Innehållsförteckning för April 20, 2023 från Cycling Weekly

British Cycling has appointed Jon Dutton as its new CEO after a “robust and competitive” recruitment process, according to the sport’s national governing body. Dutton, the former head of the Rugby League World Cup, is set to replace acting CEO Danielle Every, who replaced former head Brian Facer last October. BC has confirmed that Dutton is set to formally begin the role later this month. Prior to starting with BC, Dutton spent time working for the PGA European Tour; UEFA, where he worked on logistics and transport for the Champions League final in 2003; and the 2014 Tour de France Grand Départ, where he was director of readiness helping to organise the first two stages of the race in Yorkshire. In a press release from the governing body, Dutton –…

“You’ve got a road bike, so time trial” – that is the message from Cycling Time Trials as it launches sweeping new changes designed to encourage more riders to take up the sport. From now on, all open events will feature separately classified road bike results, which can also be viewed on the CTT website, and can be filtered into men’s and women’s results, and age group categories. Significantly, popular time trials results platform Spindata is also on board with the changes, as is real-time time trialling results app ResultsSheet. It means road bike riders in search of a more level playing field and recognition of their efforts no longer need to search out ‘road bike only’ time trials. The hope is that it will attract new blood to the…

When the Glasgow Worlds were announced there was only ever one woman for the job of writing our guide to the great Scottish city of Glasgow: Katie Archibald. The Olympic gold medallist, local hero and talented wordsmith was our first call. Happily, she said yes. Over the next 10 pages she’ll take you to all the best haunts and epic climbs the city has to offer, to make the most of a trip to the Worlds this summer, in her usual joyful style, while local Torvelo Race Team rider and CW reader Liam White models. Glasgow, here we come. THE DSM LOOP DISTANCE: 80KM | CLIMBING: 1,043M I call this the DSM loop because it passes a DSM factory. Did you know that DSM exists not just as three letters…

MET Rivale MIPS helmet £150 Weight 242g The MET Rivale MIPS road helmet is designed for those riders who want a bit of everything. It’s lightweight, has an MIPS liner for added safety and combines aerodynamic features with lots of ventilation for a fast but cool head. Vitally it won’t cost you as much as many of its competitors. But is it really possible to be all things to all cyclists? The Rivale MIPS consists of an EPS liner in a polycarbonate shell and the up-to-date MIPS C2 liner for additional protection from rotational forces. For a helmet with aero properties, the Rivale has a svelte look about it and doesn’t appear at all bulky on your head. The overall shape and design of the Rivale aims to optimise ventilation while…

ROAD RACING SUNDAY, APRIL 16 Yomp Bonk Crew Bradfield Bash Road Race (Bradfield School, Worrall, Sheffield): Men 2, 3, 4: 1. Tom Martin (Wheelbase CabTech Castelli) 2:04.19; 2. J. Turnbull (Prologue Racing Team) +1.11; 3. T. Heal (Stolen Goat RT); 4. D. Jarrett (trainSharp Development Team); 5. J. Britton (Prologue Racing Team) all same time; 6. P. Clark (Team Lifting Gear Products) +1.16. Women 2, 3, 4: 1. Imogen Wolff (Shibden HopeTech Apex) 2:04.21; 2. A. Plowman (Jadan Vive le Velo) +0.02; 3. J. Hine (Team Boompods) +1.04; 4. Leah Brewer (Ystwyth CC) +2.15; 5. Lois Brewer (Ystwyth CC) +2.16; 6. J. Lloyd (Liverpool Braveheart BC) +3.00. Spatzwear Rayner Foundation Spring Series round four (Bodington circuit, Leeds, West Yorkshire): E, 1, 2, 3: 1. Chris Sherriffs (Shibden CC); 2. W.…

Tadej Pogačar put in another performance to remind everyone just who the strongest rider in the world right now is at Amstel Gold as he soloed to victory with 29km to go. Meanwhile, in the women’s race it was another case of a predictable winner as Demi Vollering and SD Worx used their collective strength to bludgeon their opponents into submission. In the men’s race, the winning move went clear with 90km still to go, Pogačar attacked with 76km to go, sending a group of 10 riders clear, then again at 36km that sent him, Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost) and Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) off the front. His final kick with 29km left couldn’t be matched by either, and Healy, putting in the performance of his young career, left Pidcock…

This weekend sees the return of The Cycle Show, which will be celebrating its 20th anniversary at Alexandra Palace in London. Starting tomorrow (Friday 21 to Sun 23 April) it will be held over three days and promises something for everyone. There will be a host of cycling stars in attendance, including Chris Froome, Dan Martin, Pete Kennaugh and Alex Dowsett. As well as famous types, plus more bikes of all shapes, sizes and ilk than you can shake a frame-fit pump at, visitors can enjoy a huge array of exhibits and activities. If you’re feeling fit you can pit your legs against the Ally Pally virtual hill-climb on the indoor bike – the digital course has been especially created for the show. There is also a demo track where…

This weekend’s final instalment in the Spring Classics season sets up what could be the most thrilling big-name clash yet, when Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) goes up against Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step) in La Doyenne, Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Fans will be hoping the pair can offer up the requisite fireworks after a muchanticipated Wout van Aert/Mathieu van der Poel clash at Paris-Roubaix fizzled out, with the Belgian having to watch his rival ride away unchecked after an untimely puncture. Soudal-Quick Step boss Patrick Lefevere is hoping world champion Evenepoel can save what has been a lacklustre Classics season for his team, with Kasper Asgreen’s seventh at the Tour of Flanders the best result in a major race. Lefevere said that Evenepoel, who has been training on Tenerife, had told him in…

