Pro Cycling Q&A 2017

Every January, pro cycling fans are full of questions for the season ahead. Like: What weird and wonderful method will … More

A study in nonchalant rage (or, how to chuck a bike)

It’s fair to say that ageing American pro-cyclist Chris Horner divides opinion. With that long association with Lance Armstrong, his … More

As my fellow blogger Sur la Jante pointed out recently, as I mused on the massive physique of German sprinter … More

It is well known that when it comes to calorie intake, pro-cyclists are very much in the same boat as … More

The 2015 pro-cycling season is over and there is no racing to talk about, which leaves a gaping chasm to … More

June 7th 2015, and a nation’s cycling fans gathered around their TV sets to watch Bradley Wiggins attempt ‘The Hour’. … More

Chris Froome to ride with stabilisers on his bike As Team Sky boss Dave Brailsford explains to reporters, “our sports … More

The hour record is simple. The participant turns up to a velodrome with a bike and rides around it for … More

On a wet and miserable Thursday night recently I found myself safely tucked up in a local bar and chatting … More

Out on the road, the wheel-suckers are everywhere. They sit on your wheel, tucked nicely in your slipstream, and studiously … More

Cast your mind back to the last two winners of the Tour de France and you think of Wiggins imperious … More

So Bradley Wiggins won his first Tour of Britain title in what was, in the end, routine fashion. Not to … More