Cycling Weekly

Published by TI Media Limited Cycling Weekly is the UK's only weekly special interest magazine focusing on the cycling market. It is the best source of breaking international and UK news, race reportage, reliable fitness advice, trustworthy product reviews and inspirational features for British cyclists. Always a great read, Cycling Weekly inspires you to ride your bike more!

Back in the saddle

In Focus

Simon Yates retires • English Grand Tour champion drops bombshell announcement days before the start of season, writes Adam Becket

MY VIEW

CTT pushes for course revolution • Governing body to vote on new time trial course category

Five things you need to know about…The Tour Down Under • 17-25 January | South Australia

Eddy beats WorldTour pros at Aussie Nationals • Jayco AlUla undone in men’s race, but women’s team triumphs

Racing round-up

Four CX titles in a row for Mason • Mason digs deep as Barnes and Askey pile on the pressure in South Shields mudfest

Flynn conquers all

THE HUB • All the news you might have missed from the last seven days

Simon Yates announces surprise retirement

The state of bike kit

Cycling Weekly

THE LONGEST CLIMB ON EARTH • Dwarfing even the longest European ascents, Colombia’s Alto del Sifón snakes its way for more than 100km up and up into thin air. Sinar Alvarado takes it on

GEORGE CHAPMAN VELOGAMES CREATOR, 46 • The fantasy cycling pioneer talks trademark tussles, scoring systems and pricing Pogačar

QUICK-FIRE ROUND

INISHERS’ LIST • Congratulations to all those who hit their goals in 2025!

Five things you need to know about…LAZER SPHERE KINETICORE £139.99 | 270G • A keenly priced, every-ride scenario lid that doesn’t scrimp on safety or performance

GELU CARBON CREATIONS SADDLE £450

Are road wheels likely to get bigger? • The 32in standard may find traction in MTB but it makes zero sense for the road, argues Andy Carr

Gobik Absolute 7.0 bibtights £130 • Comfy winter bibs to keep out the rain

WAHOO ELEMNT ROAM 3 £399.99 | 109G • The upgraded Roam is now an impressively feature-rich mid-range bike computer

DESK JOB • Prolonged sitting can have serious consequences for your cycling. Rob Kemp gets expert guidance on how to mitigate the impact of desk hours

WEEK IN TRAININGXAN CREES • The former national cross champ unveils her rides, runs and gym work in the week leading up to the 2025 European CX Champs

XAN CREES TRAINING DIARY

DRAKE COMPLETES CYCLO-CROSS SET • All the action from the CX national champs

RACE WITH US ON ZWIFT!

FINLAY TARLING’S FACTOR OSTRO VAM

HOW TO…COMPROMISE

“Unlike learning to ride, learning to not crash is something you forget effortlessly” • The Doc regrets not sharpening his bike-handling skills

Dear Doc

Riding the rollers, 1960s

1958 VIKING EXPEDITION BIKE • Stout fixie that traversed Iceland, ridden by a legend of the outdoors