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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THE WEEKENDER – NEW FOR 2023 • 22-23 APRIL 2023

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Ace in the hole • Trek says IsoFlow is the secret to the new Madone’s success

Prospex Speedtimer Solar Chronograph collection • $1,100, seikowatches.com/au-en

Zéfal Profil Max FP65 Z-Switch floor pump • $130, apollobikes.com

Shimano S-Phyre RC903 road shoe • $599.95, bike.shimano.com

Wahoo Kickr indoor trainer • $1,799.95, fesports.com.au

FSA K-Wing AGX Carbon gravel handlebar • $499.95, fsaproshop.com

It’s what’s inside that counts • Foam inserts for tubeless road tyres are a game-changer, and Vittoria’s Air-Liner Road is at the top of the game

Kask Protone Icon helmet • $410, kask.com

Brooks Scape bags • Seat bag $240, handlebar roll $235, feed bag $85, brooksengland.com

Lún Hyper 45 wheels • $2,000(approx., wheelset), lunwheels.cc

One for the road • Cyclist tech editor Sam Challis says the case for switching to a 1x gearing setup on a road bike has never been stronger

Top Gong • We recap the hugely successful 2022 Wollongong Road World Championhips

Q&A Mads Pedersen • Trek-Segafredo’s Classics specialist explains what cycling means to Denmark, how 2019 changed his life and which race he still really, really wants to win

My standout moments of 2022 • After Tadej Pogačar drew the curtain on 2022 with a second triumph at Il Lombardia, Felix Lowe looks at the pivotal points from the past year

Q&A Alison McCormack • The new CEO of Bicycle Network on cycling advocacy, increasing women’s participation and European riding adventures

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The return of the trade teams • After much wrangling, the 1962 Tour de France brought a change in formula, with trade teams returning to the race for the first time in over three decades

Compressive ideas • Does compression clothing really work?

The sleep equation • Health and fitness is a balance between training and recovery – sleep – but, as Phil Cavell discovers, most of us get our sums wrong

Seed capital • The chia might be small, but history proves it mighty

12 rules of fat loss • Shed the Christmas kilos with our expert advice

Yass Please • In our endless pursuit of new gravel adventures, Cyclist dips into the Yass Valley for a ride that takes in Lake Burrinjuck, Wee Jasper and the Brindabella Ranges

Follow in Cyclist’s wheel tracks

The riders’ racks • Thule OutWay Platform, $899, thule.com/en-au

The writer’s computer • Wahoo Elemnt Roam, $599.95, fesports.com.au

By the numbers • Because you can count on numbers

The riders’ rides • Giant TCX Advanced Pro, giant-bicycles.com/au

How we did it

A star is born • Even if he were to hang up his wheels tomorrow, the history books would remember him for an eternity. But at 22 years old and with a stellar season behind him, Biniam Girmay has barely finished his first chapter

Making history • The inexorable rise of Biniam Girmay

Girmay on…

Muro di Sormano • With an average gradient of 17% and a maximum spike of 27%, you don’t so much ride the Wall of Sormano as survive it

Keeping the wheels turning • They have one of the most important jobs in professional cycling yet they barely register on the radar. High time we rolled up our sleeves and joined the Tour de France mechanics

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