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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This bike belonged to a 70's legend of the UK scene, and to think it was just a hand-me-down ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Les West’s Holdsworth Professional is a scarce, hand-built masterpiece, which narrowly escaped being mass-produced in a factory ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Simon Fellows ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/avr98LNkDFeyZpnzFhSMRf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'We rode the length of Britain stopping only at pubs': Why cyclists need to support their local boozers ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Having completed a country-long tour of UK pubs on a tandem, Ben McFarland and Tom Sandham argue that bikes and beer do mix – and that pedal-pushers need to keep pint-pullers in business ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:52:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben McFarland ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zeL88oBS2ttcDW8y3zxUnQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'What barriers? There aren't any!' – unpacking cycling's access problems ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Get over it, of course there are barriers to cycling ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:16:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:17:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Meg Elliot ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NSzDC7YXqcvG5pkhPuuPAU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Trying to be relatable is very counterproductive' – are Instagram influencers helping people get into cycling, or raising barriers to the sport? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From bike fits to press trips to Dubai, we look at the emerging phenomenon of the cycling influencer ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:10:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:10:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Meg Elliot ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5zaGydNCaRAfPSs7E5t7MY-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[Screenshots of people riding bikes on a purple background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is cycling really a rich person's sport, or are we all being duped? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As bikes and kit grow ever more expensive, we ask whether there is another way ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:17:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:11:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Shrubsall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vfXkjgq7g2746FFz2VnTh6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[A group ride during Unbound week in Emporia, Kansas]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Never trust the forecast!' These are the tips and tricks that keep the pros riding through the worst of winter ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Winter riding doesn't have to be survival mode. Pro riders who know how to thrive through the colder months share their best hacks, habits and kit tweaks ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 05:10:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 11:29:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ cm.bell@hotmail.co.uk (Chris Marshall-Bell) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Marshall-Bell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rTbnH6qbvEEtVGEhNEsP6o-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Andy Jones]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[Millie Couzens]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It was a constant terror... cold sweat and panic' – how one high-flyer quit the rat race to fix bikes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Former high ranking communications director Nick Sharpe tells CW about the crippling anxiety that led him to something completely different ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:59:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:59:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Shrubsall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gyesMQk72PrTvgsnrdcR39-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Mark Cavendish was in the booth with me the whole night, and he was crying' – Pete Tong on when music meets cycling ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The British dance music pioneer talks bikes and partying with the sport's stars ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:11:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:11:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Meg Elliot ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gndXd9yojS3g7uJsRKr6GV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[Pete Tong performs at the Isle of Wite festival]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I never told my parents how bad it really was' – How one rider went from cancer diagnosis to medal-winning form ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A stage-four cancer diagnosis at just 20 threatened to end Yuli van der Molen’s career before it had really begun. She tells Tom Davidson how she made it back ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Davidson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xSdZq2H4Wy2H3K6dDN6oKi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pleased the Tour de France is coming to the UK in 2027? Meet the man you have to thank ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Paul Bush has been trying for two decades to organise a Grand Départ. Now he’s scored two at once ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:44:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:44:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Davidson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DwuEJDfJ3EpBcFG8EBzQ9T-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The thing that transcends time is the escapism of the bike' – how the Victorians lost their minds over cycling, the following made-up diseases and social change ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As the bicycle boom hit Britain, so did a slew of mind-boggling illnesses ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:19:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:35:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Meg Elliot ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3VQpkxuUVWhiWWaW4h2hMN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The legacy model is broken' – is the cycling kit industry becoming survival of the smallest? