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When To Replace a Bike Chain

When To Replace a Bike Chain

For most people, replacing the chain on a bike is much like getting the boiler serviced; you don’t bother until…

How to calculate your ideal race weight

How to calculate your ideal race weight

Did my kids steal my motivational mojo?

Did my kids steal my motivational mojo?

Can becoming a vegetarian, boost Ironman performance?

Can becoming a vegetarian, boost Ironman performance?

The Transcontinental Bike Race: Q&A with Rory McCarron

The Transcontinental Bike Race: Q&A with Rory McCarron

How I qualified for Kona, despite being hit by a car during the race

How I qualified for Kona, despite being hit by a car during the race

How many adults does it take to change roof bars? Two, apparently.

How many adults does it take to change roof bars? Two, apparently.

Eco Conscious Cycling Brands Part 2

Eco Conscious Cycling Brands Part 2

Have You Checked Your Travel Insurance Actually Covers Cycling?

Have You Checked Your Travel Insurance Actually Covers Cycling?

Meet professional triathlete Jodie Stimpson

Meet professional triathlete Jodie Stimpson

How to repair a broken bicycle chain

How to repair a broken bicycle chain

A day in the life… Age-Group triathlete Joe Spraggins

A day in the life… Age-Group triathlete Joe Spraggins

My balls safely in my pocket, I head out for a plastic-free ride

My balls safely in my pocket, I head out for a plastic-free ride

A beginner’s guide to the Tour de France

A beginner’s guide to the Tour de France

Hot weather cycling. Don’t let heat spoil your ride.

Hot weather cycling. Don’t let heat spoil your ride.

Exploring the cyclist’s paradise of Davos-Klosters

Exploring the cyclist’s paradise of Davos-Klosters

What’s next for Canyon Eisberg?

What’s next for Canyon Eisberg?

Does my foot look big in this?

Does my foot look big in this?

Ask The Expert: Cycling Nutrition Myths Busted

Ask The Expert: Cycling Nutrition Myths Busted

Valais Cycling: ride to the roof of the Alps

Valais Cycling: ride to the roof of the Alps

Eton Dorney Triathlon review: a chat with Andy Lewis

Eton Dorney Triathlon review: a chat with Andy Lewis

Cycling Masks – A Breath of Fresh Air?

Cycling Masks – A Breath of Fresh Air?

