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Why Geraint Thomas's Tour Win Was The Best Grand Tour Victory Of 2018
The Tour de France might look, to the casual observer, like the other two Grand Tours — there’s a peloton of nearly 200 riders racing around the countryside and over some high mountains chasing a brightly coloured jersey — but it isn’t.
Why Chris Froome's Giro D'Italia Win Was The Best Grand Tour Victory Of 2018
Ranking yearly achievements can often be skewed through recency bias.
Why Simon Yates's Vuelta Win Was The Best Grand Tour Victory Of 2018
So which Grand Tour win was the best of the season? Could it be Chris Froome’s chaotic, clutching-at-straws Giro? No.
Geraint Thomas's - Best Tour De France Stages
This year’s journey to yellow may have started in the Vendée and ended in Paris but Geraint Thomas’s Tour de France career had many a twist and turn before it got there
Cyclists' Embarrassing Bodies
There are certain bodily malfunctions and mishaps that only happen to cyclists. Vicky Ware provides insider advice on dealing with nine common causes of pain and shame.
Pidcock Eyes Elite-Level Success
European champion takes under-23 World Cup lead in Tabor.
Walden Velo
Owen Rogers meets a friendly Essex club which has quickly established itself in a cycling heartland.
Dr Hutch
Next time you see the Doc on his bike, try to mow him down. Everybody else does.
The Straight-Through Block
The gear range of yesterday’s racers would make today’s wince.
Master Your Masters Years
Older racers come in many different vintages and types — with widely varying goals and training needs. Masters coach Tom Daly identifies four veteran racer archetypes and devises focused guidelines for each
Jo Bruton Trophy Summer, 1987
National champion Lisa​ Brambani (Ravensthorpe CC) rides to second place in the Jo Bruton Trophy (sprinter Sally Hodge of Cardiff Ajax took the main honours).
Specialized Roubaix Elite - £2,600 | 9kg
Will Thompson rides an endurance bike with race-winning pedigree
Learning To Let It Be
Molly Weaver describes how she is regaining her love of cycling following a devastating accident and subsequent mental health issues
Paris-Brussels
First held in 1893, the Franco-Belgian race was a 400-kilometre classic
Cavendish Left Out Of Tour De France
I hate to see Mark miss the TdF, but the way he has been riding, he would not last past the first week.
Cannondale SuperSix Goes Aero
Latest incarnation drags the SuperSix kicking and screaming into the aero age
Allez Julian!
With his goatee and dashing brilliance, Julian Alaphilippe is France’s new musketeer, stealing hearts and putting his rivals to the sword, writes Pete Cossins
ASO takes first step towards women's stage race
Tour organiser aiming for “a race that would be to women’s cycling what the Tour is to men’s”
French Attack Puts Ineos On The Ropes
Alaphilippe and Pinot light up the home fans by shaking Brit team’s dominance
Which Team In The Tour Has The Best Kit?
I love the Dekurne... The Decukn... The Dekurnik... Ah hell, I like CCC the best! Jon Elliott
Riding On Thin Air
With three summit finishes above 2,000 metres in this year’s race, Paul Knott looks at how the peloton has prepared for the heady heights of this year’s Tour de France
Sa Calobra
A 6.4-mile winding road to nowhere, this Majorcan icon is an Alpine-like climb that enjoys year-round sunshine
Dr Hutch
Cyclists delight in their inferiority to the heroes of the WorldTour but the Doc’s struggling to understand their inverted triumphalism
Hors Catégorie classification
The top severity grading that marks out the toughest of mountains.
The Big Guns
The survivors of last year’s calamitous end to the domestic calendar are back stronger than ever.
Hellenic Stays
The classically named triple triangle design actually hailed from Catford
Dr Hutch
The Doc looks back to a time when Paris-Roubaix was a showcase for bike manufacturers’ weirdest contraptions
Dan McLay
The Ef Education first rider on sprinting, becoming a pilot and litter bugs
Van Avermaet In Pole Position For Classics
Strong ride in Oman signals Belgian’s readiness for Flemish cobbles.
Master Craftsmen
Condor, Rourke and Woodrup are three British family businesses that have built frames for the stars over two or three generations.