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Is pedalling really the next big wellspring of untapped watts?

Cycling

by el-admin - April 18, 2020 0534

(Daniel Gould)Eager to substantiate his souplesse, Simon Smythe gets his pedal stroke analysed by an expert

Pedalling squares: Inside the world of tile-bagging

Cycling

by el-admin - April 10, 2020 0626

Set a cyclist a bizarre and near-impossible challenge and they’ll go to any lengths to achieve it. So it is with the intrepid band of tile-baggers seeking to cover the globe in tyre tracks one mile square tile at a time, writes James Shrubsall

Is there a best time to train? A sports scientist investigates

Cycling

by el-admin - April 4, 2020 0599

Illustration: David LyttletonMost of us ride our bikes whenever we get chance, but is there a best time of day when you’ll unlock the most potential and make maximum gains? Sports scientist Dr Mark Homer investigates

Four, the record: Inside the race to smash the Individual Pursuit four-minute barrier

Cycling

by el-admin - February 16, 2020 0555

Huub-Wattbike have turned the velodrome into a laboratoryThe individual pursuit may no longer be an Olympic event but the race to break the four-minute barrier has taken on a new urgency