THE HUB

In The Spin we look at the huge benefits of bike commuting; visit the hilly Isle of Man and see why it’s produced so many top riders; speak to a record-breaking tandem pair; and hear from former ace footballer Les Ferdinand about his twin passions of riding and flying.

All seems calm on the surface as the peloton tackles stage 3 of the 100th Giro d’Italia in beautiful surroundings and beneath blue skies on Sardinia, but the Italian Grand Tour is never that straightforward. The whitecaps out to sea hint at the fierce crosswinds that would blow the race apart under pressure from the QuickStep team, whose Fernando Gaviria won the stage.