The Mach Loop in north Wales is used to hosting the top pilots of the RAF on low flying training, Vern Pitt find out how it fares on two wheels.As my back wheel skitters across the tarmac on some gravel following some over enthusiastic braking I think to myself, “There aren’t many ways in which I’m like Tom Cruise, but we do both do all our own stunts.” The diminutive Hollywood star is front and centre of Cycling Weekly’s mind because we’ve come to […]
Having made a name for himself on the track and in the UK time trialling scene John Archibald signed for Alberto Contador’s ProTeam Eolo-Kometa for 2021. He tells Vern Pitt about the suffering and lessons of his first few months in the pro ranks.ROQUETAS DE MAR, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 14: John Archibald of The United Kingdom and Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team during the 34th Clásica de Almeria 2021 a 183,3km race from Pueblo de Vicar to Roquetas de Mar / #ClasicaAlmeria21 / on February 14, 2021 in Roquetas de Mar, Spain. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)Through the rain you could still make out the imposing yellow and black gilet on the back of Wout Van Aert in full flight. The...
Despite two years passing since the last running of Amstel Gold Race, the day is easy to remember. Yes, there was Mathieu van der Poel’s breathless, draw dropping victory, but a couple of hours earlier Kasia Niewiadoma had set the Cauberg alight with a stunning, tense win. Having tested the water the previous lap, Niewiadoma […]
