CBD, or cannabidiol, is a non-intoxicating compound found in cannabis plants, marketed widely for its potential therapeutic benefits. It’s reported to have some effervescent-like effects on the body’s endocannabinoid system; that’s the part that regu

Local authorities and others frequently install barriers of various inventive designs on cycle paths. These are there supposedly to prevent unauthorised users from accessing the path. They rarely achieve this. They do have a number of other effects t

Turin will host what will be a sombre start to the 2024 Giro, marking the 75th anniversary of the Superga air disaster in which the majority of Torino FC’s all-conquering team died. They will be commemorated on the Superga climb halfway into the stag

The men’s side of the Classics this season was dominated by two riders and one tactic. The riders were Tadej Pogačar and Mathieu van der Poel, and the tactic was the boringly long solo break. Don’t misunderstand me – I’m still very impressed by both

In his first elite race since mid-March, Mark Cavendish failed to finish higher than 15th at the Tour of Turkey, which took place over eight stages last week. The Astana-Qazaqstan rider finished 15th on stage one, and then was largely anonymous for t

Take the pizza out of the oven, pop open a bottle of Prosecco and start practicing your expressive hand gestures. It’s almost time for the Giro d’Italia, and for everything to turn a brilliant shade of pink for the rest of May. Forget about the cold

While I may have been a little young to understand the full romance of the Tour de France during the Armstrong era, I never understood the sentiment that it was boring just because of Lance’s dominance. As a teenager I suppose you still love the idea

Photos Evie Baines/Future, Fizik Spring is here – the blossom is on the trees, the birds are singing and across the country people are bringing their summer bikes out of hibernation. I know, because, as a mechanic, I’m now anticipating the annual ser

25 | UAE | Slo Giro starts: 0 Best GC result: N/A Best stage result: N/A Tadej Pogačar is no stranger to being the favourite for a bike race. At pretty much every event the UAE Team Emirates rider lines up for, he is the one to watch. With a 60% win

The Decathlon D900 Smart Trainer is a new high-end trainer from Decathlon that boasts a serious spec at a laughably low cost. It uses a 5.2kg flywheel to generate electromagnetic resistance of up to 2,000 watts and can simulate up to a 20% incline vi

Cian Uijtdebroeks is accustomed to the question by now. “Basically every race someone asks me what my name means,” he laughs. For those unaware, the Belgian’s surname translates from Middle Dutch into English as “pull down your pants”. You can see wh

CTT National Road Bike Championships 22.4 (Glatton, Cambridgeshire): 1. George Fox (George Fox Cycling Solutions) 46.28 2. A. Dowsett (Nopinz) 47.09 3. A. Pickering (Elysium Kalas Race Team) 47.24 4. M. Mottram (Ribble Cycles) 47.39 5. J. Jenkins (Ha

PARIS 85 DAYS TO GO he bike that Team GB’s athletes will hope to ride to glory at this summer’s Paris Olympics was launched on Monday. The latest incarnation of the Hope-Lotus HBT was developed in partnership with Lotus Engineering, Renishaw, and Hop

The in-form sprinter leading into the Giro is Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step), who has raced to seven victories just days into April. Having only ridden one Grand Tour over the previous two seasons, he’s eager to make up for lost time. As anticipated

In 2023, Ineos Grenadiers did not win a single WorldTour stage race. The once pre-eminent stage racing team appeared to be ceding their mantle to Visma-Lease a Bike, UAE Team Emirates and Bora-Hansgrohe. This year began in a similar fashion, with sol

Young fans are enthralled at the sight of a hard-charging Gino Bartali (left) on the dusty roads of the 1938 Giro d’Italia. Flanked by fellow Italian Olimpio Bizzi, Bartali’s popularity is written all over the faces of the onlookers as they urge the

The week: 15-21 April Location: Girona and the Ardennes Training for: Liège-Bastogne-Liège Derek Gee took last year’s Giro d’Italia by the scruff of the neck and overnight – well, over three weeks – became a Grand Tour sensation. An unprecedented run

Rapha has closed its US office in Arkansas and laid off six out of eight members of staff. The brand cited “strategic realignment and market dynamics”, though one anonymous employee told Velo the terminations were due to ‘non-performance reasons’ and

The amount of times I’ve gone on big rides with people who were nervous because they “only” rode a bike for commuting, and they always turned out to have the stamina of an ox. Jamie Ewbank Call it what you will, it’s consistent base training. Great n

The glory years for Claud Butler Bicycles were from the early 1930s until 1956, when bankruptcy was declared. The business was sold initially to Alan Hill, then to Holdsworth in 1957 and finally Falcon in 1987. This Claud Butler Criterium from 1995,

Swiss peaks The forbidding mountains of the Alps form a majestic backdrop as the Tour de Romandie passes through central Switzerland on stage one last week. Dorian Godon (Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale) would go on to win this stage, which finished in Fr