Fitness

Get the Zwift Ride smart bike for £899 or the Wahoo Kickr Core for just £404.99 to turbocharge your New Year fitness goals! Plus five more top training tips for 2026

Get the Zwift Ride at its lowest price or the Kickr Core 2 for just £404.99 ... but you'll have to be quick, as Zwift's sale ends at midnight on 5 January

Zero to Zwift in 15 minutes! Plus five great tips to get up to speed

How quickly can you be up and running? We grab a newbie and put it to the test.

How to get more out of your commute — top tips to become a fitter cyclist by riding to work

You've got to get to work anyway, so why not boost your fitness too?

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You can now train on your favourite routes indoors with Rouvy’s Route Creator

Rouvy's suite of AI tools to generate augmented-reality video is now available to end users

Celebrating 25 years of fuelling cyclists with TORQ — how this British brand has grown into one of the most trusted names in endurance nutrition

From a humble fitness consultancy firm to one of the main players in sports fuelling, TORQ is celebrating 25 years with its tasty, science-backed products. But what makes TORQ different, and what’s next for the brand?

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Winter bicycle maintenance: Essential tips for every cyclist

Winter riding poses its own set of maintenance challenges - here's how to battle them

Chinese bikes are coming and slamming your stem won’t make you faster — 10 things I learnt whilst making 101 cycling videos in 2024

101 videos, £100,000s of bikes, the latest tech and high profile interviews - here's my highlights of 2024

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The cyclist’s Christmas survival guide — top tips for bike riders to navigate the festive period

If you want to strike a healthy balance this Christmas, here are some effective strategies to help you stay active while enjoying the festive spirit

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A recent pro bike auction shows that pro cyclists still have no respect for The Rules… so, should you tilt your saddle forward too?

As a growing number of elite riders break with bike seat tradition, we ask expert fitters to weigh in on the evidence behind the downward tilt

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Have I finally found out why I keep getting dropped? Why hydration is more important than you think for cycling performance

When it comes to getting the most out of yourself on the bike, knowing how salty you are can be a useful tool to unlocking your best efforts, as I was about to find out

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What will a complete indoor riding novice make of the latest tech? We got road.cc’s co-founder Tony to try a virtual cycling app for the first time

Indoor cycling has been revolutionised in the last decade... but what if you never started in the first place? We set our highly sceptical colleague up on Rouvy to see if we could change his mind

I’ve got an hour to train. How much cycling can I do?

Indoor training is very time efficient. But how much extra training can you actually get done? We got out our stopwatch and put it to the test

Will it Zwift? Your worst bike is now good enough for serious indoor training!

Turn that neglected shed bike or skip find into a Zwift setup: with Zwift Cog, anything will work… won’t it?

The cyclist’s guide to looking after your knees — ride stronger and faster with these tips for managing and preventing the most common cycling injury

Knee pain and injuries are some of the most common complaints among cyclists; but, says bike fitting legend Phil Burt, there are many simple remedies for faster, injury-free riding

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Train smart this winter with these Zwift setups

Get fitter and faster on any budget with the world's largest online cycling community

Achy back on the bike? The causes of back pain in cyclists and the best ways to relieve and prevent it

Back pain is one of the most common cycling niggles, and can make getting on the bike much less enjoyable. We asked the experts what causes back pain when cycling and how to treat and prevent it

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How important is pedalling technique? Here’s why a top Tour de France bike fitter think it’s essential

Find out why one of the world’s leading bike fitters is on a mission to perfect the art of pedalling, and how this could help you in the future

How do Tour de France riders fuel their race? Top tricks the world’s best cyclists use to battle through thousands of brutal kilometres

Sports nutrition has come on along way since the early days of the Tour de France, with teams employing experts to closely monitor their riders' eating and drinking before, during and after their efforts. Here's a detailed look at how they do it

Is 2024 the year when indoor cycling isn’t just for winter? The case for hitting the turbo trainer year-round

Turbo training indoors has revolutionised winter training. Is it time we used it more in summer too?

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How to ride faster up hills — top tips for cyclists who want to conquer any gradient

Races are won and lost on hills, and there's a reason Strava has King and Queen of the Mountains segments! Check out our expert coaching advice to help you climb quicker

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Stay cycling fit over 60 — all the tips you need to enjoy riding into your 60s and beyond

Whether you're a lifelong cyclist, looking for new ways to stay fit as you get older or are the founder of road.cc, these cycling fitness tips are for you! Make your 60s the best years on your bike yet

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8 reasons why you’re not getting faster at cycling, and what you can do to improve

Goal-setting for 2024? Whether your aim is to compete or just to get to work a bit quicker, here are some top tips to help you accomplish your two-wheeled mission

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How to stick to your New Year’s cycling fitness resolutions

It’s easy to let New Year’s resolutions slip, so here are ten tips to help you stay committed to your fitness routine as a cyclist over the coming months

How Zwift can make your outdoor rides better

Enjoy your outdoor rides more and flatten those hills with an efficient indoor training plan

Find out everything you need to know about JOIN, the new smart training app for real world cyclists

For riders who want training schedules that react to the realities of daily life, smart coaching app JOIN promises to keep you smiling in the saddle

Why do hard sprint efforts on the bike make you want to vomit?

Ever wondered why you get that sicky feeling after emptying the tank? We delve into the science of pedalling and puking after going all-out on the bike

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Everything you need to know about group riding in Zwift

There are loads of ways to ride with other people in the world's biggest online cycling community. Here's how!

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The benefits of indoor cycling and how it can deliver effective, efficient fitness results

Not sold on indoor riding yet? Here's how turbo training can give you a fast and focused fitness boost while being (almost) enjoyable

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How to boost your cycling fitness when you’re aged over 50

Check out tips for improving health and fitness as you get older from coach Joe Beer

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Fuelling for cycling — nail your nutrition strategy on and off the bike with Enervit

The sports nutrition world is full of products, but how do you know what to use and when? We look at Enervit’s range and explain how to get your nutritional timing perfectly right