Cycling Weekly

Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd Cycling Weekly is the UK's only weekly special interest magazine focusing on the cycling market. It is the best source of breaking international and UK news, race reportage, reliable fitness advice, trustworthy product reviews and inspirational features for British cyclists. Always a great read, Cycling Weekly inspires you to ride your bike more!

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IN FOCUS

Pidcock thinking big after Tour stage win • Historic victory on Alpe d’Huez kindles dreams of Grand Tour glory

A brother’s view from the roadside

Thomas hitting power PBs in Tour fight • Former winner has tweaked his training and diet this year

SURVIVAL GUIDE

Sprinters rue dwindling opportunities • Slimmest pickings in over two decades leaves many disappointed

TOUR IN REVIEW • Great Danes take more stages and Pidcock conquers Alpe d’Huez

NEW VOICE OF LE TOUR

A real taste of the Tour

Fred Wright Tour diary • Reflections on a week where he came agonisingly close to Tour glory

GOD IS HUMAN • After his first ever signs of weakness on stage 11 of the Tour de France, Chris Marshall-Bell asks, has Tadej Pogačar lost his aura of invincibility? And what, if anything, can he do to get it back?

How do you beat the ‘unbeatable’?

ALL ABOARD THE PARTY BUS • Control of the pro team bus stereo is a privilege and a responsibility. We spoke to those with their hands on the volume controls to see how they handle it

10 rules for creating a performance playlist • Taken from The 10 Pillars of Success by Josephine Perry, released 25 August

SNOW JOKE • After a snowless trip through the Alps and being the target of environmental protesters it’s all too clear, as Chris Marshall-Bell examines, that the Tour is already being affected by the climate crisis

Inside the convoy

Pogačar cracks Stage 11, 13 July

WELCOME

TOUR DE FRANCE FEMMES • History in the making starts in the French capital

Super climb, super history

Trek-Segafredo • Looking for: Stage victories and a top five on GC for Longo Borghini

Elisa Longo Borghini

BikeExchange-Jayco • Looking for: Stage wins and a high GC finish

Canyon-SRAM • Looking for: Podium finish for Niewiadoma

Movistar • Looking for: Nothing less than victory in the GC

Annemiek van Vleuten

FDJ-SUEZ-Futuroscope • Looking for: GC victory and stages

Jumbo-Visma • Looking for: Stage wins, mostly with Vos

DSM • Looking for: Stage victories

Lorena Wiebes

EF Education-Tibco-SVB • Looking for: Stage wins and a top-10 finish on GC

Liv Racing Xstra • Looking for: Top-10 stage finishes

SD Worx • Looking for: GC and stage victories with their embarrassment of riches

IN FOCUS

Testers seek out other interests • CTT working group aims to win back members after revealing survey

CW Awards nominations open

Climate protesters stop stage 10

Jumbo’s masterful jersey

Cycling Weekly

New Scott Foil hits the numbers • Reworked aero bike is a claimed 20% faster, 10% more comfortable and 9% lighter – and has an integrated rear light

BOLLÉ C-SHIFTER

Deep section wheels • CW tests half a dozen aero hoops perfect for upgrading your ride

Gear of the week • Glove-like heat-mouldable race shoes, a bike-mounted aerodata sensor and high-end, fast-drying bibshorts

TOUR DE FRANCE FAQs • So extreme are the fitness demands of the Tour de France that following the action can be as puzzling as it is exhilarating. Soothe your head-scratching as Chris Sidwells tackles the race’s most nagging questions

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