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.
FROM THE EDITOR…
HIGHLIGHTS…
CYCLING PLUS THE UK’S BEST TESTS FOR OVER 25 YEARS
OUR AWARDS • Look out for our Best On Test award. We only give this to gear and bikes that really deserves your attention
Lucky 13 • Cannondale CAAD13 Force eTap AXS
Vitus Razor VR Disc Sora
Electric dreams • Focus Paralane2 9.7
Tour de force • Bristol Bicycles Expedition
SHOOTOUT • Commuter cum weekend adventurers? Flat vs drops duke it out
PROMISED LAND
THE HOLY TRAIL • British gravel riding ramps up a gear with the launch of Cycling UK’s Great North Trail
LOOK KEO BLADE CARBON CERAMIC TI TDF LIMITED • £280 Limited-edition ti-axle pedals
FOUR ESSENTIALS
DARTMOOR • The cream of Devon for cyclists with its expansive moortops, sweeping views and lush valleys
REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL • Doom in the news? A ride always makes us feel better. Rob Ainsley has some feelgood stories…
SOCIETY CAFE, BATH • Cracking coffee, scrumptious cake and screenings of the Spring Classics in this central Bath institution…
RACE-WINNING MOVES • Every issue, Cycling Plus staffers will take a subject and debate their top five. This month, we’re looking at the moments in races - the moves - that decide the winners
GO THE DISTANCE • Fancy getting in some serious miles? Well, carbon isn’t the only way to go – we test five top titanium cruisers for big days out
THE BIKES ON TEST…
SPA CYCLES ELAN • £2180 Does Spa Cycles’ cruiser come with a dash of elan?
SABBATH MONDAYS CHILD MARK II • £2880 Is the new Mondays Child fair of pace?
REILLY T325 • £3798 I’ll tell you what I want, what I Reilly, Reilly want
VAN NICHOLAS YUKON DISC • £3911 Is this another modern Dutch master from one of titanium’s stalwarts?
KINESIS GTD • £4000 Ultra-distance all-rounder with Reynolds carbon wheels
REILLY T325 • Exceptional, ‘pure’ handling from this Brighton rocker
EASTON EC90 SL CRANKS
HEAD TO HEAD
RUDY PROJECT SPECTRUM
ENERGY GELS & CHEWS • £1.24 – £2.20 Which one packs the biggest punch?
EVERYSIGHT RAPTOR GLASSES
SPECIALIZED S-WORKS TURBO 2BLISS 28MM
BONT HELIX REFLEX SHOES
ISADORE URBAN • £90 (shorts); £50 (t-shirt); £105 (shirt)
Saffron Frameworks • £Custom One of London-based Saffron's two new road bikes to be launched in October
SUBSCRIBE & CHOOSE BETWEEN TWO AMAZING LEZYNE LIGHTS!
girl power • How can women better understand their unique physiology to improve training and maximise performance gains on the bike?
Iron boost smoothie
AUTUMN OUTFITS • We test 10 riding kit setups to keep you pedalling warm and comfortably this season
STUCK ON REPEAT • Humans are creatures of habit, but they’re not always good for us. How can we cut out the bad habits that are holding us back?
GRAVEL WARS • Can the Topstone make the Grade? Two of the biggest launches in gravel for 2020 go head to head
CYCLING PLUS BRINGS YOU SCIENCE OF CYCLING
Foul weather riding • If the clouds roll in, it’s no excuse to head to the turbo, says Liam Holohan
Lizzie Deignan • Returning for the UCI...