All Cycling articles

  • Cycling road race – from behind
    Podcast

    Triamcinolone

    2018-04-20T17:27:00Z

    Concluding our pair of podcasts on a recent cycling scandal, Ben Valsler looks at the corticosteroid triamcinolone

  • Cyclists in a road race
    Podcast

    Acetylcysteine

    2018-04-12T11:53:00Z

    How a versatile drug that helps manage lung conditions and treat paracetamol overdose found itself at the centre of a cycling scandal

  • Nanotech optimised bike chainAMG0630
    News

    ‘Nanotube chains’ may boost Olympic cycling success

    2016-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Team GB is using a chain treatment that reportedly leads to significant power savings

  • Tramadol pills
    Podcast

    Tramadol

    2014-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Simon Cotton introduces the painkiller tramadol – could this be the next banned drug in competitive cycling?

  • Lycra sportswear
    Podcast

    Lycra

    2011-09-28T00:00:00Z

    Brian Clegg stretches out the science of this compound

  • A row of asthma inhalers
    Podcast

    Salbutamol

    2011-01-05T00:00:00Z

     Andrea Sella introduces an asthmatic's elixir with an athletic avenue for abuse