Health & fitness

Cycling Fitness Q&A is back!

If you want to be a faster, more efficient and generally get the best out of your riding send us your Qs and cycling coach Ric Stern will do his best to give you the A

Cycling ‘slows ageing’ – study

Brace yourself for some intervals though

Do the Olympics really motivate people to try sport?

Study suggests Olympic effect is rather more limited than we'd like to think...

Road discs: what will they cut?

From soft vegetables to meat products and footwear, we spin up the blades of doom

Video: Water biking – a fitness craze that rather passed us by

Too wet to cycle outside? Well it’s even wetter inside

Sport England survey finds twice as many people cycle for leisure than for travel

200,000 adults aged 16 and over took part in huge survey

Study highlights benefits of being a weekend warrior

Weekend warriors involved in study did more ‘vigorous’ activity than those who exercised more regularly

Updated: French cyclist Robert Marchand sets new Hour Record – at age of 105

22.547km is the first record set for Masters aged 105-plus

Scarf that includes anti-air pollution mask and monitoring app comes to market

French start-up Wair will showcase product at CES 2017 in Las Vegas this week

Exclusive: Team Sky’s Geraint Thomas shares his winter training and diet tips

Welsh star gives his advice on how best to prepare to reach your goals in 2017

Team Sky doctor claims “functional dehydration” could make riders climb more quickly

Roger Palfreeman says Chris Froome could safely lose 2kg during a stage without compromising ability

Join us for road.cc Italy Week, 1-8 April 2017

A week of fantastic riding, fun and food with the road.cc team

Cycle under 12mph in cities to reduce pollution inhalation

Study finds sweet spot for fastest travel with least pollutant damage

Bike lanes ‘one of the best investments into public health returns’

Money spent on cycle infrastructure delivers longer, healthier lives

UK well behind other European countries in encouraging older people to cycle, study finds

Findings of Cycle BOOM report presented in London and Manchester this week

Wahoo launches 14% quieter Kickr direct-drive trainer

Updated Wahoo Kickr turbo trainer is 14% quieter than the original

Could your daily cycle commute be saving your life?

New research suggests we need an hour's exercise per day to counter eight hours at a desk

Zwift launches virtual Prudential RideLondon course featuring Box Hill and London landmarks

London and Box Hill now available to ride virtually on Zwift

‘Fixing Dad’ documentary tells how cycling saved this 20-stone diabetic 62-year old’s life

Geoff Whitington's story about how his sons & cycling saved his life is set to air in 'Fixing Dad' documentary on BBC 2 this weekend

Middle-aged cycle commuters typically 4-5kg lighter than those who drive to work

Public transport also shown to offer health benefits over driving

Mountain bikers have better posture than roadies according to study

But on the other hand, road cyclists’ hamstrings aren’t likely to be as tight

Join Tour of California pro racers on Zwift for monthly group rides

Zwift launches monthly Amgen Tour of California Virtual Ride Series

New Canyon//SRAM team to use Zwift to recruit new team rider

Have you got what it takes? Get on Zwift and prove it, is the call from Canyon//SRAM team

London cyclists six times fitter than other commuters

Research shows cycle commuters four times more likely to achieve public health exercise targets than non-cyclists, demonstrating health benefits of infrastructure

Dancing burns more energy than cycling

Dancing on the pedals. A new study found dance burns more energy than cycling, running or swimming

Official: Daily chocolate consumption makes you a better cyclist

Eat a massive chunk of dark chocolate every day to see your TT performance improve...

Sugar mixed with water more effective than some energy drinks, say researchers

A spoonful of sugar helps performance go up, say researchers

Cadence Performance crowdfunding £300,000 for expansion

South London business provides fitness and social hub for cyclists

Videos: Pro cyclist rides Galibier in facemask to replicate effects of lung disease

Toughest climb ever for Guillaume Bonnaford of AG2R, who's ridden six Grand Tours

The rise of the pronut, the protein-rich doughnut

A snack that's designed to be tasty and super-healthy