After a devastating double trauma, Luke Grenfell-Shaw took on an epic adventure. Tom Davidson hears his story

Colombian climber Julián Arredondo was never one to do anything by halves: ‘I was mixing drugs with alcohol and women. I took a little bit of everything, but it never filled this deep emptiness I had

Twenty years after cycling’s greatest scandal, Lance Armstrong remains a visible, vocal presence. Why does he still command such attention, asks Chris Marshall Bell

Jane Taylor, 67, a retired nurse, lives in Cheshire with her husband Robert, 72. Ever since I was a little girl, I’d dreamed of becoming a ballerina. I started dancing aged three, and continued long i

A hollow victory is more fun than a respectable walloping

Cyclist: What did you learn most about yourself last season? Mattias Skjelmose: That I’m a fighter, I don’t give up. I’ll take my knocks but I’ll always stand back up. The whole season was pretty much