“the performance difference between worldtour bikes and ones half the price is zero”

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“The performance difference between WorldTour bikes and ones half the price is zero”

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Cycling Weekly Magazine

05 February, 2026

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“there were days when i’d have preferred it if sir bradley wiggins had stayed in tenerife”

A hollow victory is more fun than a respectable walloping

Cycling Weekly

I’ve learned much from cycling, mainly how to sack off work and go for a ride

The Doc muses on the transferable skills of a bike racer

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Sponsored riders had to sell their kit fast, before it became worthless

Dr Hutch isn’t a hoarder, but if you saw all his old kit, there’d be questions

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