How to win the tour de france

Such is the relatively short period of human history in which so many people are choosing to exercise intensively through middle age and beyond, that the consequences to our health of doing so is stil

A You might wonder how it could be possible that cyclists who ride for 21 days around a lap of France at warp speed can finish heavier than when they started, but for some that’s the case. “It’s easil

There’s more to going long than just grinding it out. Steve Shrubsall finds out how to thrive during ultra endurance events

The 2022 Paris-Roubaix winner discusses his training in the week leading up to this year’s Hell of the North

Gels or jam sandwiches, carb powder or flapjacks? James Shrubsall investigates whether sports nutrition products really have the upper hand over kitchen staples

Greg Lemond and Bernard Hinault. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali… some of the best rivalries in sport have been a clash of styles, cultures and temperaments. Rocky IV was