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BOOZE CRUISE

Britain's highest pub is the Tan Hill Inn, 1,732 feet up on a lonely Yorkshire moortop. But where's the lowest...? Rob Ainsley cycles between the two. Downhill, obviously

Buyer's guide ROAD BIKE SHOES

Enhanced power transfer, more efficiency and added comfort. A well-chosen bike shoe should do it all. We test eight pairs around the competitive £100 price point

Colnago C68 Allroad

£14,000 Colnago’s superbike goes endurance

Paris Brest Paris

'Slow cyclist' Jack Thurston takes on the challenge of a lifetime with the legendary 1,200km audax in France

The Bike Test NEW-SCHOOL GRAVEL

This month, we head to the really rough stuff to see how four of the latest gravel designs handle roots, rocks and plenty of mud

Tenerife

With its stunning volcanic landscapes, average year-round temperatures of 23°C and smooth roads that soar to 2,300 m in altitude, Tenerife has become the playground of pro cyclists.

Caught in a landslide

Promises mean little when you see only inaction, as Laura finds in the Lake District

Canyon Endurace CFR AXS

£8,999.99  A genre-blurring superbike built for travelling long-distances at top speed

TdF presentation

The glitzy show that reveals the usually already leaked) upcoming route for the Grande Boucle

Stone-cold classic

Ross Litherland explains his love for the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix, road cycling’s most brutal surface

10 ways to end your season on a high

Harness your end of summer fitness and max out the warm weather window by targeting late-season challenges and adventures. Here are our top ways to make September a golden month of cycling

KAISER CHIEF

We journey to the hidden gem of the sunkissed Kaiserstuhl hills in south-west Germany

Off the grid

We look at three exciting new gravel bikes that can help you get off the road and up the hills without the grind

AGE CONCERN

Older than 40 and worrying that your cycling performance will recede quicker than your hairline? Don't. With a few training, nutritional and gear tweaks, you'll discover age is no impediment to perfect pedalling...

PLAIN AND GAIN

Cycling Plus gets stuck into the Ekoi Stone Circle, which is aiming to be the biggest gravel ride in the south of England

GUT INSTINCT

Pro cyclists now perform strategic ‘gut training' to boost their energy production, stomach comfort and athletic performance. We reveal how it could help you too

Hot air

Government's discourse around ULEZ has Laura wondering how to get cyclists’ argument across

Brooks B17

The traditional leather saddle has absorbed ups and downs for over 120 years and is still going strong

Inside man

Alex Dowseltt tells us about the unique rewards of indoor training

CHEEP THRILLS

With over 80 recognised sites, North Norfolk is practically one enormous bird reserve. Rob Ainsley rides Britain's best route for seeing them, whether you're expert twitcher, bird-curious, or just want a good ride...

River Cottage ramble

Warren Rossiter heads to Devon to talk to chef Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall and awardwinning bike designer Darron Coppin of Sven Cycles about the custom bike they've created

Hot ticket

Rookie Anna Gardiner straps in for ride of her life at a scorching L'Étape du Tour, the world's biggest and arguably best mass participation event

SUPER WORLDS

Ably filling the Tour de France-shaped hole in our lives in early August, the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships were a triumph

ACE OF RACE

No matter which fiscal peloton you're riding in, it's fascinating to experience the technologies behind some of the world's liveliest bikes. We find out how three super-fast road bikes compare

Verbier

The Swiss Alps are home to some of the most exclusive ski resorts in the world.

Highways to Hell

Laura tries to get to the bottom of where National Highways' cycling budget has been going

Colnago C68 Allroad

Handcrafted superbike built to go anywhere

Resurfacing

Gravel bikes are keeping ex-pro Nicolas Roche busy in retirement

Spokes

Celebrating the long, thin, quiet revolutionaries of cycling tech. They're easily overlooked, but crucial...

11 Days in August

For the first time, a combined UCI Cycling World Championships will take place in Glasgow this August (3-13). We hear from athletes, coaches and pundits from across the world of cycle sport about a much-anticipated 11 days of action