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Three companies speak to Cycling Weekly about how they hope to avoid the pitfalls suffered by major clothing brands this week ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:10:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Shrubsall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6xQpdLtuzFZKdwPR8JmFfc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[Lusso factory John Harrison cuts fabric]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ I wrote the book on midlife cyclist health – but missed the heart risk that nearly killed me ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Despite priding himself on understanding how to thrive as a middle-aged cyclist, Phil Cavell was perilously unaware of the 'shark' circling him – a heart condition hiding in plain sight ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:14:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Phil Cavell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/svnem4S3zqR6KWU6aqmWX9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Harder than the big climbs of the Tour de France - we ride deep into Austria's unknown Alps ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Searching for some new climbs to ride in 2026? We went to Austria to search out some of the most beautiful and challenging climbs you've never heard of ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:56:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:20:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ onehundredclimbs@outlook.com (Simon Warren) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Simon Warren ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hiQHB3CU9r2qpHowkNkHwL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Should the UCI ban WorldTour bikes from the public? Why this could save pro cycling in the long run ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pro cycling is funded by selling extremely expensive products to ordinary riders — but as those products move out of reach, is the model eating itself? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:41:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:26:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andy Carr ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KuW8rMJZwDHdwoadnoNsji-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I've known occasions where a star's bike has attracted more attention than they did' – how to race against your heroes with Dr Hutch ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Staying cool when a big name turns up at your local race is mandatory. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Hutchinson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/D52oxuwsCghzT9ao6Exvj7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Does the weight of your expensive cycling shoes matter or are the claims as lightweight as the product? - the answer might surprise you ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Do super-lightweight cycling shoes offer performance benefits that justify their hyper-expensive prices? We asked a top-scientist who modelled it and found out. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Simon Fellows ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ld2yd6BerfEgx8d8iAoAiW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ I went cycling and hated it, but realised that it's all just part of the process ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Five hours in the woods taught me about mental endurance ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:33:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:33:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Meg Elliot ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wVWeXT7TCVmBMF7UDjE9i8-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[Mountains with a photo over the top of two women on bikes]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ I rode a spin bike for 24 hours straight despite not knowing how to cycle – here's what I learned ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ One amateur cyclist took on a charity challenge and learned a lot about herself in the process ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 13:07:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:41:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ffion Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BQoCcDegGG7YZSgmbnqvTF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Debunking the 32-inch wheel myth: what road cyclists really need to know ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ With Maxxis in production with their Aspen MTB 32-inch tyre and big brands like Trek in over the axles field testing the latest oversize option, does this mean road wheels are about to get bigger? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:15:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andy Carr ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UYj9QekmWYYMnujfNRLcKf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[men riding penny farthings with big wheels in a park]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cycling gear that was so good I’m not ditching it in 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hannah's pick of cycling kit is timeless, so she won't be in a hurry to move on to the new season of gear ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:40:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:39:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.bussey@futurenet.com (Hannah Bussey) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Bussey ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iXt4srR2dcCCjkagF8yLWD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[A women rides the Scott Addict 10 out the saddle and up a tight hill]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Enjoy the process – time for new year's resolutions, but not as we know them ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Whether you call them goals or resolutions, remember to enjoy the journey this year ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:46:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:47:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Shrubsall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ugMjovFeeumc3bDsjXQATW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'A true hill-climbing boot camp' - a guide to exploring England's North Pennines by bike ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The North Pennines will force you to dig deep but their solitude and splendour are ample reward, finds Simon Warren. