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The One Hour Record—is there anything simpler in cycling? Get on your track bike, ride around a velodrome for an hour really fast. Many of cycling's greatest stars have reached for the brass ring, as well as lesser known but motivated riders. One of these is the subject of a documentary from INEOS Grenadiers about Dan Bigham's 2022 attempt.

Ed Hood looks back at the final stage of the 2012 Vuelta in Madrid. ‘Ultimo kilometro!’ the 'speaker' bellows into his mic as up on the big screen, De Kort tries to make his legs forget about the Bola del Mundo. His ‘body weight over the pedals’ style is similar to his Capo, John Degenkolb who sits in his slipstream awaiting the mindful moment. . .

With the recent World Championships in Glasgow covering almost every aspect of bike racing, there was plenty to celebrate. While there were epic battles, the premier events must be considered the Elite Men's and Women's Road Races, both with deserving winners of the Rainbow Jersey and, happily, nobody mentioned The Curse.

Vuelta Roadside: With this year's Vuelta a España making a return to Asturias and l'Angliru, Ed Hood got his diary and photo album out for one of his favourite days on a Grand Tour. The mythical climb of the Alto de l'Angliru sticks in the memory for reasons both political and sporting - Ed's day on the Angliru.

Ed's first day on the Angliru: The Vuelta has started one of its hardest editions in recent memory. On stage 17, the 2023 edition takes on a whole new level of crazy, as the race hits the Angliru. Back in 2008, Ed Hood was on the roadside on the Angliru, and his day on the legendary climb is well worth taking another look at.

In Michael Blann's spectacular book of mountain photographs, Susannah Osborne writes: “... mountains are... where the sport's heroes are born, and crushed.” The amazing images, and personal stories from some of cycling's biggest stars perfectly illustrate this huge spectrum.