Ultimate downhill sets

Former police rider Stewart Mackie highlights the techniques you can deploy this summer to become more confident and skilful than ever

Whether you want to power up your local hills or tame the snaking bends of Alpe d’Huez, improving your climbing is one of the most rewarding parts of cycling. Of course, cycling uphill can also be dem

In professional mountain biking, it’s downhilling that is the most dynamic… and dangerous. Dominic Bliss met the crazy riders at the 2025 downhilling World Championships, in the Swiss Valais region, and discovered why they launch themselves down steep mountain trails at full tilt

While horses of all shapes, sizes and styles can reach the top, good technique is a major advantage. Ellie Hughes asks top showjumpers for their go-to exercises to sharpen reflexes

The key to using a ‘downhill’ lock is ...

The Doc muses on the transferable skills of a bike racer