Fitness
All the advice and insight you need to improve your riding, enhance your performance or simply get into better shape with cycling.
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 Over the Atlas mountains: our Moroccan bikepacking adventure, cycling from Marrakech to the ancient fortified city that’s featured in Game of ThronesEpic mountains, deserted gravel roads, an incredible 1,000 year-old trading outpost - plus a few mistakes to learn from... By Stefan Abram • Published 
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 How to train for your first 100-mile ride: 3 tips and a structured plan for successCycling coach Zach Nehr explains how to use a structured training plan to prepare for a 100-mile ride By Zach Nehr • Last updated 
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 Female-specific nutrition strategies: how to adjust your fuelling at each stage of the menstrual cycleYour carbohydrate and protein demands vary greatly throughout the month - here’s how to make sure you’re giving your body what it needs By Andy Turner • Published 
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 Cycling and pregnancy: expert advice on staying active whilst growing a little personCycling Weekly's digital editor was never going to spend 40 weeks off the bike... By Michelle Arthurs-Brennan • Last updated 
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 Bittersweet: do cyclists consume too much sugar?Nutritionist Anita Bean assesses whether cyclists should cut down their sugar intake and look elsewhere for energy By Anita Bean • Published 
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 How hormones affect cycling performance - and what you can do to harness themNo, testosterone won’t give you superpowers any more than being on your period writes off your race prospects. Michelle Arthurs-Brennan debunks the myths around sex hormones By Michelle Arthurs-Brennan • Last updated 
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 Cycling training plans: for beginners, intermediates and racersGet into cycling, get fitter, or ride faster with our cycling training plans By Anna Marie Abram • Last updated 
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 Ask a cycling coach: 'How fit can I get if I only ride at the weekend?'Fitter than if you don't ride at all, of course, but your progress will be capped. Still, there are actions you can take to raise that cap... By James Spragg • Published 
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 Strava data shows women restricted by daylight hours for exercise - but female Gen Z Brits prove more active than menGlobal data reveals women 8% less likely to exercise outside post-sunset By Anna Marie Abram • Published 









