Cyclist

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.

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LEADOUT • Bikes, gear, people, racing, opinion

Going far, fast • The comfort-focused Endurace gets an aero makeover

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Biggie smalls • Pashley CEO Andy Smallwood walks Cyclist through the brand’s experimental 32in/29in gravel mullet

Q&A Sarah Gigante • The Australian climber has been tipped to one day win the Tour de France Femmes. She just needs her bad luck to end

Making leg ends The year that belonged to Wiggins • In 2012 Bradley Wiggins became the first rider to win Paris-Nice, the Tour de Romandie and the Dauphiné in the same year – and then it got even better

Once a year is enough • Cycling’s biggest names will only face each other at one race this year: the Tour de France. For many fans it seems like a wasted opportunity not to make the likes of Pogačar and Vingegaard go head-to-head more often, but Felix Lowe wonders if it’s not better this way

Around the bend • The new breed of sunglasses is frameless but not flimsy

Hey Presta! • The oldest part on a bicycle might be about to be updated

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UK Climb #11: West Yorkshire Shibden Wall • Take 25% gradients, add in a helping of cobbles, and you have a recipe for pain

Pick ’n’ Mix • A bite-size digest of bike bits

Big Ride:France Between Heaven and Hell • The Col de la Bonette is a classic of the French Alps, but there’s a little-known rough side to it. Cyclist unlocks its secrets

The Italian job • Jonas Vingegaard might have won the 2026 Giro d’Italia, but there were many other riders who fought their own battles and enjoyed their own personal victories. Cyclist speaks to four of them

The lingering cloud • The sport of cycling claims to be cleaner than ever. But with experts, former riders and anti-doping officials divided, the question remains: has cycling truly escaped its troubled past, or simply learned to hide it better?

Classic Climbs Transalpina • A Romanian climb fit for a king

French revolutions • Hutchinson may not sound very French but it has been making bike tyres near Paris for 136 years, rolling on a blend of tradition and innovation

Sportive:Flanders Load of cobblers • Cyclist joins 14,000 others to take on the cobbled bergs of the Tour of Flanders

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TESTED • The latest bikes and kit get put through their paces

Giant Propel • Fast, light and comfortable… provided the fit is right

Factor Sarana • Factor’s racy take on an extreme endurance gravel bike

SRM X-Power Direct pedals • Low stack, high price

Reilly Reflex • A racy gravel setup with the smoothness of titanium

Reserve 42|49 SL TA wheels • Show-stopping wheels that are practical enough for real riding

Sorry for your loss • Funerals, divorce and moving house are supposedly the most traumatic events in a person’s life. For cyclists, there’s another, equally distressing scenario