Andy Turner

Andy Turner

Freelance writer

Freelance cycling journalist Andy Turner is a fully qualified sports scientist, cycling coach at ATP Performance, and aerodynamics consultant at Venturi Dynamics. He also spent 3 years racing as a UCI Continental professional and held a British Cycling Elite Race Licence for 7 years. He now enjoys writing fitness and tech related articles, and putting cycling products through their paces for reviews. Predominantly road focussed, he is slowly venturing into the world of gravel too, as many ‘retired’ UCI riders do.

 

When it comes to cycling equipment, he looks for functionality, a little bit of bling, and ideally aero gains. Style and tradition are secondary, performance is key.

He has raced the Tour of Britain and Volta a Portugal, but nowadays spends his time on the other side of races in the convoy as a DS, coaching riders to race wins themselves, and limiting his riding to Strava hunting, big adventures, and café rides

Latest articles by Andy Turner

Julbo Sprint aero helmet

Julbo Sprint helmet review: Strong aero option for a low price but lacking in other areas

By Andy Turner published

review The Julbo Sprint scored well in the wind tunnel and is cheaper than most, however the fit, ventilation and quality leave something to be desired

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A close up of a black road bike tyre

Pirelli P Zero Race 4S TLR review: Not the fastest rolling, but rugged, grippy and easy to live with

By Andy Turner published

review Grippy tyre with a great lifespan and puncture resistance. Not the fastest rolling, but for winter training it’s a great option.

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Illustration picture shows winter weather with melting snow during the reconnaissance of the track ahead of the 75th edition of the oneday cycling race Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Thursday 27 February 2020 BELGA PHOTO DAVID STOCKMAN Photo by DAVID STOCKMANBELGA MAGAFP via Getty Images

How to keep your cycling social through the winter

By Andy Turner published

With the group rides being limited by early nights, and many of us venturing indoors to train, how can we keep our cycling social during this time?

Smart Trainers
Trainer maintenance

Indoor cycling tips: How to get the most from your indoor trainer setup

By Andy Turner last updated

How to New to indoor cycling? Here are a few tips from the Cyclingnews team to help you hit the ground spinning

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Smith Ignite aero helmet

Smith Ignite aero helmet review: Plenty of safety features but lacking in aero performance

By Andy Turner published

MIPS and Koroyd add safety features, but the wind tunnel performance puts it towards the lower third in our testing.

Helmets
Keeping motivation throughout a season of indoor training can be a challenge

Indoor cycling vs Winter cycling: Which costs more?

By Andy Turner published

Feature With the huge array of choices of kit and equipment for both indoor and outdoor riding, which is potentially the better value option?

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ALPE DHUEZ FRANCE JULY 14 LR Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates white best young jersey and Jonas Vingegaard Rasmussen of Denmark and Team Jumbo Visma Yellow Leader Jersey compete during the 109th Tour de France 2022 Stage 12 a 1651km stage from Brianon to LAlpe dHuez 1471m TDF2022 WorldTour on July 14 2022 in Alpe dHuez France Photo by Bernard Papon PoolGetty Images

How realistic are Zwift's climbs? We've compared virtual mountains to the real thing

By Andy Turner published

Feature From Box Hill, to Alpe du Zwift, to Mont Ventoux. Just how much like the real thing are Zwift's virtual versions?

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A red Kask Utopia Y aero helmet sits on a wooden bench

Kask Utopia Y review: Great comfort but average aero results

By Andy Turner published

review The Kask was bang in the middle of our aero test, but there are more to helmets than just aero.

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