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 09:15:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:35:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ onehundredclimbs@outlook.com (Simon Warren) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Simon Warren ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yEQneHRW5WQYDKiBhr45j5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'If you look hard enough, there are always things to complain about' – Dr Hutch on the delights of cycling on the coldest days ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Doc's friend Bernard lives for stoicism bragging rights ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:44:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Hutchinson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mhVt7canF7BXowpYN8HDUB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[Dr Hutch cycles out of a church]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cannondale's Joe Montgomery wasn't just a man with an idea; he ushered in innovative change that shaped the bicycle industry ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Remembering Joe Montgomery and looking back at some of Cannondale’s most iconic design innovations and concepts ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:23:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 19:53:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Aaron Borrill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HDTt7ZeHAZ9WxyiE5Vpi3R-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Demi Vollering on top, Tadej Pogačar to win Roubaix, and bigger tyres – the Cycling Weekly predictions for 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ These might not be the boldest bets, but they could come off ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 11:51:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Adam Becket ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Aiu2AsSYaGDf5jRT5s4TXP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I suggested we make trophies out of tinfoil': The inside story of the car-park Vuelta a España podium ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ When necessity called, Tom Pidcock’s mum stepped up – and transformed a cancelled Vuelta podium into an unforgettable celebration ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 08:45:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 11:58:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ cm.bell@hotmail.co.uk (Chris Marshall-Bell) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Marshall-Bell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/83pRrhm2pAJfMzgLXJXCmh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'When you think cycling might be getting predictable, the most dramatic things can happen' – the Cycling Weekly team's races of the year ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Let's just hope for just as many thrills in 2026... ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 11:28:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Adam Becket ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wQYH3BS4oPTQHoTj46q2GW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[Neilson Powless in pink leads Tiesj Benoot, Wout van Aert, and Matteo Jorgenson in yellow on the cobbles]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'What she is doing is unbelievable' – how Lorena Wiebes is taking winning to the next level ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lorena Wiebes won more races than any other pro in 2025 – her dominance not confined to sprints. Tom Davidson explores just how far the Dutchwoman’s expanding skill-set can take her ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Davidson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JNJ8gUGKj52R5jGa7wSN4i-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The unassuming king of Scotland: the year Oscar Onley announced himself to the world as Britain's next GC star ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Despite WorldTour victories and fourth place at the Tour, Oscar Onley remains characteristically understated ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ cm.bell@hotmail.co.uk (Chris Marshall-Bell) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Marshall-Bell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/up2XQkN3C9daTWjeaQZ25S-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Not every bike ride has to be an epic: Cycling Weekly's team pick their best two-wheeled adventures of 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From South Africa to the Highlands of Scotland ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Adam Becket ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/j4jSBEr4v2Ss2tPHTGQpLU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Away from the headlines – the Cycling Weekly team's alternative riders of 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Recognition for those riders who deserve more attention than they have received ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 11:23:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Adam Becket ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/33D2aCqbfBLgQhnktNb723-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                    <media:text><![CDATA[Molly Weaver]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The whole stage went how I expected it to go' – Simon Yates's Finestre hour and Giro d'Italia triumph unpacked ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Returning to the setting of his most painful defeat, Simon Yates found redemption ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:35:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ cm.bell@hotmail.co.uk (Chris Marshall-Bell) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Marshall-Bell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TzLFPLDedbVsEJ79yeN5fX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The other problem is that it’s not going to slow things down very much' – rating the UCI's rules and regulation updates of 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The UCI’s tireless crusade for a safer, slicker sport produced plenty of talking points in 2025 ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Hutchinson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bsRhFQ76ZWfW5LQvTkJxCe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gravel riding through the Cairngorms: You don't need long haul flights to discover true wilderness ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Unlike the rugged ranges in the west of the country, the Cairngorms feature wide, high-altitude plateaus, perfect for gravel cycling. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 10:05:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 10:39:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Markus Stitz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T3MTQ4YuNavfbdoNUcEAi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The year everything got faster: These are the most impressive cycling records set in 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The record books were ripped up and rewritten this year ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Davidson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Zt63yYLZospVychxoqmPWa-1280-80.jpg">
