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My RED-S experience felt like a constant battle of trying to understand my body and failing, now I know less is more and that life isn't all about cycling
Member Exclusive In her latest Cyclingnews column, Cat Ferguson recounts the battle to understand her body as the demands of professional cycling ramped up, where it went wrong, and how her perspective has shifted since
Lab tested: How does your pedalling technique change as you ride on cobbles, and how can that affect a pro rider's equipment choice?
An attempt at understanding the equipment selection headaches that face teams ahead of Paris-Roubaix
Are scientists now more important than star riders? Inside pro cycling's race for scientific innovation
Member Exclusive As pro cycling gets faster and its biggest teams get richer, more and more focus is being put on the technological arms race going on inside the peloton. Cyclingnews takes an inside look at the sport's new frontier
The magic zone – A deep dive into zone 2 and how taking it steady has become the WorldTour's go-to training strategy
Member Exclusive Zone 2 training is one of cycling's many buzzwords, but what actually is it, and how have the pros turned an 'easy tempo all-day' training technique into a structured and potentially race-winning performance strategy?
'One of the most under-recognised threats in women's cycling' - Why it's more important than ever for athletes to dial in nutrition and hydration
Member Exclusive In an in-depth interview with Cyclingnews, Dr Heather Logan Sprenger zeros in on the importance of adequate fuelling for peak adaptation, performance and health
'Easier than getting a bag of sweets from the shops' - Weight loss drugs are everywhere, but are they a recipe for disaster or game changer for cyclists?
Member Exclusive Weight loss drugs are more popular than ever, even in cycling, but do the health benefits some are seeing outweigh the risks and dangers, and what does WADA think of them?
'A culture in which pain, fatigue and discomfort are frequently normalised' – Menstrual disorders can disrupt lives and careers, so why do we know so little about conditions like PCOS and endometriosis in cycling?
In-depth More than one in 10 women suffer with a condition relating to their period, which can disrupt lives and even shorten sporting careers. So why is so little known about these conditions in performance athletes? We dive into the topic, talking to riders and experts from the world of pro cycling and women's sport
'It's historically embraced practices that have put riders' bone health at risk' - How pro cycling is tackling its awkward relationship with low bone density
In-depth For all of cycling's health benefits, bone density isn't one of them, so how are the pros combating the effects that a career in the saddle has on their bones, and what can we learn from them?
How tracking your period, heart rate and vital stats can help female cyclists with performance – and where should we still 'use our feeling first'
Member Exclusive In the first of Cyclingnews' women's health series, as health-tracking technology becomes ever-present in cycling, how are female cyclists using it to monitor their health, and is all this data actually beneficial to fine-tuning our training?
