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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.

Welcome • In our interview with Geraint Thomas, the veteran Welsh racer rails playfully against the crop of ‘little bastards’ – the young super-talents such as Tadej Pogačar and Remco Evenepoel – taking over the peloton. But many of those youngsters may one day look at him with an even greater feeling of envy.

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LEADOUT • Bikes, gear, people, racing, opinion

Two becomes one • Trek’s Madone Gen 8 has slimmed down its aero tubing and reduced hundreds of grams from the frameset, claiming it has done so without compromising ride quality or aero properties – and has killed off the Émonda in the process

All-round performer • Liv’s latest Langma evolves from climbing specialist to versatile all-rounder, offering improved aerodynamics, reduced weight and increased stiffness across a range of models

Shimano GRX RX825 Di2 • $3,341.83, bike.shimano.com

Kask Nirvana helmet • $570, kask.com

Tudor Pelagos FXD Chrono ‘Cycling Edition’ watch • $7,840, tudorwatch.com

ToooCycling DVR80 light camera • $279.95, bikechain.com.au

Garmin Edge 1050 bike computer • $1,199, garmin.com/en-au

Fizik Vento shoes • Vento Proxy and Vento Powerstrap Aeroweave, fizik.com

Birzman Travel Tool Box • $419.95, birzman.com

Evoc bike packs • Handlebar Pack Boa WP 9, $250; Seat Pack Boa WP 8, $220; Frame Pack WP M, $125; Top Tube Pack WP, $65, evocsports.com

Weight doesn’t matter • We can’t help obsessing over the weight of our bikes – but we really shouldn’t, argues Pete Muir

GEAR UP FOR Delicious Dining

Q&A George Bennett • The New Zealand climber tells Cyclist about the changing face of racing, working for and against the big stars, and his future plans

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

A moment in time Stephen Roche secures the double • The 1987 Tour started in Berlin, and saw Stephen Roche become only the fifth man to secure the Giro/Tour double

Bellé of the ball • Enrico ‘Kiko’ Bellé tells Cyclist why simplicity is best… except when it comes to paintjobs

To supp or not to supp? • Do supplements enhance health and performance, or just end up as expensive pee? Phil Cavell discusses

Strong to the core • It’s not just strong legs you need. A strong core adds speed, endurance and protects from injury

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Big Ride: Kenilworth Sunday best • Beloved by Queensland cyclists in the know, our Big Ride route for this issue is the same one used for the annual Sunday Creek Classic gravel endurance race: an epic 120km, 3,000m+ course starting and finishing in Kenilworth and highlighted by the notorious climb up Mount Buggery

Last man standing • Geraint Thomas doesn’t want to sound like a grumpy old man, but after 18 seasons as a pro he has a bone to pick with all the young upstarts in the peloton

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

City of bikes • Cyclist takes to the streets of Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen, to find out what makes this ‘the world’s most bike-friendly city’

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