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!

START LINE 16.11

IN FOCUS

Katie Archibald boosts Olympic hopes with Champs League win • Scot storms to Track Champions League victory, reports Tom Davidson in London

Tidball stakes claim for Paris place

Mein tightens his grip on National Trophy • Hope Factory Racing rider wins round four to close in on debut Series victory

Tour of Britain future in balance in £700k legal dispute • Race organiser SweetSpot has licence revoked over unpaid fees, reports Tom Thewlis

My view

JACOB TIPPER Off-season is a myth

Cross titans to face off five times

Oliver Knight named rider of the year at Rayner Foundation gala dinner • 22-year-old presented with award by Lizzie Deignan at cycling charity event

Bäckstedt claims first CX World Cup podium

Bradley Wiggins could face bankruptcy proceedings • Sale of ‘Wiggins’ and ‘Wiggo’ trademarks to fund near £1m of unpaid claims

THE HUB • All the news you might have missed from the last seven days

Socks – over or under leg-warmers?

Tour 1937 remembered

Cycling Weekly

ORIGINAL GRAVEL • Take a fixed-wheel bike off-road this winter and you’ll discover that they’re a hack-of-all-trades and a master of fun, says Simon Warren

The current spec

My Sheffield loop

THE REVOLUTIONARY • The UCI banned his technology from races, yet Supersapiens boss Phil Southerland tells Chris Marshall-Bell he is still dead set on changing the sport in the most profound way for decades

Should I be waxing my chain? • Are wax-based lubricants ousting their oily counterparts? Rachel Sokal investigates…

SANTINI GUARD NIMBUS RAIN JACKET

Giant Revolt Advanced Pro 0 £5,499 | 8.27 kg • Dan Baines rides a gravel-racing thoroughbred that’ll double as a packhorse

ALTERNATIVELY…

Gear of the week • An all-season tyre, compact bar bag and superlight inner tube

IS LIFTING TIME WELL SPENT? • Few of us want to forgo bike time for picking up and putting down heavy objects. But what if it’s worth the sacrifice? Alex Ballinger tests thebenefit of six weeks’ strength work – and ropes in his dad for good measure

4 key strength exercises for cyclists

Cycling performance before & after

Strength training after injury

WEEK IN TRAINING Harry Hudson

DOMESTIC RESULTS

Great Inventions of Cycling 1874 Handicap racing

Dr Hutch • With the dark nights stretching out before him, the Doc considers ways to conquer the November blues

ACTS OF CYCLING STUPIDITY

Tour de France 1 July, 1976

WF Holdsworth • The brand from Beckenham was one of the biggest of the 20th century