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Is cycling’s doping problem about to hit ultra racing? Why an elite ultra cyclist is increasingly concerned about the lack of testing in this growing discipline

Doping rumours are rife within the ultra-distance racing community, and with it being so difficult to police, there's a real threat of a big and somewhat unknown problem. Matt spoke to a top-level ultra athlete under the condition of anonymity to learn more

Thu, Sep 03, 2026 14:00

32-inch wheels enter top-level DH and Tom Pidcock takes gold: UCI Mountain Bike World Championships debrief

With the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships done and dusted, we take a look back at the racing, and the outstanding British performances

Tue, Sep 01, 2026 14:00

The revolution and evolution of XC: How cross-country racing has changed in the UK and beyond

Cross-country racing has changed massively from its humble beginnings. We take a look at the XC evolution over the last 40 years

Mon, Aug 31, 2026 11:00

Dunne, not dusted: 2025 world downhill bronze medallist Rónán Dunne on his comeback from big injury

The Irishman had a superb season last year, winning the Les Gets World Cup and taking third in the UCI Downhill World Championships. Things haven’t gone to plan in recent months but he’s back racing and he’s targeting a big end of season

Thu, Aug 27, 2026 10:26

Gravel bike vs MTB: The bike genre lines are more blurred than ever, so which one is actually best for cycling on gravel?

"You might as well just get a mountain bike".... really? We put a gravel rig up against a custom MTB to see if a gravel-specific bike is really needed to ride gravel

Tue, Aug 25, 2026 16:00

Cube hits reset with “new chapter” 2027 MTB range, and for once the marketing speak actually checks out

Announcing the rebirth of the Fritzz as an enduro bike, a tighter Stereo line-up and hardtails starting from just £499, Cube's slightly bewildering way of launching all its new bikes at once can be forgiven if you take the time to check out the full range

Wed, Aug 12, 2026 12:33

Hunt Enduro V3 Mullet Wheelset

Affordable, comfortable and bombproof… mostly

£499.00

Tue, Aug 11, 2026 11:00

I took a perfectly good mountain bike and built into a convertible gravel bike… and it was great!

Liam has been very gravel curious as of late, but rather than drop the cash on a proper gravel bike, he wondered if he could make his mountain bike into a convertible gravel machine

Fri, Jul 31, 2026 13:00

“I did a lot of volume, but I also did the right amount of intensity”: A conversation with John Tomac, the first rock star of mountain biking

John Tomac is one of the top mountain bike racers of all time, plus one of the sport’s greatest and most recognisable icons. We catch up with John to find out what underpinned his brilliance on the bike

Sat, Jul 18, 2026 09:00

If I had £1,500 to start mountain biking with, this is how I would spend it

Mountain biking can be pretty expensive if you're brand new to the sport. Here's the kit Liam would buy if he had to start over from scratch on a smaller budget

Wed, Jun 17, 2026 16:35