Author Tom Ballard

Tom Ballard

Recent articles by Tom Ballard

How carbs can help you perform at your best

And how to calculate your carb intake for cycling
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How to replace an external bottom bracket

The best way to replace an external bottom bracket - with walkthrough video
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8 things we love about TT bikes – and 5 we hate

The pros and cons of our hot-and-cold affair with TT bikes
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15 sportive essentials – the gear you need to ride a sportive

The must-have kit you'll need to get through your first sportive
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TriRig Omega X aero brake review

Light, powerful and aero brake upgrade
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Lazer Blade helmet review

Great value and performance. Why pay more?
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Utterly cool retro racers from Ted Baker and Quella launched

Italian inspiration meets British design for new racing bike trio
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Dragon Ride adds 100km route for 2016 event

More riders to experience stunning Welsh mountains in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support
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Shimano R171 road shoes review

Mid-range shoes with high-end design
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New Argon 18 E119 Tri ‘faster than a Cervélo P5’

Argon 18 looking to topple Cervélo with two new TT / tri bikes
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Canyon's Speedmax prototype: slick, fast, illegal

Canyon targets Plasma 5 with new race-proven tri-specific rig
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GT Zaskar reworked for 25th anniversary

New school geometry and 27.5in rubber for the classic hardtail
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Kask's new Rex is 'best MTB helmet possible'

Italian brand gets into the MTB scene with max-coverage Rex
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11spd: This week's best new bike gear

Mondraker Dune, Sigma brake light, Lauf Carbonara fork and more in this week's roundup
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New Cannondale Habit, Bad Habit and Beast of the East spotted

New 2016 trail bikes appear ahead of official launch
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Millar & Castelli show cycling some sartorial style

Chris Froome's Tour-winning bike tech

The bikes and gear that helped Chris Froome to Tour de France glory in 2015
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JLT-Condor to debut new Mavic kit this weekend

UCI Continental team first to have full Mavic wardrobe
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Horse for the Course: Cannondale Slice vs world’s toughest Ironman 70.3

Lightweight TT bike for 1,800m of climbing in torrential rain
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Tour de France riders facing 85,807-burger calorie deficit

New data shows speed, climbing and calories from 2015 Tour de France
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Pro bike: Adam Hansen's Ridley Helium SL

Perhaps the peloton's most extreme set-up from the Lotto-Soudal Aussie
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Tour de France gear the pros don’t want you to know about

Riders' kit choices kept under wraps by team mechanics
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A tour of the Tour Village

Haircuts, calories, morning boozing: the Tour de France's surreal pre-stage enclosure
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Hotlines distributes One Industries and SixSixOne following Bravo Sports acquisition

MTB gear brands switch distributors in UK after US buyout
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