Sophie Hurcom
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The questions you never dared ask a pro cyclist
As otherwordly as pro riders may seem, they’re only human and are just as prone to acts of stupidity as the rest of us, as CW found out... → Read More
The questions you never dared ask a pro cyclist
Whether swooping down a descent taking perfect lines or spinning at lunatic cadence up a climb, the pros make it look easy. At times it feels like they’re on a different sporting plane, beyond the reaches of us mere mortals. And it’s this feeling that raises niggling, awkward questions in our minds: How the hell do they do that? What’s the real difference between them and me? Do they ever get it… → Read More
Frustrated Geraint Thomas eager to prove Grand Tour prowess in 2018
Welshman Geraint Thomas to continue to target stage races in 2018 after crashing out of the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France → Read More
Mark Renshaw: how to be a lead-out rider, and why he works so well with Mark Cavendish
Having played a part in 22 of Mark Cavendish's 30 Tour de France stage wins, Mark Renshaw knows a thing or two about what makes a good lead-out man. → Read More
Sir Chris Hoy: 'We need to emphasise the positives cycling to get people on their bikes'
Britain's joint greatest-ever Olympian Sir Chris Hoy believes that while there is still work to be done to make roads safer for cyclists, people should not be put off getting on their bikes → Read More
Ben Swift sets sights on Tour de France after difficult start to season
Ben Swift is looking to make the most of any opportunities that come his way at the Tour de France this summer having not raced there since 2011. → Read More
Tom Dumoulin: Saving maglia rosa after sickness was a big mental win
Dutchman Tom Dumoulin called salvaging the Giro d'Italia's pink jersey with the final mountain tests of the race looming a 'mental win' after recovering from sickness he endured on stage 16 → Read More
Former Team Wiggins rider Daniel Patten not giving up hope of getting another pro contract
Daniel Patten has relocated to race in Belgium in hope of regaining a pro contract for 2018, after failing to secure a team this year → Read More
Vincenzo Nibali: 'I never expect any rider to wait for me when I have stopped'
Giro d'Italia stage 16 winner Vincenzo Nibali defended the decision of the riders to not stop for maglia rosa Tom Dumoulin when he stopped for a natural break on the roadside → Read More
Team Sky debut new Castelli skinsuit in Giro d'Italia time trial
Geraint Thomas and Mikel Landa debut new Team Sky Castelli skinsuit in the Giro d'Italia time trial, testing it ahead of Chris Froome in the Tour de France. → Read More
Sam Bennett stepping up 'another level' as he makes his Giro d'Italia debut
Irish sprinter Sam Bennett eyes a maiden Grand Tour stage win at the Giro d'Italia this May, after taking his first WorldTour victory at Paris-Nice earlier this year → Read More
Bike Channel-Canyon 'showing what they’re capable of’ at Tour de Yorkshire
Third place on stage one, and a combativity jersey on stage two has left Bike Channel-Canyon pleased with their showing at the Tour de Yorkshire. → Read More
Steve Cummings in race against time to make Tour de France after injury setback
Steve Cummings faces a race against time to be fit for the Tour de France this summer, as he suffered a setback in his recovery from fracturing his collarbone, scapula and sternum in a crash last month. The 36-year-old Dimension Data rider has been on the sidelines since he came down on stage four of the Tour of the Basque Country on April 6. He had an operation on his shoulder that went well… → Read More
Lizzie Deignan to UCI: ‘Monitor more women’s whereabouts’
Former world champ Lizzie Deignan calls for comprehensive scrutiny → Read More
Tom Pidcock celebrates 'special' victory in Junior Paris-Roubaix
British 17-year-old Tom Pidcock talks about his victory in Paris-Roubaix Juniors in France on Sunday → Read More
Eddie Dunbar becomes first Irish winner of under-23 Tour of Flanders
Ireland's Eddie Dunbar soloed to victory in Saturday's U23 Tour of Flanders, to score a first win in the event for his home country → Read More
Nature or nurture? What makes you the rider you are?
Nature or nurture? We ask some of the world's best riders how they reached the top of their respective disciplines → Read More
'I can still perform really well when everybody's suffered a lot, it’s my biggest talent'
John Degenkolb is the rightful heir to the Classics throne, and he has a tailor made team, and the whole of Germany, behind him → Read More
Fabian Cancellara: Peter Sagan made a mistake riding too close to the barrier
Retired Classics star Fabian Cancellara questions Peter Sagan's positioning prior to the crash that ruled out his chance of contesting the Tour of Flanders → Read More
Luke Rowe left 'really gutted' after crash ends his Tour of Flanders hopes
Luke Rowe was taken down in a crash by Sep Vanmarcke and was immediately out of contention for the Tour of Flanders → Read More