Wren Beta — what that means

cyclingweekly.com

readable

D Poor. Readable only just

Loading speed is diagnostic only; it does not affect this grade or search ranking.

SubjectWeightScore
Interruption 35.71% not scored
Readability 28.57% 67
Accessibility and keyboard 21.43% 50
Stability and weight 14.29% 94

This letter rests on 64% of the grade. The subjects marked “not measured” are left out rather than scored as zero (which would fail a site for something nobody looked at) or as full marks (which would be a claim we have not earned). How this is worked out.

cyclingweekly.com
Largest paint
0.2s
Paywall
none
Ad requests
49
Tracker requests
25
Page weight
1.5 MB
Readability
23px type · 1.2 line height · 57 characters per line · 12.6:1 contrast
Accessibility
7 automated checks failed (7 serious)
Green hosting
not measured
Measured
2026-09-01

Observed interruptions

Ad and tracker counts above are network requests, not counts of visible ads or separate companies. They do not affect the interruption score.

Interruption evidence is incomplete or needs review, so this subject is not scored. Missing evidence is not treated as an interruption-free page.

The type, and who can use it

Measured on 2 rendered pages; latest measurement 2026-09-05. Typography uses the article measurements; accessibility uses all measured pages. Every number is a mechanical fact about the page, not a judgment of its design.

WhatMeasuredThe bar
Body type size 23px, 22px at phone width 16px, the browser default
Characters per line 57 45–90
Line height 1.22 1.5 (WCAG 1.4.8)
Text contrast 12.6:1 4.5:1 (WCAG AA), 7:1 (AAA)
Text column 60% of the window at least 45%
Reflows at phone width yes WCAG 1.4.10
Dark mode no noted, not scored
Automated accessibility checks 7 automated checks failed (7 serious): aria-hidden-focus, button-name, color-contrast, image-alt, label, list, listitem WCAG 2.1 A and AA, via axe-core
Keyboard no trap; focus visible on 97% of stops never trapped, always visible
Structure main landmark, 0 h1, no skipped heading levels a main landmark, one h1, no skips
Alt text 49% of 51 content images described every content image
Reader mode parses parses (Firefox’s Readability)

Automated accessibility checks catch an estimated 30–40% of real problems, so “no automated violations detected” is a floor, not a certificate. We never say “accessible”. How these are scored.

Measurement dates

Oldest evidence 50 days old. At least one subject is due for rechecking (30 days or older). Dates refer to the evidence, never the card rebuild.

Measurement history

Newest 5 saved observations. Each describes a sampled page at that time; older, failed or held observations do not override the current reviewed card. Raw automated findings may have been superseded by later review or detector replay. No previous grade is inferred.

Read dated observations
  1. — Readability and accessibility observation; prose source p; desktop type 16px; phone overflow observed
    https://www.cyclingweekly.com/
    Evidence source: readability-top5000.jsonl · observation 39e0ddee0d9b
  2. — Readability and accessibility observation; prose source blocks; desktop type 23px; phone overflow not observed
    https://www.cyclingweekly.com/archive/2016/06
    Evidence source: readability-top5000.jsonl · observation 5636f446e43c
  3. — Access observation: pass; review required
    https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/how-to-watch-the-2026-philadelphia-cycling-classic
    Evidence source: verdicts-top5000.jsonl · observation a05e8d6b8869
  4. — Access observation: pass; review required
    https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/i-just-went-with-all-i-had-tim-torn-teutenberg-follows-in-the-wheels-of-five-time-winning-aunt-ina-yoko-at-philadelphia-cycling-classic
    Evidence source: verdicts-top5000.jsonl · observation c39445689360
  5. — Access observation: pass; review required
    https://www.cyclingweekly.com/reviews/gravel-bikes/giant-revolt-advanced-2-review-a-good-value-all-round-gravel-bike
    Evidence source: verdicts-top5000.jsonl · observation dcf91d2c011d

How we know

Pages rendered3
Site verdicterrors dropped; majority of remaining; ties to the stricter verdict; active reviewed exclusions override admission
Figures shownnumeric measurements generally use medians; interruption costs, overflow, keyboard traps and accessibility failures retain the strongest observed finding
Cited by2,072 encyclopedia articles
Flaggedat least one render was degraded, so this card is queued for re-measurement

Think this is wrong? It may well be — the measurements cover only a handful of pages. Any reviewed admission decision and its dated evidence are shown above. Re-measurement on request is not built yet, so there is no button here that would do anything. When it exists it will be free and it will be on this page.