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

Cyclist: You’ve had your first season with Tudor Pro Cycling, having joined them after ten years with QuickStep. Has it given you new motivation? Julian Alaphilippe: Maybe just a new appetite because

When cycling’s your job, real-world skills remain frozen in time

NATIONAL CHAMPION AND 1950s RACING PIONEER

What’s been your hardest race? The nationals this year, because I messed up hurdle seven and walked over the hurdle then jogged to the finish line. It was an awful experience, the feeling of everyone

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