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                            <![CDATA[ Half-arsed training isn't even fooling Dr Hutch himself ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Hutchinson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4Xt83MLqk36oRtiSnYnkRS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From the Tour de France to JOGLEJOG via a Christmas party – the Cycling Weekly team's cycling moments of 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ We couldn't all pick stage 20 of the Giro d'Italia ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Adam Becket ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hQhqPSXt32o4NjynZy6PHP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 50 years on: Meet the first tandem couple to cycle around the world ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In 1975, Colin and Veronica Scargill set a cycling record that will never be beaten – and yet has been largely forgotten. Trevor Ward hears the story of their remarkable adventure ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Trevor Ward ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RCmcJyaRLz8miWzmTdeHdb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ TNT killed the TV star: how cycling's paywall has driven fans away from the sport ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Looking back on a year in which cycling fans face soaring costs to watch cycling on TV, Adam Becket explores the consequences for viewers, broadcasters and the sport’s future ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Adam Becket ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BjHEKS22RvBuQok5cbryJ6-1280-80.png">
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                            <![CDATA[ Real-time surface conditions on your computer,  suspension seatposts, aero everything — 6 predictions that could shape the future of gravel tech ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Zach Nehr ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dCqHgaP3tinh8RLCXP53dV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.cyclingweekly.com/cw-awards/it-wasnt-a-case-of-i-want-to-be-a-pro-it-was-a-case-of-im-going-to-be-a-pro-the-epic-journey-that-took-pippa-york-from-young-wannabe-to-tour-de-france-star-and-beyond</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ From Grand Tour climber extraordinaire to journalist and now author, the Scot was an easy choice for our Lifetime Achievement award ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Shrubsall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bLVapeAoEKPr7pyUhJMXPg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Both occasions have been magical, out-of-body experiences': from Cape Town to Flanders, via London, Cycling Weekly's team pick their favourite cycling roads ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ We all have favourite places to ride – here are ours ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 08:29:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Adam Becket ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R5xtVjQJ3WXdybNxmAqKG6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Cycling started to feel like sacrifice rather than the dream it used to be' – Lizzie Deignan on her storied career, retirement, and being a trailblazing mum ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Having announced her retirement earlier in the year, Britain’s best female cyclist of the modern era sits down to reflect on a remarkable career ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ owenrogers382@yahoo.co.uk (Owen Rogers) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Rogers ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mszxPi5z75ABtPb95apqAg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'There are a lot of teams that will burn out their athlete for their contract, and that will be it for them' - how to combat REDs, one of the biggest problems in modern cycling ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Veronica Ewers tells Cycling Weekly what measures could be implemented to tackle the condition ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 07:47:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 07:47:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Meg Elliot ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yHdAAtKLxaDvreuYMDZ3KV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'She showed that the impossible is possible' – Pauline Ferrand-Prévot is Cycling Weekly's international rider of the year after an incredible year ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Frenchwoman stunned at Paris-Roubaix Femmes before dominating the Tour de France Femmes in 2025 ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ cm.bell@hotmail.co.uk (Chris Marshall-Bell) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Marshall-Bell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vwwZdu2EkdLNjGTX2pUUqJ-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The final climb turned my legs to jelly' – one rider's quest to cycle up every hill in his home city ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ How many hills does Sheffield really have? Simon Warren set out in search of the mythical seven – and ended up plotting a route with 97 more ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ onehundredclimbs@outlook.com (Simon Warren) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Simon Warren ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/city-of-seven-hills-give-or-take-100-myBpAky3ETu6qshaErb44K-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I'm just happy to have new friends to ride with' - meet Bhima Bowden, Cycling Weekly's local hero of 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Having developed an affinity for his local hills, Bhima Bowden decided to put them to use. Meg Elliot hears his story. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Meg Elliot ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gDJcJQrtmCxdVwEa54BrTZ-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Within five years, anything above an entry-level bike will require batteries — and I don't like it ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bikes shouldn’t need batteries to work: a stance against electronic shifting's ubiquity ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Venutolo-Mantovani ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X8tFDH3HnifjDYDSyYSM56-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I’m probably just a bit of a sufferer, able to dig deep' – Robyn Clay, Cycling Weekly's domestic rider of the year, is only just getting started ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 22-year-old on her breakout year which saw her win national series, and got her a move to the WorldTour ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Adam Becket ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JRHkxrmuQQQBSi79NsEZHb-1280-80.png">
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