In praise of cycling caps
The cycling cap may be a humble piece of cloth but it embodies the best traditions of the greatest sport. Mark Cavendish and Lewis Hamilton have a lot in common. Both are current or former World...
View ArticleSeven of the best winter cycling socks
Your bonce isn’t the only thing that needs a toasty topper. Keep your tootsies warm with these winter cycling socks. During the winter months, if you can keep your feet and hands warm, you’re half way...
View ArticlePeriodised nutrition: eating your way to victory
Adjusting your food at throughout the year can transform your performance. Cyclist examines the science behind periodised nutrition. There was a time when the calendar didn’t impinge on athletes’...
View ArticleThe new Canyon Ultimate is here
The Ultimate Update: At first the Canyon Ultimate was all about stiffness and weight. Now it's about comfort and aerodynamics too. Designing a new bike has traditionally been an exercise in...
View Article7mesh unveils 2016 winter range
The range includes a radical new take on winter bib tights. Most products we see in the Cyclist office are evolutionary, a update to an existing design, so it’s rare that we are truly surprised by the...
View ArticleGet up and go: the science of motivation
There are proven ways to wring out that extra ounce of performance and go beyond. Cyclist delves into the art and science of motivation. Motivation is a complex aspect of performance, in that it’s...
View ArticleHunt Wheels invites ‘OpenDev’ team applications
Hunt Wheels is looking for six people to join its ‘OpenDev’ team of product testers, who will each receive £1000 of kit. For 40 years, from 1971 to 2011, every single Ferrari that went into production...
View ArticleThe Marie Curie Etape Caledonia
The Marie Curie Etape Caledonia is the UK's leading closed road sportive. The Marie Curie Etape Caledonia is the UK's leading closed road sportive and all general entry places have been snapped up...
View ArticleIn praise of winter riding
When normal people are huddling inside in the warm, cyclists choose to brave everything the winter can throw at them. Where I live, Rule #5 (‘Harden the f*** up’) is a default setting. As Billy...
View ArticleVittoria : the future looks like this
Much has been said about how graphene is going to revolutionise cycling, and thanks to Vittoria tyres we can now see it in action. We’ve talked a lot about graphene these last few months, and so has...
View ArticleHow to bleed Shimano hydraulic road disc brakes
Bleeding Shimano brakes: an eight step guide to one finger braking. If you find your brakes going spongy then it’s usually a sign that your brakes need bleeding. Over time air gets into the hydraulic...
View ArticleReservoir togs: cycling suits
Smart suits for when cycling becomes a serious business. Think of cycling in a suit and you may well picture a straw-haired London mayor wobbling awkwardly along a congested cycle superhighway, his...
View ArticleWhy don’t we fill bike tyres with helium?
When every gram counts, it makes sense to pump up tyres with a gas lighter than air. Or does it? In 1972 Eddy Merckx wanted his tyres filled with a gas lighter than air for his Hour world record...
View ArticleKurt Bogaerts: the young man playing an old man's game
Kurt Bogaerts was young for a DS when he began at An Post. He's aged now but his extraordinary care for the riders hasn't diminished.Kurt Bogaerts is no ordinary directeur sportif (DS) because An...
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