Alpine adventures in Ticino

Alpine adventures in Ticino

A Long Weekend in Innsbruck

A Long Weekend in Innsbruck

How To Wrap Bar Tape

How To Wrap Bar Tape

Alpine adventures in Gstaad

Alpine adventures in Gstaad

From Commonwealth Games to Tour de Yorkshire, meet Hayley Simmonds

From Commonwealth Games to Tour de Yorkshire, meet Hayley Simmonds

Inside the Tour de Yorkshire with Canyon Eisberg

Inside the Tour de Yorkshire with Canyon Eisberg

A long weekend cycling on Scotland’s Adventure Coast – Argyll

A long weekend cycling on Scotland’s Adventure Coast – Argyll

Theo Paphitis opens new Yellow Jersey HQ

Theo Paphitis opens new Yellow Jersey HQ

Doing it for a cause

Doing it for a cause

Sean’s Kit List

Sean’s Kit List

A long weekend cycling in Javea/Xabía

A long weekend cycling in Javea/Xabía

New World Record

New World Record

Why your next bicycle should be a hand built custom

Why your next bicycle should be a hand built custom

How to Change an Inner Tube

How to Change an Inner Tube

Free Your Ride

A Long Weekend in Girona

A Long Weekend in Girona

Andy Lewis, Born Leader

Andy Lewis, Born Leader

Meet the Man Who Says “Hell Yes!” to Adventure

Meet the Man Who Says “Hell Yes!” to Adventure

Bike Luggage Charges For Air Travel Infographic

Bike Luggage Charges For Air Travel Infographic

Sean Conway’s jersey design competition winner

Sean Conway’s jersey design competition winner

Best of British Cycling Brands

Best of British Cycling Brands

Top 10 Tools for your Home Workshop

Top 10 Tools for your Home Workshop

Our Guide to Cycling in Calpe

Our Guide to Cycling in Calpe

Sean Conway: overcoming failure and attempting a world record

Sean Conway: overcoming failure and attempting a world record

Let the Good Times Roll

Let the Good Times Roll

How to spend less to go faster

How to spend less to go faster

British Triathlon Age Group Qualifiers 2018

British Triathlon Age Group Qualifiers 2018

Our guide to cycling in China

Our guide to cycling in China

Beginners guide to the most iconic UK sportives

Beginners guide to the most iconic UK sportives

Q&A with triathlon scholarship winner Laura Rose Smith

Q&A with triathlon scholarship winner Laura Rose Smith

Top Destination Triathlons

Top Destination Triathlons

Top 10 reasons to go bikepacking in Scotland

Top 10 reasons to go bikepacking in Scotland

Eco-Conscious Cycling Brands

Eco-Conscious Cycling Brands

Ultimate Cycling Legs: Strength and Conditioning Exercises for Cyclists Video

WIN one of the new wearable LITELOKS

WIN one of the new wearable LITELOKS

Cycling home for Christmas: 710 kilometres from Edinburgh to Germany

Cycling home for Christmas: 710 kilometres from Edinburgh to Germany

Worldwide Endurance Cycling Bucket List 2018

Worldwide Endurance Cycling Bucket List 2018

Nirvana Europe Partnership

Nirvana Europe Partnership

Don’t let the Christmas thieves win: our advice to keep your bikes safe

Don’t let the Christmas thieves win: our advice to keep your bikes safe

Where should you plan a cycling trip for this spring?

Where should you plan a cycling trip for this spring?

12 Days of Christmas

12 Days of Christmas

How to start a cycling club that people want to ride with

How to start a cycling club that people want to ride with

Christmas gifts for cyclists

Christmas gifts for cyclists

Black Friday 2017 Partner Deals

Black Friday 2017 Partner Deals

Off the beaten track – why you need to cycle across Jordan

Off the beaten track – why you need to cycle across Jordan

Getting Started with Zwift

Getting Started with Zwift

Is Strava trying to be the new Facebook?

Is Strava trying to be the new Facebook?

Are winter training holidays worth the money?

Are winter training holidays worth the money?

Hawaii Ironman Kona, Where to watch the World Championships

Hawaii Ironman Kona, Where to watch the World Championships

Qualifying for the Ironman World Championships, Kona

Qualifying for the Ironman World Championships, Kona

Adventure Cycling: A journey from London to Cape Town

Adventure Cycling: A journey from London to Cape Town

Why cycle specific travel insurance is essential

Why cycle specific travel insurance is essential

Bike Gears Explained

Bike Gears Explained

Top 5 Rides in Mallorca

Top 5 Rides in Mallorca

We talk to Jodie Stimpson about triathlon racing with Team GB

We talk to Jodie Stimpson about triathlon racing with Team GB

Weird and wonderful cycling records

Weird and wonderful cycling records

Should You Trust Sports Nutrition Packaging?

Should You Trust Sports Nutrition Packaging?

Elinor Barker’s 5 Top Turbo Training Tips

Bet you didn’t know all these cycling laws

Bet you didn’t know all these cycling laws

10 things to consider when taking on an ultra-cycling race

10 things to consider when taking on an ultra-cycling race

Triathlon, how hard can it be?

Triathlon, how hard can it be?

Is the Strava calorie count reliable?

Is the Strava calorie count reliable?

The Ultimate Guide to Travelling with Bikes

The Ultimate Guide to Travelling with Bikes

Trans-Am Astoria to Yorktown: A 4200 mile bike race across the USA

Trans-Am Astoria to Yorktown: A 4200 mile bike race across the USA

Tour de France, Yellow Jersey Infographic

Tour de France, Yellow Jersey Infographic

The work life balance of an Age Group Triathlete

The work life balance of an Age Group Triathlete

Visual Ironman Kit List

Visual Ironman Kit List

Zero to hero: Last minute training for a big event

Zero to hero: Last minute training for a big event

10 minutes with Tim Elverson, directeur sportif of Bike Channel Canyon

10 minutes with Tim Elverson, directeur sportif of Bike Channel Canyon

Trans America Bike Race: We ask Martin Cox why he is taking part

Trans America Bike Race: We ask Martin Cox why he is taking part

A chat with World Track Champion Elinor Barker

A chat with World Track Champion Elinor Barker

Global Bike to Work Day 2017

Global Bike to Work Day 2017

Bicycle lock advice

Bicycle lock advice

Who Are Bike Channel Canyon?

Who Are Bike Channel Canyon?

Quest for Kona: Joe Spraggins

Quest for Kona: Joe Spraggins

Find out how Yellow Jersey can protect your bikes

Find out how Yellow Jersey can protect your bikes

Bicycle Locks and Shed Padlocks

Bicycle Locks and Shed Padlocks

A beginner’s guide to triathlon

A beginner’s guide to triathlon

What does segmental lean analysis actually mean?

What does segmental lean analysis actually mean?