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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Complete speed • Giant’s new Propel does more than just go faster

Trek-Segafredo replica Tour de France jersey

Met Estro MIPS helmet

Bryton S800 bike computer

Thule Approach rooftop tent

Zefal Z Adventure saddle bags

Tubolight EVO Road

Ride tubeless • Whatever anyone tells you, tubeless tyres on road bikes are just better, says James Spender

Hammerhead Karoo 2 • It’s the newest entrant into the bike computer market – here’s why we reckon you’ll start to see a lot more of the Karoo 2 on rides in the years to come

A perfect weekend

Q&A Ben O’Connor • Though sadly he would succumb to injury on the second rest day, Cyclist had a chance to chat with Ben O’Connor on the eve of the 2022 Tour de France

A chat with Spratt • From the hills of the Blue Mountains to the climbs of Europe’s most iconic alps, Amanda Spratt has built a remarkable career – and has had to overcome her fair share of injury-related adversity along the way

The winner no one expected • Roger Walkowiak, a modest French rider, stunned the cycling world in 1956 by winning the Tour ahead of Federico Bahamontes and Charly Gaul. But the victory would not bring him glory

Leader of the pack • How studies on mice show we could be hard-wired to let certain individuals win

You snooze, you win • As Phil Cavell discovers on his hunt for performance gains, it’s time we all woke up to the power of sleep

What’s up, doc? • Why Bugs Bunny’s favourite food is great for cyclists as well as fighter pilots

Beat the heat • When the mercury rises, here’s how to stay cool and hydrated on the bike

SUBSCRIBE AND WIN!

First time’s a charm • Conquering just one of the Victorian High Country’s famous 7 Peaks is a feat for any road cyclist, no matter their experience. So what happens when we challenged a first-time climber to take on not one, but two of them – Mount Hotham and Dinner Plain – in the space of a weekend? Read on to find out…

Beppe • Giuseppe Saronni looks back over a career that encompassed the last great era for Italian champions, a seismic rivalry with Francesco Moser, an emphatic World Championships win at Goodwood and one of the greatest palmarès the sport has ever seen

Cormet de Roselend • In the heart of the Rhône-Alpes, amid a sea of mountainous brutes, lies a climb that may not be well known, but which few can match for beauty

Back where it belongs • It has been more than three decades in the making, but on 24 July 2022 the Tour de France Femmes finally got under way. Cyclist follows home team FDJ-Suez-Futuroscope throughout its maiden women’s Tour

The fans’ mountain • Pro cycling photographer Pete Goding shares his unique view from the back of a motorbike on the most famous climb of the world’s biggest race: Stage 12 at the 2022 Tour de France, Briançon to L’Alpe d’Huez

Rolling billboards • From colour palette to logo position, just who gets to decide what a pro team wears? Cyclist examines the method behind the madness of pro jerseys

The Road Beyond • The road to Switzerland’s Émosson Dam is a climb that has it all – length, height, gradient and a whole other climb at its peak that even the pros will never get to visit

NETWORK NEWS

The Greatest Escape • Cyclist recreates the longest solo breakaway in Tour de France history

Bikes • This issue’s best new bikes get put through their paces

Factor Ostro VAM • ‘The ultimate...