Cyclist

Dedicated solely to road cycling. Cyclist is the very first magazine of its kind. A celebration of the freedom to explore and the gear that makes road cycling special. Cyclist will take you on the world's best routes and get behind the doors of iconic brands. With performance advice from the experts, we unearth tall tales from the pro peloton and get you up-close to the best road bikes and technology. Plus, Cyclist mixes in-depth articles with breathtaking imagery from the sport's best photographers. It's the road cycling magazine you've been waiting for. In every issue you can enjoy: - The most exhilarating cycle routes and sportives in the world - their history, when to go and how to get the best from your trip. - The most in-depth road bike reviews and must-have gear. - Expert opinion on components, training, nutrition and technology. - The stories behind the biggest brand names and most influential people in cycling

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Smoothly does it • The new Roubaix gets more utility and better suspension

Cadex Race finishing kit • Bars £324.99, stem £299.99, cadex-cycling.com

Albion Visibility cargo vest • £125, albioncycling.com

Schwalbe One 365 tyre • £51.99, schwalbe.com

Shimano 105 R7100 groupset • From £990, freewheel.co.uk

Bontrager Aeolus Pro 37V wheels • £1,799.98, trekbikes.com

Streamlines Forma sensor • £475, streamlines.aero

Rudy Project Nytron Pro helmet • £189.99, and Kelion sunglasses £191.99, rudyproject.com

Ahead of the curve • Curve’s Ryan ‘Rhino’ Flinn talks ultras, adventure bikes and making metal cool again

Shake it off • Goodbye boring rain shells, hello colour and fun

Save the rim brake! • Disc brakes are great, but tech writer Charlotte Head believes the rim brake deserves to coexist

Pick ’n’ Mix • Sorry, Martin Lewis, these are essential buys

Snapshot • As Mark Cavendish signs on for one more season and one more shot at that record-breaking Tour stage win, we ask two photographers who know him best to select their favourite Cavendish images

Q&A Ricarda Bauernfeind • With a surprise stage win at this year’s Tour de France Femmes, the 23-year-old German has announced herself as a star of the future

Ten best bits of ’23 • As another cycling season draws to a close, Felix Lowe picks Mark Cavendish’s latest comeback and Thibaut Pinot’s farewell among his standout moments

A moment in time Tom Simpson wins Bordeaux-Paris • In 1963, Tom Simpson took a rare British victory at Bordeaux-Paris, an epic one-day race of 560km where riders were paced by Derny motorbikes

Weight training – without weights • Get the benefits of functional strength training on the bike, not at the gym

It’s DIY, FYI • Try making your own muesli

Recovery methods: truth or myth? • Leg compression, ice baths, protein shakes… there are plenty of suggestions for how to recover quicker from a hard ride. Cyclist’s experts sort the smarts from the duds

SUBSCRIBE TO CYCLIST • Give the perfect gift this Christmas with a subscription to Cyclist

The giant killer • On Turkey’s south coast is a climb that is new to the pro peloton but may be destined to become the most feared of them all. Cyclist feels the force of Babadağ

Godfather of gravel • Before gravel there was the ‘Jobst ride’. During the 1970s in America, Jobst Brandt led the way in taking bikes where they weren’t supposed to go, and inspired a generation of adventurers and framebuilders. This is his story

First pedal forward • Over 180 years ago in Scotland, the first pedal bicycle was built, complete with wooden wheels and a treadle linkage mechanism. Now the ‘Forgotten Legend’ has been revived thanks to...