Aero on the cheap: How to save watts for less

With wind tunnel access and £5,000 skinsuits an email away, Editor Simon Richardson instead went in pursuit of free speed on a budget

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One of the things I missed most through the summer of 2020 was evening races. I’ve always been a fan, from Crystal Palace crits and midweek track league at Herne Hill when I was younger to my club’s evening TTs in recent years. There’s something special about riding to and from a race on a warm summer evening with my friends, getting home just after dark with aching legs and a big appetite. 

Having missed a whole season I resolved to ride as many as I could this year. That goal gave me a reason to train and would help me in a bid to log more miles for this year’s CW5000 challenge

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Simon Richardson
Magazine editor

Editor of Cycling Weekly magazine, Simon has been working at the title since 2001. He fell in love with cycling 1989 when watching the Tour de France on Channel 4, started racing in 1995 and in 2000 he spent one season racing in Belgium. During his time at CW (and Cycle Sport magazine) he has written product reviews, fitness features, pro interviews, race coverage and news. He has covered the Tour de France more times than he can remember along with two Olympic Games and many other international and UK domestic races. He became the 130-year-old magazine's 13th editor in 2015.