Sport scientists looked at his test results and said he couldn't be an elite cyclist.

Its appearance was more like something a crash test dummy would wear than an elite cyclist.

He suspected that elite cyclists were experiencing the results of extreme training.

In elite cyclists this can increase up to tenfold - that extra volume of blood being pumped through the legs will make veins more prominent.

Elite cyclists know how to prepare for the big event, elite clubs ought to be able to fine-tune rest, rotation and attitude for the crunch games.

He had once wanted to be a pro cyclist.

If a pro cyclist has 5% body fat and a healthy amateur 14%, the pro will expend 6% less energy on a hill.

His greatest successes as a pro cyclist came in 1995.

And it was fuel for those who dismiss all pro cyclists with that familiar slur: they're all on it.

Pro cyclists hurt badly too.

He's not a professional cyclist - he rides a folding bike.

A promising young athlete, he held ambitions of being a professional cyclist, but it wasn't to be.

Their youngest son dreamt of being a professional cyclist until he had a road accident, which kept him in hospital for months.

For a professional cyclist, in a whole year, a 5 per cent improvement would be outrageous, but just about believable.

He had a clear idea how a professional cyclist was supposed to behave.

The city's large cycling population includes utility cyclists, such as delivery and messenger services; cycling clubs for recreational cyclists; and, increasingly, commuters.

The largest age groups of utilitarian and recreational cyclists were the 18-34 and 35-39 age groups.

Bicycle ownership and recreational cyclists levels were fairly level across the city.

In fact, indoor cycling can also teach you to be a better road cyclist.

He might not look the shape of a road cyclist, but he has also become a genuine enthusiast.

In 1954, he became a professional road cyclist, which he remained until 1962.

He was a professional road cyclist from 1989 to 1998.

He started as a road cyclist.

This hardware marks your graduation from civvy bicycle rider to serious cyclist.

Serious cyclists, who can spend 3,000 on a bicycle, set store by specialist advice and knowledgeable staff.

Are there any road bikes that have an upright riding position but will not be frowned on by more serious cyclists?

Most serious cyclists have stayed away, however.

Serious cyclists are understandably sniffy about ebikes.

Most top cyclists were cheats.

He invited top cyclists of the time to test the course in the 1907 edition of the race.

In that year, the cyclists were divided in three classes: the first class for top cyclists, the second class for lesser cyclists, and the touriste-routier class for semi-amateur cyclists.