Cycling speed tips: how to get faster on your bike

Everyone wants to ride faster – even those people who say they don’t! – and we have a whole load of articles here on road.cc that will help you get there. If you want to be fit and fast by the summer, you need to be focusing on it now.TrainingWe’ve run a Six Weeks to … Read more

Muc-Off CO2 Inflator Kit

According to the description on the website, the Muc-Off Inflator kit helps you “inflate your tyres quickly and get back to riding in no time!” – and I’d have to agree. The chuck works really well, inspiring confidence that it won’t release gas while attaching, there’s a button that lets you control the release once … Read more

Pro Bikes: Alex Dowsett’s Factor VAM – video

Alex Dowsett has joined the Israel Cycling Academy for 2020 and along with a new kit is a brand new bike, with the British cyclist swapping from Canyon to Factor along with a few other changes, which he goes through in the video above. We’ve shared this video because Alex is refreshingly honest about the equipment he’s … Read more

#MyCyclingWeekend with Decathlon – Get your snorkel

It’s looking like another washout weekend thanks to Storm Dennis.Thankfully, the wind won’t be as strong as last weekend, so as long as you’ve got a good rain jacket and a healthy amount of motivation, you should be ok to get out on the bike.When you head out, remember to snap a picture of how … Read more

Mental health support could become requirement for Olympic and Paralympic funding

UK Sport could introduce a requirement for sports bodies to offer mental health support as a requirement for Olympic and Paralympic funding, according to the director of athlete health at the English Institute for Sport.Speaking to The Telegraph, Craig Ranson describes a “step change” in attitudes to athlete welfare following a UK Sport culture survey … Read more