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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LEADOUT • Bikes, gear, people, racing, opinion

Worth the weight • Orbea’s new Orca is all about lightness

New gear LEADOUT

Child genius • The unique .1R is the offspring of car maker Aston Martin and bike maker J.Laverack

Life of Ti • Bryce Gracey of No.22 Bicycle Company talks titanium, 3D printing and pushing boundaries in bike design

Your tyres are wrong • Tyres are everything, says James Spender. So why do so many of us do them so badly?

Q&A Tao Geoghegan-Hart • The former Giro winner tells Cyclist about his horror crash at last year’s race, his slow recovery and life after Ineos Grenadiers

A moment in time André Mahé and Serse Coppi share Paris-Roubaix victory • In 1949, a bizarre and controversial turn of events led to France’s André Mahé and Italy’s Serse Coppi both being declared the winner of Paris-Roubaix despite crossing the line minutes apart

Team players No4: The mechanic • Someone has to keep the bikes working and the riders riding at the big races. For EF Education-EasyPost it’s Helder Gomes, one of the most experienced mechanics in the game

Tortoise Roglič will catch the hares • Primož Roglič has had a slow start to his season at new team Bora-Hansgrohe. And that should worry his rivals, says Felix Lowe

Pick ’n’ Mix • Bling things for spring

Big Ride: Flanders One day Classic • Can you get from London to Flanders, ride a loop of the region’s most famous climbs, and get back to London in a day? Let’s find out

Racing in the blood • British road race champion Pfeiffer Georgi tells Cyclist about her racing upbringing, the crash that almost ended her career, her incredible 2023 season and why she loves the wind and rain

Follow the money • With huge investment pouring into cycling from the Middle East, Felix Lowe asks what this growing involvement means for the future of the sport

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Classic Climbs Vallter 2000 • If you think the Vallter 2000 sounds like rollercoaster in a 1980s theme park, you’d be half right

The bottom line • The whats, whys and what-on-earths of bottom bracket standards

Pan Celtic Ultra We who travel have stories to tell • The Pan Celtic Ultra takes intrepid cyclists across the Celtic nations via rugged landscapes and soggy bus shelters

TESTED • The latest bikes and kit get put through their paces

Colnago C68 Allroad • The C-series goes off-road, sort of

Cyclist TRACK DAYS Back for 2024 • It’s your chance to ride some of the world’s best road bikes

Basso Astra • Basso’s new Astra is a typically racy take on an all-road bike

Giro Aries Spherical helmet • Not the lightest, but...