Mixed fortunes

In our new series catching up with prominent riders from past eras, Maria David speaks to a woman who could not stop winning

He stands uncomfortably at the edge of the crowd, sipping from a bottle of beer. After a lifetime of wearing cleats, he’s like an astronaut getting used to gravity again. His sinewy frame belies his a

In the second instalment of Group Think, we turn our minds to race bikes. The all-road bikes featured in part one of this series (see issue 164) may be hogging the spotlight currently, but race bikes

Times are changing at the world’s biggest bike race. For most of us watching at home, the more fans, the more razzmatazz, the more hullaballoo the better. The carefully distilled passion fills up our

FRED WRIGHT T he stage race for ...

Getting in prime physical and mental shape to hit a fitness goal over a period of many months is no mean feat. It’s like a game of snakes and ladders, where the temptation to skip early, vital stages