Inspiration

The gut is vital to our wellbeing - as you'll have discovered if you've ever had a problem with yours. Catherine is qualified to help yours work better, on and off the bike...

We all know that exercise benefits our physical health but what about our mental health? Recent research has shown that two-thirds of people spend less than an hour per day outside during autumn and winter. There's never been a better time to get out on your bike!

We all crave foods that we know we 'shouldn't'. As a cyclist and a nutritionist, Catherine's better positioned than most of us to cut to the truth - and it's not all bad!

Looking for easy wins in the quest to become a better cyclist? Gemma has some answers for you. Much as we love cycling, we're especially keen on no.10!

Hill climbs can be the bane of a cyclist's life. Miserable, painful experiences that you can't wait to end. But get it right and they can be uplifting, invigorating and inspirational.

Is there anything that a good bike ride can't solve? OK, Brexit perhaps. And Boris Johnson's hair. That aside, getting out for a pedal is one of the best ways to make things better that humanity has yet invented, as Juliet explains.

Tips from Alice Barnes (World Team Time Trial Champion) and Coryn Rivera (Sharon Laws Rider of the Year) give their tips on getting the most out of your bike ride this winter.

Triathlon athlete and World Champ Simone Mitchell reveals six of her key training exercises to improve strength, both on and off the bike.

Simone Mitchell became 2017 AG World Champion in 70.3 Ironman. She's a triathlon superstar, but equally great at getting the best out of 'normal' people. In this 2nd video, Simone shares another brilliant 6-part training circuit suitable for beginners right up to the elite. You don't even need equipment!

We're all guilty of ignoring our stretching, even Anna G herself. Not one to let the grass grow under her feet, here Anna shows us a great sequence of cycling-specific stretches from her home beach in Spain. Where grass doesn't grow.

In September 2017, Simone Dailey became Ironman 70.3 Age Group World Champion. The following weekend, she got married to Ollie. To top it all off, the next weekend she came to give a brilliant strength training demo at our VeloVixen Women's Cycling Hub...

Last summer I spent some time behind the scenes at the Tour Series, watching pro women riders. They all shared the same awe-inspiring strength, courage, determination and phenomenal physiques – but hugely varied body shapes. Did that make them lesser cyclists?