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WALLET-FRIENDLY ROAD WARRIORS

Four road bikes with a top price under £700 - but which is our inflation-busting two-wheeled star?

TRIPLE CROWN

From the rejuvenated village of Andermatt, we tuck into the Gotthard Challenge, a legendary loop of three gruelling mountain passes

THE JOY OF CX

Live action on the Beeb, a new generation of superstars and major races set in the UK. Cyclo-cross is on the rise. But is 'cross really escaping its niche status? And just how accessible is it? We hit our local CX circuit to find out...

Islands in the sun

Escape the British weather with these southern European cycling hotspots...

LET ME BE FRANK

A new biography of vaunted '90s rider Frank Vandenbroucke shines a stark light on the darkest period in professional cycling's history

HIGH SOCIETY

Cyclists are magnetically drawn to the mountains but why do these hulking lumps of rock cast such a potent spell over us? We chart the story of an obsession...

DT SWISS ER01100 DICUT 45

In spite of its otherwise race-focused product catalog, these second-generation DT Swiss ERC carbon wheels remain geared towards serving regular riders on normal roads.

DRAM QUEEN

A whisky trail... in England. Rob Ainsley rides through wold and dale to visit Yorkshire's three new whisky distilleries

BIG GAIN HUNTING

Team Sky's marginal gains concept became a byword for being the best version of you. But, says a man at the heart of it, you should go straight for bigger wins...

The Spin Driven To Distraction

In a hyper-connected world, the danger posed by motorists using technology is a grave threat to cyclists, says Trevor Ward

A Plug For E-Bikes

A cheat? No, just great fun to add to your biking possibilities, says Rob Ainsley

The Spin - New Dimensions

As Ollie Jones wins a Dimension Data deal through being good at a video game, we look at this and other 2018 pro cycling innovations

Real Rider

A quintuple heart bypass isn’t about to stop Malcolm Jackson, 63, from achieving his cycling goals. If anything, it’s pushing him further

Enduring Advice

We’ve been offering advice for the last 25 years, and a look back through the archives reveals the top tips that have stood the test of time.

Cobbled Together

The pavé of Paris-Roubaix isn’t on our doorstep but with a vast array of cobbles – and velodromes – across Britain, a DIY job is possible ...

Real Rider

 Cycling was the prescribed remedy for 17-year-old Thomas Goodall, who’s had epilepsy since he was five

Ned Boulting- Body Matters

TO WIN RACES THE PROS NEED TO BE IN PEAK PHYSICAL CONDITION, SAYS NED

Powering Up

We head to the Porsche Human Performance Lab at Silverstone race track to get to grips with power training

Straight Outta Brompton

The mass manufacture of bicycles in the UK has almost been consigned to history. But in one corner of west London, Britain’s biggest bike builder has just upped capacity to cope with demand. Welcome to the fold…

Rose X-Lite Team 8810 ETAP

£4595.47 > A blooming lovely lightweight ride

Real Rider

Jaco Van Gass lost his arm in a devastating blast while serving in Afghanistan. Cycling proved to be his salvation...

Life Cycle- Many Happy Returns

Car-free bike rides can be a gift, believes Rob Ainsley

Ned Boulting Foreign Affairs

AS WINTER HITS HOME, NED PINES FOR HIS SUMMERS IN FRANCE

Simplon Inissio Crosser Ultegra

£3449 > Alpine gravel machine

Life Cycle - Figuring It Out

Rob Ainsley visits Eddington the new bike-friendly ‘village’cience nerds know

I'm A Rider Callum Smith

This keen bike racer’s next appointment is on the snow, for Great Britain in cross-country (XC) skiing at the Winter Olympics

Pinnacle Laterite 1

£420 › Certainly not the cheapest feeling bike on test

Carrera Vanquish Disc

£425 › Are disc brakes worth having at a discount?

Winner

B’Twin Triban 520 › Sora-ing above the rest

Raleigh Criterium

£500 › Can the UK household name still hold its own?