Team selection at this time of the season is a lottery for several reasons. Riders who aren’t going to the world champs could be winding down already, and those changing teams might find themselves out of favour. But there are also riders who...
Every summer I’m reminded, pleasantly so, of how long and varied the racing season is. It often feels like the final stage of the Tour de France is the end of the season, but nothing could be further from the truth. Of course, the Tour is the...
1 Why shouldn’t timecrunched cyclists try to train like the pros? Pros train 25-35 hours a week, with around 80% spent at easy intensity to build an aerobic base. That approach doesn’t translate if you only have five or six hours available. Copy...
Adecade had passed since I last spoke to Bob Munro, and it seems rude to admit it, but I’d assumed he was dead. When we spoke in 2016, he told me he was living with multiple myeloma, a rare form of blood cancer that affects the bones – a...
