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Four of a kind • Cannondale’s fourth SuperSix Evo gets better while staying the same

Assos Equipe RS Spring Fall Jacket Targa

Garmin Edge 540/840 bike computers • $599 (Edge 540), $749 (Edge 540 Solar), $749 (Edge 840), $879 (Edge 840 Solar), garmin.com/en-au

Vittoria Corsa Pro and Corsa Pro Control tyres • We tested Vittoria’s new top-of-the-range road tyres so that we too could ‘feel what the pros feel’. Here’s what we felt…

Kask Utopia Y helmet

Pirelli Cinturato Gravel RC tyres

Magicshine Seemee 508 radar tail light

Küat Piston SR roof rack

Down with electronic shifting! • They may be clever, but do electronic groupsets actually make a bike better? Pete Muir thinks not

Miguel Indurain • The five-time Tour de France winner talks to Cyclist about why he never won on cobbles, what he thinks of the current generation of riders and that resting heart rate

The ‘Big Six’ risk making it dull • After Pogačar and Van der Poel dominated the spring and Remco strolled to Liège glory, are things about to get even more predictable when it comes to the Grand Tours, asks Felix Lowe?

Q&A Shirin van Anrooij • At 21 years old, Shirin van Anrooij is arguably the hottest prospect in women’s cycling, recently winning her first elite road title, Trofeo Alfredo Binda, just six weeks after winning the U23 cyclocross world title

Q&A Arvid de Kleijn • The Dutchman recently left his mark on the UCI ProSeries when he sprinted to victory in the fastest ever edition of the world’s oldest cycling race, Milano-Torino. We caught up with him to find out how he and his new team, Tudor Pro Cycling, are coming along

A moment in time The first foreign Grand Départ • More than 50 years after its inaugural edition, the Tour de France staged the Grand Départ on foreign roads for the first time ever

No free ride • Cyclists love a caffeine kick as much as anyone, but there’s a price to be paid

Berry nice breakfast • An oaty delight that proves great for fuelling

Fix the foot • The human foot isn’t made for cycling, says bike-fit expert Phil Cavell, which is why finding the right shoe is so important

Train smarter • Interval training can deliver maximum bang for your training buck, no matter your fitness level

Action plan • Four interval training sessions in detail

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Lakeside bliss • Embark on an unforgettable ride around sparkling Lake Hume, a true hidden gem of Victoria’s High Country

The route we took

By the numbers • A few Hume numerals

The Good House

How we did it

Shark Tale • Vincenzo Nibali’s retirement last year meant bidding farewell to one of professional cycling’s most versatile and enterprising racers. The Italian legend goes on a deep dive of his career, the state of the modern sport and what’s next for him

Italian icon • The life and climbs of Vincenzo Nibali

Nibali on…

Furka Pass • The Swiss climb with the Midas touch

Is wider faster? • Grand Tour stages are routinely won on 28mm tyres, while Hour record holder Filippo Ganna rode on 25mm-wide tyres. But does this actually mean wider = faster?

How fast is my tyre?

Tread carefully • The pattern on a tyre’s tread might be more useful than you realise

No sleep till Kigali • The Race Around Rwanda is an ultra-endurance...