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!

Cycling? It’s a piece of cake…

In Focus

Tour route is a British fan’s dream • With eight stages a stone’s skim away from the UK, next year’s Tour will surely see a surfeit of Union flags

Pro reaction to the route

The Tour is coming home • The routes for both the women’s and men’s Tours de France are distinctly French affairs

Where to watch the toughest Tour de France Femmes yet • Cutting across France from Brittany to the Alps, this nine-stage Tour will produce a worthy winner

Canyon-SRAM aim for title defence

JACOB TIPPERWHAT DID THE TASK FORCE EVER DO FOR US?

Nys and Van Empel victorious

Bäckstedt heads into CX season with ‘no expectation’ • After winning her first WorldTour race last month, the U23 world champion is heading back to the mud

Last call for Rayner Foundation dinner

SHOULD MARK CAVENDISH DO ONE MORE TOUR DE FRANCE?

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

2025 Tour de France route

LETTER OF THE WEEK

Cycling Weekly

THE GREAT BRITISH CAKE STOP • Of all the cakes named after places in the north-west of England, which is the tastiest? Simon Warren sets out to sample them all in a single epic ride

COMETH THE HOUR, COMETH THE FLYER • The first ever sub-hour ‘25’ was achieved in 1939 by Ralph Dougherty, ‘the Rugby Flyer’. James Shrubsall learns about the man and his legacy

THE FLYER FLIES AGAIN

Harry MacFarlane’s Cervélo RS • Newly crowned hill-climb champ’s modified uphill machine

CANYON ULTIMATE CFR £9,749 • A versatile roadster capable of wreaking havoc in the hills

SQ Lab 612 Ergowave R Saddle £134.99 • A lightweight, minimalist, yet comfortable racing saddle

30 PLANTS A WEEK MUSTS OR MYTH? • There’s no disputing the need for plentiful fruit and veg, but do we really need to eat 30 different plants every week? Hannah Reynolds investigates

WEEK IN TRAINING EDDIE DUNBAR • The Irishman discusses his training and racing schedule in the run-up to a demanding trio of Italian Classics

EDDIE DUNBAR’S TRAINING DIARY

SWADLING AND GASCOIGNE VICTORIOUS IN MATLOCK • Cyclo-cross continues across the country

CW BIG RIDE CHALLENGE

“Every group ride began with speculation as to how long my bike would last” • Modern machines take all the jeopardy out of leaving the house

GREAT INVENTIONS OF CYCLING 1891 - THE BIKE CARRIER

First World War cycle mechanics

HETCHINS MAGNUM OPUS DE LUXE • Premium road bike from an esteemed British marque