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Dedicated solely to road cycling. Cyclist is the very first magazine of its kind. A celebration of the freedom to explore and the gear that makes road cycling special. Cyclist will take you on the world's best routes and get behind the doors of iconic brands. With performance advice from the experts, we unearth tall tales from the pro peloton and get you up-close to the best road bikes and technology. Plus, Cyclist mixes in-depth articles with breathtaking imagery from the sport's best photographers. It's the road cycling magazine you've been waiting for. In every issue you can enjoy: - The most exhilarating cycle routes and sportives in the world - their history, when to go and how to get the best from your trip. - The most in-depth road bike reviews and must-have gear. - Expert opinion on components, training, nutrition and technology. - The stories behind the biggest brand names and most influential people in cycling

Ed’s Letter • Ventoux. As shown on our newsstand cover, it only needs one word. No more explanation required, not even a ‘Mont’. That name alone evokes all the history, the pain and the beauty of the Tour.

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If it’s good enough for Tadej • The new Colnago V4Rs aims to be a Tour winner

Café du Cycliste kit

Fulcrum Speed 42 wheels

CeramicSpeed UFO Drip Wet Conditions lube

Kask Elemento helmet

Ekoï C-4 Full Carbon road shoes

Goodyear Eagle F1 R tyres

Poc Elicit Ti sunglasses

Made to measure • Cybro’s Alessandro Graser tells Cyclist why custom carbon is the way to go

Tee time • It’s time to loosen up with the latest technical T-shirts

Steel crazy after all these years • Last issue, steel bikes took a hammering. This issue, deputy editor James Spender leaps to their defence

Pick ’n’ Mix • Hot bits and cool bobs

Snapshot • Special moments from the past month’s pro racing, as selected by the photographers who captured them

Q&A Lizzie Deignan • The former World Champion and winner of Paris-Roubaix talks about returning to racing after childbirth, taking on the Tour, and wanting more than just cycling

Veni, vidi, Vinge? • Felix Lowe makes his predictions for the Tour de France

A moment in time Nicole Cooke tames Ventoux • In 2006, Britain’s Nicole Cooke demonstrated her absolute dominance in a bravura performance on the Giant of Provence

Get heated • How heat training boosts performance

Lean and green • A cheesy comfort with a supermarket staple

All in the mind • The mental aspect of cycling can be just as important as the physical. Cyclist talks to two experts about training the brain for when the going gets tough

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New view on Ventoux • It’s possibly the most famous climb in cycling, but Mont Ventoux still has some surprises in store, including this route that takes in the stunning and rarely visited Les Gorges de la Nesque

A pinch of Sault • The day the Tour came to town

Gorges and giants • Follow Cyclist’s route to Ventoux via Les Gorges de la Nesque

By the numbers • Get ’em while they’re hot

The rider’s ride • Vitus Venon Evo, from £2,999, vitusbikes.com

How we did it

EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE • Over the past 12 years, Italian racer Elisa Longo Borghini has established herself as one of cycling’s great all-rounders. She tells Cyclist about her sporting upbringing, how she conquered her self-doubts, and how she hates coming second

Longo Borghini on…

Born racer • The cycling career of Elisa Longo Borghini

What we ride • Behind every cycling journalist is a long history of bikes. Some come and go – test bikes,...