Lighter doesn’t always mean faster. Rob Kemp investigates why muscle and fuelling matter much more than the number on the scales

Now in his third year at Visma Lease a Bike, the British climber is looking forward to taking more leadership roles this season

He set aVO2max record that still stands today, won a Worlds TT... then quit cycling. Tom Davidson catches up with him

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

Going into the final corner of the opening road stage of the 2013 Route de France, Italian rider Giorgia Bronzini was in third place. Despite a number of attempts by riders to escape, it was clear by

Not enough time to squeeze in strength training? Maybe think again. One study saw 10 of 19 female duathletes add twice-weekly strength sessions to their multisport programme. These comprised just four