First day in the job can someone please explain to him and the press office/marketing that racing/taking part in the majority of events held under BC rules isn’t a “customer experience” as recently communicated in an official newsletter. Mostly they are run by volunteers, clubs and teams not companies like sportives that are customer experience days. Russell McLean BC is in a such a mess at the moment, what has gone wrong of late? The British pro scene has basically disappeared, the race calendar is gradually, year by year, getting smaller, where is all the Shell money, where has that gone? Ian Beard Too many people now thinking of BC as a multi-million pound corporation. It isn’t, it is root and branch a member’s organisation. The big money might come…

Is the radical new Specialized Sirrus hybrid bike, which has a hole – officially a ‘compliance junction’ – where the lower part of the seat tube should be, about to usher in a new era of imaginative, creative bike design? Has it finally released us from the bonds of the traditional diamond frame? In a word, no. Of course, we admire Specialized’s ambition and willingness to innovate, but there have been many brave attempts to break out of the 138-year-old template of JK Starley’s Rover Safety Bicycle, not to mention the triangular gospel according to Sheldon Brown (“the diamond frame is one of most nearly perfect pieces of design known”). Most recently we’ve had the UCI’s Lugano Charter, which came into force in 2000 with “the objective of preserving the…

Colin Thornton of Coldra Road Club wins on the seafront at Sandown in 1987 (the name of the race isn’t listed with the image). It was one of the last wins in a long and illustrious career for the Welshman, who had been racing since the late 1960s. He was crowned national amateur Welsh champion in 1973, aged 21, and enjoyed a great deal of success in and around his home country, both in road races and time trials – although it was the cut-and-thrust of kermesse racing he loved the most. Thornton represented Wales at three Commonwealth Games in the 1970s, and also rode in the GB team in the Peace Race. His visit to the Isle of Wight was a rare one and he made it count, winning…

Rob Scott, one of the star riders on the now-defunct AT85 Pro Cycling squad, has found himself a home for next season on foreign soil, after being unable to find a place on any British squads for the remainder of the current season. AT85’s sudden demise in March due to “financial uncertainty” left many riders without a ride for the current campaign, although both Scott and Jim Brown have managed to grab last-minute spots with French outfit Cross Team Legendre. “I’ve been stuck in limbo, so it’s good to have a bit of focus and drive again” Founded as a cyclo-cross team, Legendre – headed up by Steve Chainel – are expanding to the road in the months ahead, and saw Scott as an ideal signing to kick-start their new…

TOM PIDCOCK INEOS GRENADIERS The Ardennes are the perfect hunting ground for the Yorkshire rider, whose outlandish ability to climb and descend is a prerequisite for success on this sort of terrain. He’s already won Strade Bianche this season, which is very similar in terms of climbing, while third at Amstel last weekend shows he’s fully recovered from his concussion-enforced racing break. Rider rating ★ ★ ★ ★ DAVIDGAUDU (GROUPAMA-FDJ) A promising start to the season plus a good track record in the Ardennes equals a great chance of contending for at least a podium place at LBL for the 26-year-old French climber. Third here in 2021, and sixth in 2019, the Groupama-FDJ man has shown good form already this year, with second on GC at Paris-Nice and a win…

I’ve just been catching up with an old cycling pal from Kent who I met in Majorca. I asked him if he was still riding out with the club on Sunday mornings. “No, I ‘m suffering from fogged,” he said. “What’s that?” I said. He answered “FOGD. Fear of getting dropped!” Colin Clifford, email Ed – I think that’s something every cyclist has suffered from in the past, and something probably we’ll suffer from again at some point in the future.…

The Parcours Chrono wheelset is a deep section option, with the front and rear wheels designed specifically to take into account the different yaw angle (the angle at which the air impacts the wheel). As a result, the front has a wider and more U-shaped profile (as the yaw angles are higher) and the rear wheel keeps a more traditional narrower V-shape. According to Parcours the result is that the wheels are more aerodynamic than similarly deep wheels, while also being more stable in the wind. This promises to be both faster and also reduce fatigue, as the upper body isn’t having to utilise so much energy to stabilise the wheels. Construction The Parcours Chrono wheelset consists of a front wheel that is 68.6mm deep and 32mm wide, while the…

There are times when you will find yourself seeking revenge on other riders. Often these times will join up into an extended period of vengeance-seeking with no gaps at all, and when this happens we call it a racing career. I would advise you not to seek revenge by knocking them off. Despite expectations, it’s very hard to knock someone off a bike deliberately. You’ll find they are a great deal more stable than you might have hoped, and that you are correspondingly rather less stable. (And by the way, you can’t seek vengeance on someone if you fell off trying to bundle them off the road and they failed to be bundled.) The more traditional means of taking your revenge after you’ve suffered a defeat consists of beating them…

The British team was full of confidence as they met the press ahead of travelling to Canada for the Montreal Olympics. Their confidence came after a whole week of track training together at the Meadowbank velodrome in Edinburgh. A week of training sounds rather pathetic compared to how the British team now trains together year round, but the confidence was well founded. On a windy evening, riding training wheels and tyres, the team pursuit quartet rode 4,000m in four minutes, 32 seconds, a time that Cycling said was the fastest ever ridden in the UK. It was the quartet of Ian Hallam, Mick Bennett, Ian Banbry and Robin Crocker that carried much of Britain’s hopes with them, as the road race and team time trial were believed to be out…