“i took up cycling in 2019 – and i’ve just ridden from the uk to melbourne”

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Following her retirement, Helen Rowe, 70, from Benfleet, Essex, took some wise words to heart – with very positive results

The four-time national cyclo-cross champ talks gym workouts, CX-specific training, and why motivation is a moveable feast

‘Believe it or not this was my first audax. I’ve been eyeing PBP [Paris-Brest-Paris, 1,200km] for decades but you have to do a series of audaxes to qualify, and there aren’t any organised audaxes in M

T he night before the race, I made ...

Spencer Matthews is no stranger to an extreme challenge. But his recent expedition had even him doubting whether he’d reach the finish line. Here, he recounts the highs and lows