Published by TI Media Limited 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!
The Tour is upon us
In Focus
Bäckstedt doubles up at Nationals • Canyon-SRAM rider wins road race and TT in Wales
TT glory in Wales
Barker and Bostock surge to circuit wins • Rapha CC pair strike gold in Aberystwyth
Wright wins again in Wales • Pinarello Q36.5 rider wears stripes for second time
Hayter defends TT title
LEWIS ASKEYBACK ON THE ROAD AGAIN
Racing round-up
Onley rethinks year after Tour blow • Netcompany-Ineos forced to rip up plans
Brits to watch
THE HUB • All the news you might have missed from the last seven days
TOUR DE FRANCE2026 • The wait is almost over – get ready once again for three weeks of unforgettable drama
OUTSIDE THE COMMENTARY BOX • Time for a change – but how will we be spending our time at La Grande Boucle this year?
How to watch the Tour de France
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT • Baffled by all those signs, symbols and jerseys or just new to the race? Here’s your one-stop guide to decoding the Tour
Stage guide: All 21 stages in full detail
SEIXAS EDUCATION • French prodigy Paul Seixas carries the hopes of a nation into this year’s Tour. Tom Davidson wonders: can the youngest starter in 89 years handle the pressure?
Team analysis: All the squads lining up in Barcelona
PREDICTION GAME • Put your pro racing knowledge to the test with our prediction game and see if you can beat the CW staff
100 YEARS OF HURT • Featuring apocalyptic storms and 17-hour stages, the 1926 Tour was the most brutal edition in the race’s 123-year history. Pat Kinsella looks back in awe
Six things you need to know about…SPECIALIZED S-WORKS TARMAC SL9 £11,999 | 6.5KG • Spesh’s WorldTour race bike gets an aero redesign that saves weight and watts
RIDDEN AND REVIEWEDRIBBLE ULTRA-ROAD FORCE AXS £4,599 • Performance-inspired endurance bike designed for comfort over all terrain and distances
PIKIO Si helmet £288 • Can PIKIO balance improved protection with comfort?
ChatFTP • Testing whether artificial intelligence is finally smart enough to replace human coaches, Zach Nehr sets two riders to work on AI-guided training blocks and evaluates the results
DAVIES AND ARCHIBALD WIN 50-MILE TITLES • Phillips wins at Welsh 10-mile Championships
CW BIG RIDE CHALLENGE
COMING UP
TOM ARMSTRONG’S CANNONDALE SYSTEMSIX
GREAT INVENTIONS OF CYCLINGYOUTH
‘For years afterwards we’ll ask each other, “Where were you when Pogačar finally cracked?”’ • Pog’s reign is far from boring – and neither will be his dethroning
Acts of Cycling Stupidity
Tour de France
LAUTERWEIGHT • A lightweight racer, 73 years in the making
Cycling Weekly
Remembering tech innovations that didn’t last
Pogačar’s dominance
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