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!
UCI’s baffling ban
In Focus
Peerless Vingegaard crowned in Rome • Dane becomes eighth man to win all three Grand Tours, reports Adam Becket
Magnier and Eulálio emerge
Wiebes DQ’d from Giro as S-Works bike ruled ‘too light’ • SD Worx-Protime team question weighing protocol and threaten UCI with legal action
Specialized dominates Unbound
9,000 volunteers needed for UK Grands Départs • Applications to work on the men’s and women’s races are open now
Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes • 7-14 June | France
Riders to watch
PFEIFFER GEORGI RETUNING THE RACING ENGINE
Racing round-up
THE HUB • All the news you might have missed from the last seven days
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CONDORS GROUNDED • Once cycling’s great mountain fliers, Colombia’s top riders now appear to have had their wings clipped. Sinar Alvarado investigates the decline
THE RISE AND FALL • Between 2014 and 2021, Colombian cyclists lit up the WorldTour, claiming four Grand Tour titles and countless stages. Here are the crowning achievements of this high-flying generation:
RIDE BEYOND LIMITS SCHOOL OF WATTS • Archie Atkinson defied expectations to become a world champion para-cyclist – and now wants to go even further
COACH’S VIEW: ‘I WOULDN’T RULE HIM OUT’
When should you replace your jockey wheels? • These little wheels stoically take the strain – but how do we know when it’s time to swap them out?
LATEST KIT SUNGOD VELANS 2 £125
CANYON ENDURACE CFR £8,500 • Super-comfy over the rough stuff, but too racy to be classed as a bona fide endurance bike
Castelli Premio Evo bibshorts £300 • New tech to help you beat the heat
BE INSPIRED TO RIDE
SUMMER STARTS HERE • Want to hit peak form this summer? Zach Nehr’s 10-point checklist will help you fine-tune every aspect of your riding
WATT WORKS FOR ME MADDY NUTT • After her debut win in Spain’s 560km Traka race, the gravel specialist talks endurance, neuro diversity and cardamom buns
HARTLEY WINS AT NORTHERN ROAD CHAMPS • Riwnyj takes the honours in the South East
COMING UP
ETHAN SQUIRES’S TREK MADONE
DELVE INTO THE PAST
GREAT INVENTIONS OF CYCLING 650 BC - THE WEATHER FORECAST
“Your saddle should be level, unless you’re a triathlete, time triallist or other weirdo” • Dr Hutch’s friend Bernard has his own view on bike-fitting
Tour de France
GEORGE LONGSTAFF • Exceptional build quality stands the test of time
Cycling Weekly
Road closures: a cyclist’s Holy Grail?
LETTER OF THE WEEK