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After 109 editions of the Tour de France Hommes, we were long overdue the first true edition of the Tour…
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I shall set the scene – imagine for a second that you’re a busy person. You’ve got a busy job…
In 1988 the Bantam Dell Publishing Group published a brief history of time by Stephen Hawking. Sixty-six years prior to…
Bergen is a city in Norway with a population similar to that of Southampton. It’s not a big place and…
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On November the 3rd 2021 Alex Dowsett will be making another attempt on the hour record. To succeed, Alex and…
Yellow Jersey are very proud to be supporting the record attempt, and over the next week we’ll be sharing Alex’s…
Words by Rebecca Bland On 2nd October 2021 we saw women racing for the illustrious cobblestone trophy of Paris-Roubaix for…
After months of watching the pros race everywhere but the UK, the Tour of Britain is finally returning for the…
Pressure in sport comes in two forms, there’s the race performance pressure we put on ourselves and the pressure put…
Have you been watching the Tour de France? Do you plan to watch the action in the velodrome in Tokyo?…
With great weather forecast for this weekend, lots of people will be out on their bikes. With temperatures in the…
Team Spectra Wiggle P/B Vitus might seem like another ordinary road racing team, but that’s not quite the full story,…
It will be news to no one that the covid-19 pandemic has thrown everything off balance in 2020, cycling included….
The Tour de France is the pinnacle of professional road cycling and its importance to the cycling world is further…
In what has been a very disruptive year so far it is a relief to see that some form of…
Racing outside is on pause however, across the cycling and triathlon industry organisers are switching to online racing to help…
The feeling as you drop in from the banking and hit the cote d’azur just perfectly to storm down the…
The cobbled classics cycling season has just arrived which means (in my opinion) the most exciting races of the year….
Have you ever thought about doing an ironman or really long sportive but decided that it was just impossible –…
As the cycling world gets ready to turn the page over to start a new decade, we are looking at…
Hill climbing, a uniquely British type of time-trialling, is growing in popularity. 268 riders competed across men’s, women’s and…
A gruelling 25-hour race taking place on the edge of summer, It is the world’s longest one-day road cycling event….
How do I go faster on a bike? An age-old question ever since the creation of our beloved two-wheeled…
Having successfully finished two of the toughest bikepacking races in the world, the Highland Trail 550 and Silk Road Mountain…
What are ketones and will they make me a better cyclist? This question seems to keep popping up in…
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Cyclists in Sierra Leone ride for much the same reasons as cyclists anywhere else; for the health benefits, to…
I think you would agree that this year’s Tour de France was epic to say the least. We saw…
It’s been a glorious summer so far with many of us doing more miles than ever before due to lockdown…
This is it. The time is now. The biggest race of the year is just around the corner so it’s…
You may wonder why we are publishing a blog about cycling in sub zero temperatures just as a heatwave is…
The month of May has finally rolled around and for us cycling fans that can only mean one thing –…
Earlier this year, Alistair Souch was crowned the winner of the Yellow Jersey University 2019 Triathlon Scholarship. The judges were…
We met up with the strength and conditioning coach at Cadence Performance to learn 7 strength-building exercises for cycling. And…
How do I improve my training through diet? How can I shift a few pounds and still keep up my…
A buzz. “James created Red Bull Timelaps”. Another buzz. “James added you”. The final buzz. “So we want to do…
> We run through where to watch The World Championships at the 2018 Hawaii Ironman in Kona, the start times,…
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Swains Lane. A stunted brute of a climb, nestled in North London yet unassumingly embedded in the London cycling scene….
A staple of the UK, Australian and US racing scenes, the criterium is a thrilling, close quarters strain of bicycle…
Photo: Christian Ferrer The Vuelta a España arrives just in time to keep us all coasting the wave of pro-cycling fever….
From morning latte to lights out, we get to know a little bit more about triathlete, Jodie Stimpson. Jodie has…
It’s the pinnacle of the road cycling season, the three weeks a year where fans of all ilks and experience…
As the OVO Energy Tour Series reached its thrilling climax in the heart of Salisbury two weeks ago, it was…
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In 2014, the Grand Départ of the Tour de France gripped viewers across the country. The fight for the iconic…
On Monday, I will begin my attempt to break the World Record for the fastest crossing of Europe by bicycle….
Fastest Crossing of Europe by Bicycle, Sean Conway On the 11th of May 2018, ‘Britain’s favorite lunatic’ (Radio 2)…
It’s just a month to go before Sean Conway begins his record breaking attempt, cycling across Europe. Sean has sorted…
100 miles. Once a distant benchmark, an aspiration; now a casual Saturday ride or an interminable Zwift session. So why…
We’ve put together a list of the very best events and spring cycling trips you can look forward in 2018….
