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Caravan of dreams

Watching a stage of the Tour de France from the roadside is emotionally and physically demanding – and that’s before the race has even arrived

Vitus Venon Evo

Thanks to some neat features, this all-road bike is both versatile and slick

Moots Vamoots CRD

The best just got better, and more expensive

The Portugal spin-off

L’Étape Portugal transposes the infamous L’Étape sportive from France to the Iberian peninsula, where wheels meet rolling roads, beautiful landscapes and gorgeous autumnal sun

State of the nation

With the number of British-registered teams in decline, marquee races cancelled and cross-curricular funding at historic lows, what hope is there for the UK race scene? Cyclist joins domestic squad Saint Piran at the Rutland- Melton International CiCLE Classic to find out

Being Pippa

The first Brit to win a classification at the Tour de France, Pippa York talks racing, transitioning and the current pro cycling scene

The Circle of Death

In homage to one of the most famous stages of the Tour de France, Cyclist takes on five legendary passes for one mammoth day in the Pyrenees

...And breathe

We do it upwards of 22,000 times a day, but we could still breathe better – and it might just make us better cyclists

A moment in time De Vlaeminck dominates the Tour de Suisse

He may be best known as a master of the cobbled Classics, but in 1975 Roger De Vlaeminck outshone even Eddy Merckx at the Tour de Suisse

Time to swap the Giro and Vuelta

After extreme weather again wreaked havoc on the Giro d’Italia, Felix Lowe wonders if a solution could be found in switching slots with La Vuelta

Q&A Fred Wright

Bahrain Victorious’s British star tells Cyclist about concussion at Roubaix, his two top tens at Flanders, and how family board games honed his competitive edge

Steel bikes are overrated

Steel has its place but it’s not the wonder material some claim,

The right trousers

Commuting is light work with versatile legwear

The workhorse

Richard Lambert of Windover explains why no-frills steel and powder coating is the best recipe for off-road adventures

Full-bodied Italian

Wilier’s Filante SLR aero bike is ageing like a fine wine

Cannondale Topstone

The Topstone's novel Kingpin pivot pumps up the comfort

Felt Breed Carbon

Felt's first carbon gravel bike is both racy and easily modifiable

The high roads

The Haute Route Davos is a three-day climbing sensation in the Swiss Alps that will leave you stunned at its spectacle, humbled at its steepness and wondering whether the pro rider life is for you after all

The handmade's tale

Thirteen years ago a mother and son started making pedal straps in their family home; today they run a bike luggage business with distribution across the globe. Welcome to Restrap, proudly made in Yorkshire since 2010

Col du Glandon

It may often be an appetiser at the Tour but the Glandon serves up a feast

Flight of the Canaries

Gran Canaria is an island of wild contrasts. Cyclist heads from the southern coast up to its highest peak on a ride that takes in all landscapes and all seasons

Ultimate ride

From road racing to touring and adventure bikes, the Cube range offers something for every type of rider

A moment in time London hosts Le Tour

In 2007 the Tour circus came to London for the start of a controversial race that would end with just 31 seconds separating the top three riders

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?

Tribute to the Tour

Ribble's new Ultra SL R Alumni Limited Edition pays homage to the phenomenal 'The Tour 21' endeavour

A Grand Tour moment

Tackling a stage of a Grand Tour requires planning, timing and knowledge of the terrain – and that’s just the spectators

УТ Szepter

Part gravel bike, part mountain bike, all fun

Scott Foil

A brute of a bike that just about manages to pull its punches

Basso Diamante

A classic-looking climber's machine that's good on the way down too

No sleep till Kigali

The Race Around Rwanda is an ultra-endurance loop of the Land of a Thousand Hills - part bikepacking odyssey, part study in sleep deprivation. Cyclist learns about freezing rain, spiders and hallucinations on the red gravel roads of Africa