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Cycling Weekly, Deals and Bargains, News, Product News - March 15, 2021

Sunday trading: Castelli Spring wear, Oakley helmets, Vittoria Corsa tires, and Brooks saddles

Make the most of the lengthening days with some sleek new kit

Cycling Weekly, General News, News - March 12, 2021

Concussion - is enough being done to protect the peloton?

The focus on concussions and its treatment within professional sport has magnified in recent months. But is cycling doing enough to protect the health of its riders? Paul Knott surveyed the current landscape.

CANTAL, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 11: Arrival / Romain Bardet of France and Team Ag2R La Mondiale / during the 107th Tour de France 2020, Stage 13 a 191,5km stage from Châtel-Guyon to Pas de Peyrol-Le Puy Mary Cantal 1589m / #TDF2020 / @LeTour / on September 11, 2020 in Cantal, France. (Photo by Anne-Christine Poujoulat - Pool/Getty Images)

For cyclists it is almost a duty to the sport and a point of pride to be seen as tough on two wheels. Quite often you will hear phrases like “don’t show them you are in pain” or “get straight back on the bike” as part of the lexicon of group rides, race commentary or […]

Make the most of your lockdown fitness gains

They may have scuppered our racing and holiday plans but lockdowns have proved to be an unprecedented boon for our fitness – as Ian Green finds out

One year ago, as it became clear that the arrival of Covid-19 meant an imminent national lockdown, most of us were more concerned about our health than our fitness. Being cyclists, though, we intuited that our pedalling habit would help keep us well – and thankfully the government agreed, making provision for daily exercise. Nonetheless, it […]

George Bennett - Bowling for pink

Kiwi George Bennett is embarking on his most ambitious season to date. Often a super-domestique on one of the peloton’s most powerful GC teams, he’s now got his own shot at the Giro d’Italia. Chris Marshall-Bell finds a man humble in the face of the pressure, more concerned with bigger world problems and, of course, the state of cricket.

MERIBEL, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 16: George Bennett of New Zealand and Team Jumbo - Visma / Julian Alaphilippe of France and Team Deceuninck - Quick-Step / Col de la Loze (2304m) / during the 107th Tour de France 2020, Stage 17 a 170km stage from Grenoble to Méribel - Col de la Loze 2304m / #TDF2020 / @LeTour / on September 16, 2020 in Méribel, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

George Bennett wants to discuss something that’s on his mind. “What on earth was going on with that pitch?” the Jumbo-Visma rider muses, stunned. “Were they playing on a bloody minefield or something?” The New Zealander is talking about the third cricket Test between India and England, that the latter lost inside two days, the […]

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Cycling Weekly, General News, News - March 8, 2021

Beryl Burton: British Legend

From the 50s to the 80s, Beryl Burton dominated British women’s racing, CW looks back at her prolific career