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The Secret Pro: Never buy a Ferrari
I heard a rumour that the notorious Dr Ferrari was out of his lair. The news this week follows roughly what I heard then, though some det...
The Secret Pro: Drafting cars happens, Nils Eekhoff should be World Champ
Listen, I’m going to keep this short, because I may or may not be starting a World Championship tomorrow (can’t let you lot narrow my ide...
The Secret Pro's Guide to the 2019 Tour de France
The Tour de France is almost here. Are you ready? I’m ready. I know the start list isn't out yet, but most of us know if we’re going to L...
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The Secret Pro: Taxes, Zwifting, and the things we talk about
We talk about different things, depending on the setting. Allow me to explain.
The Secret Pro: We’re unionising against the union
Apologies -- this is about to get political. Some of you might have seen my colleagues go on Twitter and complain about the CPA, the pro ...
The Secret Pro: Blood-soaked kit and the God-forsaken brush
This is the story of broken bikes and bloodied kit and the unexplainable drive to race on.
The Secret Pro: An insider's view on Chris Froome's crazy Giro attack
The Giro d'Italia is over, and what a Giro it has been. Plenty of crazy days, steep mountains, and ups and downs for everyone. Before we ...
The Secret Pro: Froome should stay home
I'm sure you've seen the report that came out today. It accuses Sky of using powerful corticosteroids not just to get better, but get way...
The SHEcret Pro: lies of equality, accidental doping, and kit fashion
For a couple years now, The Secret Pro has been providing an entertaining and informative perspective of life inside the professional men...
The Secret Pro: My thoughts on Froome's positive and the bikes we ride
In the hours before this Secret Pro was scheduled to be published, news broke that Chris Froome had tested positive for twice the legal a...
Froome’s salbutamol case, The Secret Pro’s reaction: Daily News Digest
Chris Froome urine test reveals twice the legal amount of Salbutamol; Nibali on Froome salbutamol case: No one can give me back the thril...
The SHEcret Pro: Off-season guilt, saying goodbye and what's happening to our bodies?
Hey peeps! It is that time of the year when us pure roadies are definitely feeling those off-season ‘gains’. It’s crazy how much fitnes...
The Secret Pro: Sketchy thyroids, confused commissaires, and more
It’s been a while, readers. I apologize, I’ve been busy. Just more of the usual, really: Line up at some big races, spend too many hours ...
The SHEcret Pro: Worlds, Aussie selection drama, transfer travails
Let's not mess about -- the World Championships are upon us already. The racing hasn’t started yet, but teams are positioning themselves ...
The SHEcret Pro: La Course, the Giro, disc brakes, transfer rumours and more
Hey peeps. Yep, I’m back! Licking my wounds a bit from some of the responses I got on my last article, but with wit, humour and honesty, ...
The SHEcret Pro: Your feedback, received
Since the latest column from the SHEcret Pro posted last week, we've received a fair amount of feedback — some positive, some not so much...
The SHEcret Pro: Dishing on Vos, the newbies in the peloton and relationships
The season is now well and truly underway, and with the nerves of the first races now behind us, it’s business as usual on the world cycl...
The Secret Pro: Motors, discs, jiffy bags, and more
Hello CyclingTips readers! Remember me? It’s been a little while, but I’m back and fired up for the 2017 season. My last column was back ...
The SHEcret Pro: On Australia's Summer of Cycling
Yep, I was finally let into Australia, and got to see what all the fuss was about Down Under in the summer. For years I have been hearing...
The Secret Pro: Cortisone TUEs, world championships and rider-transfer season
I never thought I’d start a column talking about Fancy Bears, but here we are. So, it seems like every day is TUEsday at Team Sky, eh? Th...