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'A massive affront to women's cycling' – Paris-Roubaix Femmes to get reduced TV coverage Less than an hour and a half of women’s race to be shown on TV this Sunday

This Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix Femmes will be broadcast only after the men’s race has finished.

As such, fans will see just nine of the 20 cobbled sectors / the last 50km (of 143km)

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'We were all joking about winning' – how this 19-year-old outsmarted the world's best sprinters for her first WorldTour win A day on, Carys Lloyd talks through her breakout victory at the Ronde van Brugge

Read the full interview: www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/we-we...

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For anyone wondering if Carys Lloyd got her race-winning LEGO after #RondevanBrugge yesterday…

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'It's almost 12 years since I quit – I still don't regret it': We tracked down cycling's lost world champion and VO2 max record holder As a teenager, Oskar Svendsen emerged as one of the sport's most promising talents... then he disappeared. Tom Davidson finds out where he’s been

Oskar Svendsen set a VO2 Max record, won a world title, and then disappeared from cycling in 2014, aged 20

I caught up with him to find out what he’s been up to since (spoiler: he now works for a company that makes indoor herb gardens)

www.cyclingweekly.com/news/its-alm...

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'Everybody's looking at me' – Tadej Pogačar on his dates with destiny at Milan-San Remo and Paris-Roubaix The world champion could become the first rider in almost 50 years to win all five Monuments – but how much does it matter to him? Tom Davidson meets him to find out

Four Monuments down. Roubaix to go…

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'Everybody's looking at me' – Tadej Pogačar on his dates with destiny at Milan-San Remo and Paris-Roubaix The world champion could become the first rider in almost 50 years to win all five Monuments – but how much does it matter to him? Tom Davidson meets him to find out

My exclusive interview with Tadej Pogačar is now free to read on @cyclingweekly.com👇

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Earlier this year, I flew to Austria for a one-to-one interview with Tadej Pogačar, the best cyclist in the world.

The feature is out now and yours to read for (a ludicrously cheap) £3.35.

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'A massive bucket list item' – Six star riders to compete in Japanese keirin series this summer GB's Matthew Richardson and Joe Truman will join Olympic champions invited to race in Japan

It’s been seven years since an international cohort was last invited to race in Japan’s Keirin World Series.

I spoke to GB’s Matthew Richardson and Joe Truman about why they wanted to sign up

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A Life In Tandem: Adventure, Cancer, Grief, and Hope on a Tandem to Beijing
A Life In Tandem: Adventure, Cancer, Grief, and Hope on a Tandem to Beijing YouTube video by LukeGShaw

Luke’s documentary, A Life in Tandem, premieres for free on YouTube at 8pm UK time this evening: youtu.be/WLsCanknLjI?...

I’ve seen it twice - it’s brilliant

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'The fact that I'm alive now is totally remarkable' – One rider's journey from cancer diagnosis to cycling 35,000km to Beijing In 2018, Luke Grenfell-Shaw faced a double trauma that would test his resilience to the limit. Tom Davidson meets the cyclist who turned adversity into ambition

Luke Grenfell-Shaw was 24 when he was diagnosed with stage-four cancer and told he had just months to live.

He has since cycled more than 35,000km from his hometown of Bristol to Beijing. The now 31-year-old told me his story👇

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Men's and women's team pursuit world records broken in remarkable day at European Track Championships Great Britain women break world record twice, while Danish men become first to go below 3:40

Four world-record-breaking rides at #EuroTrack26 today. Four!

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'I never told my parents how bad it really was' – How one rider went from cancer diagnosis to medal-winning form A stage-four cancer diagnosis at just 20 threatened to end Yuli van der Molen’s career before it had really begun. She tells Tom Davidson how she made it back

Two years ago, Yuli van der Molen was told she had stage-four Hodgkin lymphoma - the most advanced. She’s now back winning medals on the track, and ready to race on the road this season.

