Simon Richardson
Editor of Cycling Weekly magazine, Simon has been working at the title since 2001. He fell in love with cycling when. channel surfing in 1989 and happening across the greatest Tour de France ever ridden. He's been a Greg LeMond fan ever since. He started racing in 1995 when moving to university in North Wales gave him more time to train and some amazing roads to train in. He raced domestically for several years, riding everything from Surrey leagues to time trials, track and even a few Premier Calendars. In 2000 he spent one season racing in Belgium with the Kingsnorth International Wheelers.
Since working for Cycling Weekly he has written product reviews, fitness features, pro interviews, race coverage and news. He has covered the Tour de France more times than he can remember along with two Olympic Games and many other international and UK domestic races. He can still be seen at his club's evening races through the summer but he still hasn't completed the CW5000 challenge!
SIMON IS CURRENTLY RIDING
Road bike: Pinarello K8S with Shimano Dura Ace
TT bike: Specialized Venge road bike with FFWD wheels
Gravel bike: N/A
Training bike: Rourke custom hand made with Reynolds 853 steel
Latest articles by Simon Richardson
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Racing on a budget vs no expense spared - here's the difference money made to my cycling performance
Just how much faster could an average rider go if they had access to all the best aerodynamic kit and knowledge? Cycling Weekly Editor, Simon Richardson went to find out...
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Download your 2023 mileage chart and track your riding
You might have a Strava account, but you can't stick that to the fridge and look at every morning when you're eating your cereal.
By Simon Richardson • Published
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CW5000 hoodies now available
What better way to get warm after a big mile ride than in a CW5000 hoodie. Available in three colours.
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Have you ridden every road in your town?
CW5000 January challenges to keep you riding through the toughest month of the year.
By Simon Richardson • Published
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Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar review - easily the best value option from Garmin's solar range
From tracking your rides to telling you how much REM you had through the night, this GPS watch has a lot to tell you
By Simon Richardson • Published
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CW5000 2022 finishers club
Find out who has completed our 5,000 mile challenge, and when they did it. Keep logging your miles if you want to be added
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Final two CW5000 challenges for 2022
The fun never stops with a bonus challenge thrown in for good measure
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11 tips for cycling in the rain: essentials for riding out the wet weather
You can't beat the rain but there's a lot you can do to make riding in it less demoralising - here's how to survice and maybe even enjoy it...
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Canyon Grail CF SL 7 eTap review – one bike to rule them all, just not with those bars please
The Grail is part of a family of bikes that Canyon says you can do it all on. So we gave it a go
By Simon Richardson • Published