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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

Power to the Propel • The new Propel is now the only bike Giant’s WorldTour riders need

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The quick brown fox • Felipe Luzuriaga of Spain’s Axalko explains why your next bike should be a wooden one

Q&A Niamh Fisher-Black • The New Zealand rider tells Cyclist about stepping into a leadership role, family rivalries and failing at knitting

Making legends Coppi does the double • In 1949 Fausto Coppi became the first man to claim the Giro and the Tour in the same year, with performances that are among the most legendary in cycling

Remco picked the wrong Classic • I applaud Remco Evenepoel for trying something new this spring, but Flanders will never be his race, says Felix Lowe

Wrap game • Keep your bike in check with some new bar tape

Think big • Are bigger wheels on a roll?

Bwlch y Groes • Its nickname – Hellfire Pass – tells you all you need to know

Pick’n’ Mix • Stuff and nonsense

Big Ride:Italy The ghost train • An abandoned railway line provides the starting point for Cyclist’s journey to the Italian-Austrian border

Big George • From supporting Grand Tour winners to going for victory at Roubaix, George Hincapie has seen and raced it all. Now he’s bringing that experience to bear on his new American team, Modern Adventure Pro Cycling

Class acts • It has been quite the Classics season. Cyclist presents some of the best images from the big races and catches up with four pros to get their experiences from the inside

Classic Climbs Serenity Climb • Gran canaria’s hidden gem

Dream bike #5 Festka Scalatore • Robot and human combine to create a timeless all-rounder

The Accursed Race The beautiful and damned • Tales from a 1,600km Balkan odyssey that tests riders to their limits

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

Colnago V5Rs • All change, but firmly familiar

Met Trenta 3K Carbon Mips helmet • Pogi’s new helmet gets heavier but breezier. And safer

Open Upper 2.0 • The long-awaited update to the original is out to prove it’s still the best

Singular Kite Ti • A gravel bike that makes middling exceptional

GRAVEL TRACK DAY • Your chance to test out the world’s best gravel bikes

Wolf Tooth Del pedals • These single-sided gravel pedals are superb – in certain situations

Scary tale of New York • A bike ride ten years ago in the company of armed cops and pushy ride leaders seriously tested Trevor’s passion for cycling