Cycling Plus UK - Summer 2024

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Building a champion
What does it take to win a stage of the Tour – or even the race itself? Cycling Plus speaks to the coaches of the world’s best riders and asks them what it takes to triumph in the world’s toughest race.

Days of thunder
1970s British track star Maurice Burton battled racism at home and abroad before establishing himself on the Six Day race circuit in Europe. We speak to him on the launch of his authorised biography..

FAST TRACK

Which of this trio of speedy mid-priced gravellers would make the best all-round, off-road race companion? We find out…

10+ mins

HOW TO WIN THE TOUR DE FRANCE

What does it take to win a stage of the Tour or even the race itself? Cycling Plus investigates the physiology and skills required to triumph in the world's biggest bike race

10 mins

DAYS OF THUNDER

Champion cyclist Maurice Burton battled racism to compete in the Six Days of Ghent, the pinnacle of track racing in the 1970s. To promote his new authorised biography, he speaks to us about this wild era on the boards

9 mins

Tern Orox R14

The Orox just can't be pigeonholed. It's designed, say Tern, for adventure and utility, be it personal or commercial (it even has a built-in tow bar!).

3 mins

SRAM Apex AXS XPLR groupset

\"Apex shifters are basically the same as on Rival AXS... and the brake units follow the same design as the latest Force AXS brakes\"

2 mins

Land of the Giants

Warren Rossiter heads to Taiwan to experience the launch of the new Giant TCR

8 mins

HELL OR HIGH WATER

The Paris-Roubaix Challenge pits amateurs against an abridged version of the iconic 'Hell of the North' race

7 mins

Great start

Here's how to avoid ultra-processed foods at breakfast

2 mins

"I help people overcome life's problems through cycling"

Rob Brown, 72, from Yorkshire, has created a haven of inclusivity and accessible cycling in Dalby Forest

2 mins

Go ultra

Want to go long, very long, in 2021? Here's our proven advice on taking on an ultra cycling challenge such as LEJOG or Chase the Sun in 20214

5 mins

Here Tadej...

Even in a thrilling Giro, the shadow of the Tour de France looms large

3 mins

PFEIFFER GEORGI CAPTAIN MARVEL

Great Britain's 2023 national road champion Pfeiffer Georgi is one of the youngest road captains in the peloton. Here she explains this unique job and the pressures that go with it in the season's biggest race

4 mins

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Cycling Plus UK Magazine Description:

Cycling Plus is the manual for the modern road cyclist. Whether you're cycling weekly, an occasional new rider or a Tour de France fan you’ll find everything you need. Each issue is packed with buying advice and tests of essential cycling gear - everything from bikes to bags! Cycling Plus is the place to find training advice, nutrition secrets and practical tips guaranteed to improve your bicycling. It's also full of inspirational rides, real-life cycling stories and entertaining riding-related features.