I chatted to her about her comeback👇

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'It will be unforgettable' – the British Tour de France 2027 stages are even better than we could have imagined Plans for 'the grandest of Grand Départs' are living up to their promise

I went to Leeds yesterday for the big Tour de France 2027 reveal. Here are some thoughts on the announcement

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'I went out of this world' – 86-year-old cycles height of tallest mountain in solar system Gerard McCarten climbed 23,000m to raise money in memory of his wife and daughter

86-year-old Gerard rode up and down his street 3,915 times to raise money in memory of his wife and daughter who died

www.cyclingweekly.com/news/i-went-...

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'I couldn't be happier with how this year has gone' – Meet Erin Boothman, British cycling's rising star The record breaking teenager tells Tom Davidson about her triumphant final year competing as a junior

Since this mag feature was published earlier this month, Erin Boothman has gone on to win her first elite national title (Madison)

Here’s why we named the 18-year-old our Rising Star of 2025

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'The goal was to win one race... then it spiralled' – Matthew Brennan on his remarkable breakthrough year The 20-year-old sits down with Tom Davidson to relive his memorable first season as a pro, in which he claimed 14 wins

Matthew Brennan began his first pro season 349th in the UCI rankings, won 14 times, and ended it 43rd

My mag interview with 2025’s breakout star is available to read online now

www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/the-g...

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110 pages, eight original features, and an interview with Tom Pidcock’s mum (courtesy of @cmbreports.bsky.social) - all for under a fiver. Out today!

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'We'll aim to get some good WorldTour riders' – popular London night-time criterium to return in 2026 as UCI event City of London Nocturne organiser James Pope reveals plans for 'bigger and better' event

Here’s the inside line on the London Nocturne relaunch, including:

- A new City of London race circuit
- Plans for TV broadcast
- WorldTour pro invitations

www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/well-...

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Thanks! She said she’d love to do more races with her bike, but has fears about getting injured and jeopardising her running career

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'It will be a part of my plan forever' – How cycling 100 miles a week is helping this Olympic runner win medals Baffled by a rumour that Georgia Hunter Bell does most of her training by bike, Tom Davidson investigates just how well running and cycling can complement each other

I was very surprised to hear Olympic runner Georgia Hunter Bell does so much of her training on the bike, so I met up with her in a south London cafe and asked her all about it

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If you spot it in the shops, please do pick up a copy. An immense amount of work went into it – and it’s yours for the bargain price of £3.35

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Our awards special edition of @cyclingweekly.com magazine is out today 🏆

I had the pleasure of interviewing our male Rider of the Year, Matthew Brennan, and our Rising Star, Erin Boothman

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Lasers, bubbles, and bats: I spent a day watching Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe test inside an abandoned railway tunnel The WorldTour squad are finding gains at the Catesby Tunnel, their now not-so-secret weapon

I recently spent a day with Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe inside the Catesby Tunnel, a abandoned railway line converted into a state-of-the-art aero testing facility

I’ve tried to sum up the experience as best as I can for you

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Organiser of 'forbidden' track cycling series insists it 'will be implemented', apologises for launch delays DerbyWheel president says series has experienced 'significant difficulties'

The mystery of DerbyWheel continues

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No less than 25 (twenty five!) lap gains in that women’s points race, three of which from the winner Yareli Acevedo #Santiago2025

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What an evening to be a British track cyclist named Josh #Santiago2025

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Confirmation of Emma Finucane’s relegation in the sprint quarterfinals, judged to have entered Burlakova’s sprinter’s lane. There will be no three-in-a-row for the defending champion #Santiago2025

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Lara Gillespie makes history for Ireland as the country’s first ever female track cycling world champion 🇮🇪

She now holds both European and world titles in the elimination race #Santiago2025

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A tale of two thirds in that men’s team sprint final: Joe Truman with the fastest opening lap of the comp for GB, Jeffrey Hoogland with the fastest closing lap of the comp for the Netherlands #Santiago2025

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'It's absolutely ludicrous' - British Continental teams unlikely to compete at Tour of Britain Women after UCI rule change British Cycling not considering downgrading the race to enable domestic teams to take part

It’ll be a huge blow for the British domestic squads to not be at their home race next year. “A bit of a kick in the teeth,” as one team boss put it

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