torque, high power and pre-

1 There is no race this year. When was the last time it didn’t run? 2 What do Les Amis de Paris-Roubaix do? 3 Which two riders have won the race four times? 4 Which of these four former winners had a secteur named after him in January this year? a) M

As a keen cyclist, I am conscious of the need for effective hydration. This interest has taken a bit of a different route in the last week as my son, an A&E doctor, like his colleagues, is working extremely hard in dry and hot conditions to support u

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The advice from British Cycling on training while social distancing rules are in force has been somewhat mixed. While urging cyclists to ride “well within your ability level” because “this is a time for calm recreation, not for challenging yourself”,

Peter Gascoigne: “I’ve helped Gabz over his off-season by initially talking with him to understand where strength and conditioning can support his training and race performance, targeting training around specific races. Fortunately, he can move very

Plan: What better way to fuel inspiration than by researching and planning your next event or adventure? Take a look at some of the hardest or most beautiful foreign sportives; sign up to race a time trial distance that’s longer than you have ever te

British Cycling series: Two weeks ago, British Cycling launched an eight-week programme of races and group workouts on Zwift. Within days of cancelling all road racing and advising clubs to immediately cease group activities, the governing body had p

Cat is a long-distance cyclist who lives with her family in Inverness, in the Scottish Highlands. “We are using the time to focus on our health and wellbeing. We are stripping back what we eat and drink to the basics and considering whether it’s the

Dr Tim Rogers knows that social distancing is vital to stop the spread of coronavirus, but he’s also aware that it carries psychological risks. Here, he offers five ways to protect your mental health while time outdoors is limited. Let yourself feel

A lot has been said about Specialized’s long-standing endurance road bike in the years since it first debuted in 2004. It’s been through many changes in the 16 years since and this latest version has seen the brand push the emphasis back towards the

Having ridden almost every iteration of the Roubaix since 2007 I was keen to jump on the latest ‘everyman’ version. I made sure to choose some brutal roads and surfaces to really see if the new frame and Future Shock suspension was going to cut the m

Riding up ordinary hills is easy. It’s just slow. However, occasionally you will be faced with a hill where ‘slow’ starts to fringe into ‘impossible’. For these, there are a number of techniques. You can avoid the problem altogether by riding somewhe

I was out for a ride without my good friend Bernard last week. In fact, as if to underline it, as I rode over a local level crossing, he passed me going in the other direction. He muffed the bunny hop, essentially jumping straight into the pothole by

Dear Doc, Three or four years ago, I bought a ‘smart’ turbo trainer for £500. I used it once, hated it, and put it in the shed. Four weeks ago, I put it on eBay and sold it for £100. Two weeks after that, I realised there was probably going to be a C