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

Pogačar’s team face sanctions threat • Growing pressure on Western governments to sanction UAE over Russia links could spell trouble for the squad, reports Chris Marshall-Bell

What are the links between the UAE government, Russia and cycling?

Who is Igor Makarov?

Van Aert sees off trouble in Dublin for CX win • Crashes and stray towels can’t stop the Belgian, while world champ Pidcock takes third

Van Empel underlines World Cup dominance

OPINION

National Road Series cut back for 2023 • The UK’s domestic scene will see fewer top flight road events next season, while the Circuit Series grows

2023 major UK races

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

B&B team folds, Cavendish could be without a team in 2023

‘Inspired to ride’

Cycling Weekly

REVIEW OF THE YEAR

SDWORX TURN THE IRSEASON AROUND • Rider Christine Majerus recalls how riding for Amy Pieters framed the team’s season

A year against the clock

A TALE OF TWO TEAMS • For WiV-SunGod and Ribble-Weldtite, 2022 proved to be the best of times and the worst of times

A winning start for Remco Evenepoel

DESCENDING’S NEW FRONTIER • Matej Mohorič tells Tom Thewlis about his audacious Milan-San Remo win and why it’s the biggest of his career

Josh Tarling breaks cover

QUIZ OF THE YEAR 2022 • Have you been paying attention in 2022? Brains at the ready… Go!

MONUMENTAL! • At the Tour of Flanders we were treated to a nail-biting sprint finale

Kopecky rules the Ronde

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF BINIAM GIRMAY • Before May, no Black African had ever won a Grand Tour stage. Then Biniam Girmay came along and gave belief to the next generation

Things we didn’t expect to see

CAV’S LAST GREAT WIN? • At a rain-soaked Road Race National Championships, Mark Cavendish put on a display for the ages, recalls Ned Boulting

THE WISE MAN OF THE TOUR • At 36 years old, Geraint Thomas was hitting PBs in July. He tells Tom Davidson how riding tempo put him back on the podium

Wout van Aert calls the shots

DENMARK DREAMING • Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig followed up a captivating stage win at the Tour de France Femmes with victory at the Tour of Scandinavia – she talks to Adam Becket about Denmark’s dazzling resurgence

Dan Bigham on his team pursuit triumph

2022 IN NUMBERS

VAN VLEUTEN’S • This year the all-conquering Dutchwoman did what no one else has ever done: she won the Giro, Tour, Vuelta and the Worlds road race

A truncated Tour of Britain

GANNA GOES BEAST MODE • Raw power and unrivalled aerodynamics combine for a new Hour record

Record-winning bike and tech

Climbing up that hill

TECH OF THE YEAR • New gear in 2022 that had us nodding with enthusiastic approval

KENNY’S REMARKABLE RETURN • From a miscarriage to a Commonwealth Games medal – one of Britain’s greatest track riders has never had a year like this

The Gerald Ratner prize for bad PR

IMAGES FROM AN EPIC YEAR • From a year of thrilling racing and firsts, here’s our pick of the most arresting images

A CYCLIST’S GIFT GUIDE • Fear not, there are still a few shopping days left to salvage Christmas for the bike rider in your life

BOOKS • Holed up over...