I’ve recently retired from professional cycling after 14 years of dedicating my life to the sport. Part of the reason for that was because I felt like I had achieved everything I ever dreamt of when I first started my cycling journey at the age of 14. Last year I won a bronze medal in the Commonwealth Games which was the last major...

Daphne Belt is living proof that you're never too old to #GetThere. Daphne was fifty when she started competing in triathlons. This year she'll be turning 80 but she's not slowing down any time soon. Wiggle buying manager Martin McKinlay, who competes in the 30-34 age group, caught up with Daphne to find out more about her illustrious...

Katy Downing has come a long way since she started training for the 2017 RideLondon for charity on a borrowed bike. Having completed a couch-to-5k program, Katy joined the local tri club to improve her swimming. Within the next twelve months, she completed five sprint triathlons, two 10ks and several 5ks. Impressive enough, but even more so when...

It was January 2011. New year, new me. Like many of those 'New Year’s Resolution-ers,’ I'd decided to lose a bit of weight and get fitter. I'd been getting out of breath walking up a flight of stairs so I needed to make a change. Along with countless others at that time of year, I joined a gym. Little did I know, I was...

Meet Latoya. Latoya is 32 and runs anywhere between 25 and 60 miles a week. She’s run more than 80 races, including two ultramarathons, and has a room full of race-finisher medals. Latoya is also a plus-sized runner – or as she would say on her food and running blog Running Fat Chef : 'I’m fit. I’m fat. I’m an...

THIS COMPETITION IS CLOSED It’s time to #GetThere March is the month of International Women’s Day, so what better time to celebrate women in sport and encourage as many of you as possible to get active! We want to see how you move. Share your pictures with us on social media and you could win a whole new kit courtesy of dhb - choose...

Adventures are better when shared. That’s the motto of Friends for Trails founders Jana and Mags. We caught up with the pair to find out why friendships are so important in trail running. Follow Friends for Trails on Instagram Where it all began Jana first heard about Mags in La Palma when she was running the Transvulcania Ultramarathon. A...

If there’s no good reason not to, why the hell not? Right? When the opportunity to join an all-women Red Bull Timelaps team came up, I didn’t need much convincing. Eight weeks to go. That’s enough time to prepare...? Having taken a long break from cycling, I had only really got back into it about seven months before. I had worked...

dhb has long been a popular choice for female cyclists. The brand believes in identifying and meeting the needs of women and ensures that all their innovation and technology is available for women too. It helps that so many members of the team behind dhb are women who ride, run and tri together as the ‘dhbaes’. They design, they...

When Elaine Scott stood mesmerised at the roadside watching a time trial last year, she was inspired to make a decision that would change her life. She decided to buy a bike. Having previously suffered from anorexia, anxiety and depression, Elaine soon discovered the benefits of cycling to her mental as well as physical health. Since she started...