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.

Welcome • In case you hadn’t noticed, Australia is big. Like, ‘fit the entirety of Europe in it and still have room for a barbecue’ big. And nestled right in the heart of this massive land is the Red Centre – a vast, rugged expanse of desert, rock formations, and some of the world’s most remote gravel roads.

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Gravel weapon • Trek’s Checkmate SLR aims to dominate gravel racing with its lightweight construction, aerodynamic features and versatile design

Making good great • It took Factor four years and a new factory, but the Ostro VAM is now a much-improved bike

LEADOUT New gear

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

Q&A Richie Porte • We had Buckley’s chance of keeping up with him in the race itself, but Cyclist managed to pin down Richie Porte for a quick chat off the bike during our trip to the Shimano Gravel Muster in August. Here he talks gravel riding, family life, and connecting with the fans who used to be up at 2am to watch him ride

Team players No5: The directeur sportif • EF Education-EasyPost’s head DS, Charly Wegelius, says the job is all about tactics, communication and ‘51% ownership of decision making’

An Italian classic – remastered • Sami Al-Khayat of Wolken talks Cyclist through his one-of-a-kind reworked vintage Rossin frame

A moment in time Ullrich triumphs for Germany • In 1997, Jan Ullrich dominated the race to become the first, and to date only, German rider to have won the Tour de France

Here comes the summer • Be at the top of your game by the time summer rolls around with this six-week training plan

Six of the best • Sharpen your fitness in time for summer with this six-week guide that you can adapt to your very own goals

Finding the line • It’s possible to push ourselves to the line – the point where exertion becomes dangerous – but as we get older, should we?

Red rock, blue sky • Cyclist journeys to the Red Centre for the Shimano Gravel Muster, a four-day gravel stage race set in the deep outback of the Northern Territory’s East MacDonnell Ranges

First timers • What’s life like for a pro team making its debut at a Grand Tour? Cyclist joins Tudor Pro Cycling at the Giro d’Italia to find out

Kitzbüheler Horn • The Austrian climb that dishes out pain

Best seat in the house • Fizik is the high-performance end of the world’s biggest saddle manufacturer. Cyclist visits its Italian HQ to discover its secrets

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May the road rise to meet you • A 2,400km route along Ireland’s west coast is the perfect backdrop to some two-wheeled sword and sorcery. Cyclist talks to four riders about their experiences on the TransAtlantic Way

Cycling history in six items • In the first of a series on cyling’s historical artefacts, Cyclist visits the KOERS Museum in Belgium to discover the pick of the exhibits

Climb and a half • No climb is as emblematic of the Tour de France as Alpe d’Huez. On the back of its first appearance at the women’s Tour, Cyclist takes a ride around it and up it. And then up it again

Revolutions and evolutions • The move to disc brakes might be complete, but the developments in road bike wheels keep on rolling

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

Trek Madone Gen 8 • Farewell to the Émonda, and hello to the faster, lighter and...