📰 Best of
A selection of CMB’s best work – a mixture of feature writing, profile interviews and exclusive news.
One Cycling is coming – and soon
The proponents of pro road racing’s ambitious reform plan are optimistic that it’s finally going to happen in the coming weeks.
Is Tadej Pogačar the GOAT?
Tadej Pogačar may have had a phenomenal season, but has he done enough to cement his status as the greatest of all time? Chris Marshall-Bell weighs the arguments for and against in this long-form essay.
Meeting Tadej Pogačar’s parents
What made Tadej Pogačar the phenomenon he is today? Chris Marshall-Bell went to Slovenia to meet his mum and dad, Mirko and Marjeta
Powder Hunter’s Paradise
Chris Marshall-Bell and friends experience copious amounts of snow on unclaimed peaks while skiing through the majestic and rarely-visited Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan
Harry Sweeny knows he’s not alone
The first active pro to publicise his ASD diagnosis wants to change perceptions around neurodiversity.
The man who dared to break cycling’s omertà
When Toby Atkins moved to Italy to race his bike, the last thing he expected was to be dropped into the middle of a doping programme. Chris Marshall-Bell hears his story
The unyielding journey of Negasi Haylu Abreha
Negasi Haylu Abreha is a racer for the Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team, but none of the challenges of being a professional cyclist compare to the ordeal of seeing his family caught up in the war in his native Tigray, and being powerless to help them.
‘Maybe today I will die’
African riders face massive challenges to become a pro. Mulu Hailemichael risked his life to stay one.
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