Paul Knott
Paul Knott is a fitness and features writer, who has also presented Cycling Weekly videos as well as contributing to the print magazine as well as online articles. In 2020 he published his first book, The Official Tour de France Road Cycling Training Guide (Welbeck), a guide designed to help readers improve their cycling performance via cherrypicking from the strategies adopted by the pros.
Latest articles by Paul Knott
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Post-training meals: Chicken, chorizo and root vegetable broth (video)
With winter setting in, this tasty broth is the perfect tonic to sit down with after a cold weekend ride.
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How to climb Mount Teide, from sea level to 2,200m (video)
A training Mecca for professional and amateur riders alike, Teide certainly commands respect if you plan on conquering this epic climb
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How to ride hairpins (video)
Common place on a multitude of climbs, hairpin bends are the perfect opportunity to break an ascent up both psychologically or physically. But how do you ride them to perfection?
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Peter Sagan bunny-hops up 29 steps at team training camp in Mallorca (video)
Bora-Hansgrohe rider takes a slightly different approach to off-season training
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Britain’s Best Bike Shop 2017: Winner and results revealed
We launched our quest to find Britain’s Best Bike Shops in June and since then you have cast over 21,000 votes. Here we head to Scotland to visit the winner and find out what makes the Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative a cut above winner
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Riding the Mortirolo: Cycling’s toughest climb
The Mortirolo’s name derives from the Italian for ‘dead’ and its 32 torturous turns certainly make you long for the end, as Paul Knott found out
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Geraint Thomas happy to fly under the radar in joint-leadership role at Tour de France
Dauphiné winner looking to improve on two 15th place finishes in 2015 and 2016
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Riding on thin air - how Tour riders deal with high altitude
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So close, yet so far for Madison Genesis as Tour of Britain breakaway comes close to succeeding
Madison Genesis insist that they will keep on plugging away in the breaks, after coming close to staying away on stage four of the Tour of Britain.
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Aqua Blue Sport boss to pay Conor Dunne’s Israel Cycling Academy salary for 2019 season
Rick Delaney emphasises he will never return to the sport, and Dunne’s support deal is his final act in cycling.
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Back on your bike: what you need to enjoy longer rides
With warm weather ahead, it is time to get back on the bike and indulge in long-distance rides this year, in association with Tredz
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Is the Grand Tour team time trial a dying art?
Despite its long history, recent trends suggest that the team time trial is falling by the wayside when it comes to Grand Tour route design. We headed to the Tour de France paddock in Cholet to see how teams execute the perfect ride in a discpline that is far from the norm in modern Grand Tour racing
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11 of the best fitness upgrades you should try
Want to go faster? Jamie Ewbank explains how to spend your time and money more effectively, that is, to reap bigger performance gains
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Quiz: Can you name the last 50 Tour de France winners?
We'll give you the Brits, but how fast can you name the others?
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This week’s best bikes from ‘Rate My Bike’ – Pinarello F10-K, 1983 Bianchi Speciallisma and more
We all love to talk about bikes, but now it's time to rate them
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Can you blag your way around La Marmotte?
Is it possible to blag your way around one of these monumental rides, like La Marmotte, whilst being severely under-trained?
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How to make bacon and egg rice cakes: a great cycling snack (video)
Perfect for an early morning ride, these breakfast themed rice cakes will help satisfy those cravings out on the bike
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Seven ways to plan great new cycling routes
If you are tired of riding the same routes ride after ride, and want to explore new roads, climbs and routes then these tips could be right up your street
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Concussion - is enough being done to protect the peloton?
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Ride 410 kilometres and raise money for ‘Ride For Tomorrow 2021’
Cyclists can help people hit hardest by the changing climate with this rewarding fundraising challenge, in association with the British Red Cross.
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Simon Yates’s Vuelta-winning Scott Addict RC
The Scott bike that everyone expected to be pink turned out to be red in the end
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How to climb the Col de la Croix de Fer (video)
A mainstay in the Tour de France, the Col de la Croix de Fer is a mammoth climb that has pushed both amateur and pro riders to their limit.
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Hugh Carthy on course for 2017 Giro d’Italia spot with Cannondale-Drapac
Young Brit Hugh Carthy set for second Grand Tour start with Cannondale-Drapac in Sardinia at the 2017 Giro d'Italia
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Cofidis have changed the cycling social media game
You'll never look at the French Pro Continental team the same way ever again
By Paul Knott Published