Cyclist Australia

Dedicated solely to the exhilaration of road cycling, Cyclist is the very first magazine of its kind. A celebration of the rides, the travel and the latest gear – we'll show you how to get the best from your ride every time.

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Cyclist Australia

Double is down • Canyon’s new Grail bids goodbye to the Double Decker handlebar

Campagnolo The Gold Corkscrew • $3,150 (approx., converted), campagnolo.com

Northwave Veloce Extreme shoes • $699.95, northwave.com.au

Lazer Z1KinetiCore helmet • $399, lazersport.com

Met Trenta 3K Carbon Mips helmet • $449.95, met-helmets.com

Posedla Joyseat saddle • $550, posedla.com

Cycling still has a body image problem • In 2016, Emily Chappell won the Transcontinental ultra-endurance race, only to find that she still didn’t fit the mould of how a cyclist should look

Champions crowned, legends emerge • Wrapping up the 2024 Road Nationals in Ballarat, including big wins to Ruby Roseman-Gannon and, for the third time, Luke Plapp

No1: The team chef • In the first of a new series, we find out about life at the big races inside EF Education-EasyPost, starting with team chef Owen Blandy

Diot outsprints Muller to claim Paris-Brest-Paris • After nearly 1,200km of racing, just half a bike length separated Maurice Diot and Édouard Muller at the finish of the 1951 Paris-Brest-Paris

Q&A Kate Kellett • The elite World Solo 24-hour MTB Champ and seven-time Peaks Challenge 11-hour wave leader discusses her love of multiple disciplines, advice for Peaks first-timers and getting closer to gender parity in the cycling community

Don’t interrupt • What impact does a break in training have?

Weekend warrior • A new study suggests concentrated weekend riding lowers the risk of heart disease

Trust the process • It’s time to take stock of where we’ve come from and where we might be heading as Phil Cavell looks to the future

Basque in glory • Tortilla with a sweet potato twist

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

Q&A Ambre Hobson, Trek Travel • If you saw issue 66 of Cyclist, you’d have seen our phenomenal Big Ride in Montana, USA under the expert guidance of Trek Travel. But Montana is far from the only destination on Trek Travel’s extensive list of cycling holidays. We chat to Ambre Hobson, Trek Travel outside sales manager, to learn more about what they have to offer riders seeking adventure

Highland wonders • Cyclist returns to New England High Country to unlock more champagne gravel on the back roads of Glen Innes, Tenterfield and Inverell

The route we took • Follow in Cyclist’s wheel tracks

Don’t miss Inverell • Just up the road from our Big Ride, Inverell should be on every cyclist’s must-visit list

How we did it

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 cycling clothing brand Endura and two craftsmen

Mount Buffalo • The ‘Island in the Sky’ in Victoria’s High Country

Art House Townhouses Bright • brightboutiqueaccommodation.com.au

AVV • After retiring from her stellar racing career, Annemiek van Vleuten tells Cyclist about her warrior mindset, her impact on women’s cycling and what she plans to do next

Win after win • The racing career of Annemiek van Vleuten

Van Vleuten on…

Where’s the money? • Women’s pro cycling is booming, so why are races and teams collapsing for lack of...