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What separates the best from the rest?

Winners at WorldTour level are truly exceptional, but what makes them so? Chris Sidwells investigates what sets apart the best cyclists from the merely excellent ones

SIENA, ITALY - MARCH 06: Mathieu Van Der Poel of Netherlands and Team Alpecin-Fenix, Julian Alaphilippe of France and Team Deceuninck - Quick-Step & Egan Arley Bernal Gomez of Colombia and Team INEOS Grenadiers during the Eroica - 15th Strade Bianche 2021, Men's Elite a 184km race from Siena to Siena - Piazza del Campo / Breakaway / #StradeBianche / on March 06, 2021 in Siena, Italy. (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
Three hundred and eighty-nine watts for four hours and 45 minutes, rising to an average 439 watts over the final 60km. And he had plenty left for the finish, smashing out 738 watts for a full 60 seconds, and even then enough pop in his long legs to blast out 1,004 watts for 20 seconds […]

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Britain's first Paris-Roubaix Finisher

At the very first Paris-Roubaix in 1896 one young Welshman came very close to getting on the podium. Vern Pitt explores the story of the rapid rise and demise of Arthur Linton.

[Collection Jules Beau. Photographie sportive] : T. 3. Année 1896 / Jules Beau
They can’t have known exactly what they were letting themselves in for in 1896. As 51 riders set off from Paris at 5.30am in search of the 1,000 Franc first prize among them was two  young Brits. Arthur Linton, paced by his younger brother Tom, who trained on the hills around Aberaman, Wales, was the […]

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'I don’t know what they were thinking': Tadej Pogačar and new leader Brandon McNulty bemused by Jumbo-Visma's tactics at Tour of the Basque Country

HONDARRIBIA, SPAIN - APRIL 08: Podium / Brandon Mcnulty of United States and UAE Team Emirates Yellow Leader Jersey Celebration, during the 60th Itzulia-Vuelta Ciclista Pais Vasco 2021, Stage 4 a 189,2km stage from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Hondarribia / Covid safety measures / Mask / Flowers / #itzulia / @ehitzulia / on April 08, 2021 in Hondarribia, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
UAE-Team Emirates’ Tadej Pogačar and Brandon McNulty both admitted their surprise at Jumbo-Visma’s tactics on stage four of the Tour of the Basque Country, with the latter taking leadership of the race. On the day’s final climb, McNulty – who finished second on the opening day’s time trial but started the fourth stage 30 seconds […]

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Milltag team up with Sir Peter Blake for limited edition kit

Iconic Brit Pop artist and former cyclist Sir Peter Blake teams up with Milltag for a new kit collection

Clothing manufacturer Milltag have launched a limited edition kit with British artist Sir Peter Blake. Blake is best known for co-creating the iconic album cover of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, famed for its use of cut-outs and often mimicked. Blake also worked on the art work for Do They Know It’s Christmas among […]

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Should you run larger chainrings?

Just how much more efficient are bigger rings and can they benefit non-professionals?

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