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A hand-built Italian bike that epitomised 1980's aero thinking
The Simoncini builders had for years been making bikes for other brands, but occasionally they made one that bore their name.
By Simon Fellows Published
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'Cycling is as expensive as you decide to make it' – we talked to readers about their start in cycling to find out if cycling really is too expensive these days
How much is a lot or too much to spend when getting into road cycling? It turns out the answer to that question isn't as skewed as bike marketing might wish it was
By Hannah Bussey Published
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The only way is up for 100km: Taking on the longest climb in the world
Dwarfing even the longest European ascents, Colombia’s Alto del Sifón snakes its way for more than 100km up and up into thin air. Cycling Weekly takes it on
By Sinar Alvarado Published
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AG Insurance-Soudal to Visma-Lease a Bike: a team-by-team guide to the 2026 Women's WorldTour
The riders, teams, and races to watch this season
By Adam Becket Published
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Trademark tussles, scoring systems and pricing Pogačar: How one man built a 30,000 player fantasy cycling game
Falling in love with cycling thanks to Channel Four's Tour de France coverage, George Chapman went on to create Velogames, we find out how he did it.
By Felix Lowe Published
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The ultra-processed paradox: Are sports nutrition products really harming your health?
The gels and bars that fuel our long rides fall into the increasingly vilified ‘ultra-processed’ category. But are they really a risk to our health?
By Anita Bean Published
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One of 99 in a collaboration between two Italian icons
A full carbon Colnago covered in Ferrari branding
By Simon Fellows Published
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Just like the Tour of Flanders, knowing the parcours of your commute is essential for success
Dr Hutch is thinking of hiring a super-domestique just to 'win' his ride to work
By Michael Hutchinson Published
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'It really feels like you're living outside of the system' – meet the British woman riding home from Thailand
Hulm's journey may have only just started, but she thinks we should all try bike packing
By Meg Elliot Published
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Made in Britain, raced to victory in France: Laurent Fignon's iconic Raleigh
Featuring state of the art frame building technology, that eventually proved fallible, this Raleigh bike is a true 1980s icon
By Luke Friend Published
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How Tadej Pogačar and UAE Team Emirates train to be the #1 team In cycling
We take a look into their Strava data to see what training they're doing during their winter camps
By Zach Nehr Published
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The Lost Merckx: How the search for a world championship winning bike uncovered an unlikely star
Bike shop owner Gerry Shields became a hit at film festivals after an extraordinary four hour interview
By Simon Richardson Published
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'I’ve just accepted burning through my savings to pay my way to races' – meet five full-time British riders laying it on the line for the sheer love of racing
No salaries, no cameras, no guarantees – yet they train and race like their lives depend on it.
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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I'm still agnostic on tubeless tyres for road bikes – are they better or just different?
Dr Hutch weighs in on the tubes vs tubeless debate and concludes little
By Michael Hutchinson Published
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This bike belonged to a 70's legend of the UK scene, and to think it was just a hand-me-down
Les West’s Holdsworth Professional is a scarce, hand-built masterpiece, which narrowly escaped being mass-produced in a factory
By Simon Fellows Published
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'We rode the length of Britain stopping only at pubs': Why cyclists need to support their local boozers
Having completed a country-long tour of UK pubs on a tandem, Ben McFarland and Tom Sandham argue that bikes and beer do mix – and that pedal-pushers need to keep pint-pullers in business
By Ben McFarland Published
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The new mini action camera ready to capture all your riding adventures this year
By Andy Turner Published
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'What barriers? There aren't any!' – unpacking cycling's access problems
Get over it, of course there are barriers to cycling
By Meg Elliot Published
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'Trying to be relatable is very counterproductive' – are Instagram influencers helping people get into cycling, or raising barriers to the sport?
From bike fits to press trips to Dubai, we look at the emerging phenomenon of the cycling influencer
By Meg Elliot Published
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Is cycling really a rich person's sport, or are we all being duped?
As bikes and kit grow ever more expensive, we ask whether there is another way
By James Shrubsall Published
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'Never trust the forecast!' These are the tips and tricks that keep the pros riding through the worst of winter
Winter riding doesn't have to be survival mode. Pro riders who know how to thrive through the colder months share their best hacks, habits and kit tweaks
By Chris Marshall-Bell Published
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'It was a constant terror... cold sweat and panic' – how one high-flyer quit the rat race to fix bikes
Former high ranking communications director Nick Sharpe tells CW about the crippling anxiety that led him to something completely different
By James Shrubsall Published
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'Mark Cavendish was in the booth with me the whole night, and he was crying' – Pete Tong on when music meets cycling
The British dance music pioneer talks bikes and partying with the sport's stars
By Meg Elliot Published
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'I never told my parents how bad it really was' – How one rider went from cancer diagnosis to medal-winning form
A stage-four cancer diagnosis at just 20 threatened to end Yuli van der Molen’s career before it had really begun. She tells Tom Davidson how she made it back
By Tom Davidson Published
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Pleased the Tour de France is coming to the UK in 2027? This is the man you have to thank
Paul Bush has been trying for two decades to organise a Grand Départ. Now he’s scored two at once
By Tom Davidson Published
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'The thing that transcends time is the escapism of the bike' – how the Victorians lost their minds over cycling, the following made-up diseases and social change
As the bicycle boom hit Britain, so did a slew of mind-boggling illnesses
By Meg Elliot Published
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'The legacy model is broken' – is the cycling kit industry becoming survival of the smallest?
Three companies speak to Cycling Weekly about how they hope to avoid the pitfalls suffered by major clothing brands this week
By James Shrubsall Published
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I wrote the book on midlife cyclist health – but missed the heart risk that nearly killed me
Despite priding himself on understanding how to thrive as a middle-aged cyclist, Phil Cavell was perilously unaware of the 'shark' circling him – a heart condition hiding in plain sight
By Phil Cavell Published
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Harder than the big climbs of the Tour de France - we ride deep into Austria's unknown Alps
Searching for some new climbs to ride in 2026? We went to Austria to search out some of the most beautiful and challenging climbs you've never heard of
By Simon Warren Published
