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The truth about female physiology

For too long, female cyclists have been urged to follow the same training principles as their male counterparts. Here, Dr Stacy Sims explains to Deena Blacking why female physiology demands a different approach

Women are not small men. This is the watchword of Dr Stacy Sims, a world-leading physiologist who specialises in female nutrition, training and wellbeing. A former bike racer for UCI Team Tibco and a proud applied scientist, Sims has been in high-performance environments for decades. Her work has been tried and tested by the world’s […]

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CW women's edition - finding a fast finishing photographer

Perhaps the most serendipitous happening when creating our women’s edition of Cycling Weekly magazine was finding a GB squad rider who is a natural behind the lens

Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com - 10/11/2020 - Cycling - 2020 UEC European Track Championships - Kolodruma, Plovdiv, Bulgaria - Sophie Capewell and coach Jan van Eijden of Great Britain during training.
When guest editor Elinor Barker suggested her idea for what became the Making Racing Happen article, we hit upon an instant problem. The feature was about the women behind the riders, teams and the sport as a whole.  ‘Great’, we said. ‘If we can get pictures’. The problem with the people behind the riders is […]

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Anna van der Breggen - The grand finale

As part of her guest edit of Cycling Weekly magazine, Elinor Barker chose to interview double World Champion Anna van der Breggen to find out what makes her tick.

DENIA, SPAIN - JANUARY 07: Anna Van Der Breggen of The Netherlands and Team SD Worx World Champion Jersey poses during the Team SD Worx 2021, Training Camp / @teamsdworx / on January 07, 2021 in Denia, Spain. (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
Would you rather; your child was extremely smart or extremely kind? This is one of the questions I was most looking forward to asking Anna van der Breggen. “Would you rather” is something my teammates and I play when we’re bored on long rides or travel days. It kills time, and sometimes gives an unexpected […]

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Elinor Barker: 'I wanted to showcase the sport'

When Elinor Barker was invited to guest edit an issue of Cycling Weekly magazine, she knew exactly what she wanted to achieve.

In every interview, I’m asked; “What should we do about inequality in cycling?” I’ll give the same reply to you as I do to them, (or a more articulate, less breathless version than I can give on a finish line): “The best thing I can do to promote women’s cycling is to be good at […]

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Editor’s blog: Handing over the reigns to an Olympic champ

Elinor Barker took charge of the magazine for one week as guest editor to produce the issue she wanted to see. The experience and the outcome was new to both her and us.

When we invited Elinor Barker to guest edit Cycling Weekly magazine we weren’t 100 per cent sure what to expect. We’d never had someone come in and guest edit the mag (in fact it has never happened in the magazine’s 130 year history) and it’s not something Elinor had done before. We were going to […]

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