Kit Nicholson

1 week ago | escapecollective.com | Kit Nicholson

1 week ago | escapecollective.com | Kit Nicholson

Honor Elliott and Theo ClarkeFor Honor Elliott, riding and racing bikes have had manifold importance over the years. To begin with, cycling was a means of transit and freedom, which then morphed into a competitive pastime, then career and lifestyle. Its value became greater still after Honor was diagnosed with ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known as chronic fatigue syndrome) and she wondered whether she'd ever ride in the same way again; it became a lifeline.

2 weeks ago | escapecollective.com | Kit Nicholson

We've been saying her name all spring: Kim Le Court has been - as they say - there or thereabouts since finishing third on the Queen Stage of the UAE Tour this February, scoring four top-10s in some of the biggest Classics, including fifth at both Milan-San Remo and the Tour of Flanders, then sixth at Wednesday's La Flèche Wallonne.

2 weeks ago | escapecollective.com | Kit Nicholson

Well, what is there to say about that? Hyperbole is rife in sports journalism, but there are truly few words sufficient for a performance such as Tadej Pogačar's at Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Naturally, the UAE Team Emirates-XRG leader was the stand-out favourite on the start line of the Monument he's won twice already, in a season overflowing with success and bombastic storylines for the generational talent in rainbow bands.

3 weeks ago | escapecollective.com | Kit Nicholson