Cycling food : How to eat like a pro
The best food is no use if riders don't eat it, which is why teams hire top chefs. Fuel up with these recipes and ride like Contador. Life at a Grand Tour can be tough on the riders. It’s not just the...
View ArticlePick 'n' Mix - 01
In this month's Pick 'n' Mix: Spiuk glasses, an Exposure light, a Birzman pump, Muc-Off fabric protector and a Paul Smith helmet. The first in a new webseries, we examine the cool trinkets that have...
View ArticleSix day racing returns to London
Six day racing first came to London in 1878 and it’s back this week at the Lee Valley velodrome. We’ll forgive you if you’ve never been to a six-day track event. We might even forgive you if you’ve...
View ArticleFront derailleur adjustment
Front derailleur adjustment is easy when you know how, so follow our guide to set yours up in minutes. There are few feelings more dispiriting than shifting gears in anticipation of launching a big...
View ArticlePannier launches bursary scheme for touring cyclists
Bursaries available for unsupported cycle tours in the UK and Europe. For those unfamiliar with Pannier, it is a resource and community dedicated to touring cyclists. The Pannier website includes in a...
View ArticleCan caffeine make you faster?
It's the drugs of choice for almost every rider, and there's ever-increasing evidence that caffeine makes you faster. Caffeine is so effective because you have caffeine receptors all over your body,...
View ArticleDolomites : Big Ride
Renowned as some of the most beautiful mountains on the planet, the Italian Dolomites also deliver tough riding. Just two hours into our 130km bike ride around the jagged rock spires and twisted...
View ArticleWin a customised Orbea Orca OMR
Get creative with Orbea's MyO custom builder and win a custom Orca OMR worth up to £7,000. Cyclist has teamed up with Basque bike-building legend Orbea to offer you a chance to win your own fully...
View ArticleAdidas unveils winter cycling range
New Adidas winter range includes Belgements jacket, jersey and tights for men and women. Those familiar with pop culture are no doubt aware, that the people of Westeros have heard ‘winter is coming’...
View ArticleTrial by data
While cynics are eager to prove that the whole peloton is dirty, it’s better to simply enjoy the sport. If you have trouble differentiating your VAMs from your VO2 maxes and your watts from your...
View ArticleWide rim technology
Wheel rims are getting fatter, which seems counterintuitive to making them quicker, so what's going on? Logic suggests that if you want something to slice through the air quickly, you make it thin and...
View ArticleHow much time can aero kit save?
Manufacturers go to great lengths to make aero kit, but will it actually make you faster? Cyclist finds out. If you ride a bike you know all about the effects of wind resistance. When riding at speed...
View ArticleHow much better are pro cyclists?
We know pros are superhuman, but exactly how much better are pros than the average cyclist? The Etape du Tour, the annual amateur event that follows one of the key mountain stages of the Tour de...
View ArticleIt's time the Tour of Britain took centre stage
Presenting TV coverage of the Tour of Britain is a rush of travel, gossip and cycling celebs, as Matt Barbet discovers. I’m sitting on a train, heading from London to Colwyn Bay in North Wales,...
View ArticleHow realistic is motor doping?
Cyclist tests the technology that has forced the UCI to start checking beneath the skin of World Tour team bikes - concealed motors. In Stage 2 of this year’s Tour de France, Mark Cavendish finished a...
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