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THE DIRTY DOCKER – 12-13 OCTOBER 2024

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Welcome • This month’s Big Ride has everything we love: challenging climbs, sinuous roads, blue skies and white-tipped mountains. But this one also has something a bit special. It starts and ends in the centre of major city – a city that has extra relevance this year as it marks the finish point of the Tour de France: Nice.

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LEADOUT • Bikes, gear, people, racing, opinion

Winning formula • Already a favourite among gravel riders, the Áspero has been updated to make it even more desirable

Master of both • Despite its name, the new Roadmachine is as capable on the road as it is off it

LEADOUT New gear

Weight matters • We go on about it all the time – and we’re right to. How much your bike weighs is crucial, argues James Spender

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Q&A Valentin Madouas • In a big year for France, the French national champion talks about Olympic dreams, winning his home race and life at FDJ after Thibaut Pinot

No3: The soigneur • In our continuing series on life behind the scenes at the big races, we talk to EF Education-EasyPost soigneur Takuya Sakamoto

Q&A Mauro Gianetti • The UAE Team Emirates manager talks about his career highlights, the multiple leaders at his disposal, and Tadej Pogačar’s chances of winning it all

Anna van der Breggen wins a rain-soaked Strade Bianche • On the sodden chalk roads of Tuscany, the 2018 Women’s WorldTour kicked off with Anna van der Breggen dropping her rivals to begin a period of Dutch dominance at the race

The bike is not enough • Cycling is great for fitness, but your body needs other activities to protect it in midlife, as Phil Cavell explains

Loosen up • Do these stretch routines before and after you ride to improve performance and protect from injury

Wouldn’t it be Nice • There’s a reason Nice was chosen for the final day of this year’s Tour de France. It’s perfectly set up for road cyclists

Ride à la Niçoise • Follow Cyclist’s route from the city of Nice

The rider’s ride • Bianchi Specialissima Comp Ultegra Di2, bianchi.com

Eat and be merry • A visit to Nice is as much about the food as it is the riding

How we did it

Feeling bullish • With a cash injection from Red Bull and the signing of Primož Roglič, Bora-Hansgrohe’s team manager Ralph Denk is in a confident mood. He tells Cyclist about the rising costs of running a team, the secrets of leadership and the Sagan effect

Denk’s road to glory • A timeline of Ralph Denk’s pro team development

Denk on…

Lake Mountain • Just two hours from Melbourne in Victoria’s High Country is this picturesque climb that gets straight to business

Giant strides • On a visit to Taiwan to be among the first to test the new Giant TCR, Cyclist was also lucky enough to visit the factory where all their top-level carbon products are made – a behind-the-scenes glimpse that provided a new frame of reference for the brand’s craftsmanship

The evolution of Giant’s TCR

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

Widening the net • The Middle East’s growing influence in cycling

Everything all at once • Gulf investment in other sports

Abu Dhabi’s...