Tom Owen, founder of London-based ride crew Big Boys Bicycle Club, tells us why and how to start a cycling…
Jodie Stimpson has been competing in triathlon professionally since 2005, specialising in Olympic distance racing. Her first major victory came…
Do you trust the labels on the food and drink you buy at the local supermarket? How about the sports…
As the nights start to draw in and the weather gets that bit more miserable, it can be tempting to…
Cycling 4200 miles in just 26 days is no mean feat, but for keen cyclist Martin Cox, it was an irresistible…
Tour de France 2017, Yellow Jersey Infographic The 2017 edition of le Tour de France sets out from Germany on…
Looking to take that next step and qualify for the GB Age Group Team or perhaps you are already an…
So you’ve entered yourself for a ride that you probably shouldn’t have. Whether you were being opportunistic (we all love…
It hasn’t been a slow start for Bike Channel Canyon. Launching as a UCI Continental team this year with a…
We’ve been supporters of Matrix Pro Cycling for a few years now and this year they invited us over to…
We’ve kept pretty quiet about our support for the new UCI Continental race team Bike Channel Canyon… so far that…
Throughout the summer the Yellow Jersey team have been attending cycling and triathlon events across the country conducting segmental lean…
It’s the official team relaunch for Matrix Pro Cycling tomorrow evening, and we are excited to be supporting them for…
We caught up with British National Time Trial Championship Hayley Simmonds about her cycling experiences and what she has planned for 2017. …
The road for equality in women’s cycling may be a long one, but it will get there eventually. We look…
Hearing the words “YOU ARE AN IRONMAN” shouted by the event compère as you cross the finish line for the first…
Every winter, a growing number of British cyclists and triathletes are swapping their mundane turbo sessions for something altogether more…
October means the release of next year’s Tour de France route by the ASO, pumpkins, and endless nerdy arguments in the…
I’ve been lucky enough to visit some great places and events this year but La Tramun is now the gold…
One of the great things about working in the cycling industry is the chance to go out and give our…
The European marathon scene is winding down after another big year for the sport, never before has there been so…
Yellow Jersey athlete Lucy Gossage was looking on form to beat her 2015 result of 10th at this year’s Ironman…
This past weekend the cycling circus flew to the middle of the North Atlantic Sea for the Azores MTB Marathon,…
YJ ambassador (and triathlon badass) Lucy Gossage put together a heartfelt blog at the beginning of August. With her medical…
After the recent race results and a good training block I was excited to start the final phase of my…
What a summer. Five consecutive race wins including BIKE Transalp, a second National Championship and now a third win at…
Sport can produce the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. The lows of losing a competition, getting an…
Last week I turned 40. Yes, I know, hard paper round you might say (or more specifically: two children, too…
Can BMX fill the track void? You might have noticed we are pretty fond of track cycling. In the last…
Brighton Big Dog has become a classic event on the UK calendar and an event I’ve won 4 consecutive times…
A favourite hobby among people who work in financial services is wild speculation. Since everyone is getting excited for another Tour…
A week before Bike Transalp I get a message from European Champion Sally Bigham asking if I wanted to race…
As promised here is my little review on my recent petite voyage to France to race in the D2 French…
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The European Championships often throws up a surprise or two and this year’s looked to be no different. When we…
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Two weeks out from university finals and I had planned to enforce a self-imposed racing curfew however when the opportunity…
Should I, shouldn’t I? Should I, shouldn’t I? That was the question going round and round my head in the…
Phil Peters has written us a guest blog about Liege Bastogne Liege sportive and the secrets of going long. Before…
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There is an obvious appeal to working with a professional team. We have followed them to Paris for La Course,…
When I first started competing in longer distance races, marathons and Ironman events, I initially had difficult races. I was…
This past weekend I raced the UCI category 2 Algarve Bike Challenge, a marathon stage race taking place over 3…
The BTF have released their rule changes for the 2016 race season, their only update since 2013. As well as…
We all start cycling for different reasons, but once we catch the bug, there’s only one question on our minds….
Competing in cycling and triathlon requires a huge investment of time, energy and commitment. It’s no secret that if you…
The winter months often seem to take an age to pass but suddenly the race season is upon us. This…
If you read my article, the ‘time crunched ironman’, you’ll know I’ve enlisted the help of the coaches at SportsTest to take…
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Our trip to Belgium for the weekend could easily have not happened at all. There were a few who asked…
One of the great things about working in the cycling industry is the chance to go out and give our…
The lights are low, flashing red, white and blue as the riders fly past, arms length away, circling the top…
Sir Bradley Wiggins smashed the Hour Record with 54.526 km The hour record was smashed on the 7th of June…
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This past week I’ve been in the Azores for the Azores Mountain Bike Marathon which is part of the UCI…
One is never enough when it comes to Ironman. We all say it is at the time, but it’s not….
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Yellow Jersey were back in Liverpool this weekend for our second Liverpool Triathlon. With heavy rain throughout the day, the…
Marlow half ironman gave us an opportunity to put our money where our mouth is. We partner with a large number of…
We had a huge number of Yellow Jersey customers heading out to Geneva last weekend for the ETU European Triathlon…
Considering how much time members of our office spend comparing rides, it’s surprising we haven’t launched a Strava club sooner….
Running every year since 2012, this was the 13th edition of the Dambuster standard distance Triathlon to take place at…
The Aviva Women’s tour set off yesterday with its first 110 kilometre stage under beautifully sunny skies, from Stowmarket to…
It’s always worth taking perks into account when starting a new job. I’ve been with Yellow Jersey for a little…
Written by Matthew Burton, Waller Pain 2015 Mens Winner Photo Credit, Sarah Wynn Cycling Weekly The Waller Pain Hill Climb…
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We are in a fantastic position at Yellow Jersey to sponsor professional athletes and teams in various disciplines, including Laura…
The beginning of this month saw the release of the start lists for the upcoming road National Championships. Between the…
May is a busy month for Professional Cycling. Fans are still on a high from the classics of the previous…
The Pearl Izumi/Matrix Fitness Grand Prix tour of the UK set off on Tuesday night for a forty five minute…
Waller Lane in Caterham is a fairly unassuming spot, a quiet rural turning off Whyteleafe road, and a short cut…
At the fantastic Matrix Fitness Pro Women’s Cycling Team launch 2015, we were lucky enough to meet the legend Jens…
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Sophie Coldwell has been competing in triathlon at a junior level for over ten years with great success in both…
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