Cycling Plus

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…

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

All ti’ed up • Mason Bokeh Ti

Ribble Adventure Ti

A wild ride • Cowboy e-bike

Tread lightly • Cannondale Treadwell EQ

SHOOTOUT • Brit brand gravel bikes do battle

THE BIG PICTURE

CHAIN REACTION • The coronavirus is running rampant - and the cycling world is far from immune

FIDLOCK SYSTEM

FOUR ESSENTIALS

BURY ST EDMUNDS • From languid rural rides to full-on whole-day workouts

INSIDER TIPS

DEGREES OF FREEDOM • Do student cyclists become lifetime cyclists? Rob Ainsley went back to Oxford to find out…

THE HUB, NEWCASTLE • From its culinary delights to its friendly ambience, this bustling eatery is a must for all riders…

BORN TO BE WILD • Five top touring bikes that let you unlock your inner adventurer

THE BIKES ON TEST…

FUJI TOURING DISC • £1099.95 Fully kitted-out, disc-braked tourer at an attractive price

CINELLI HOBOOTLEG EASY TRAVEL • £1399.99 All-steel tourer that steps back in time with its cantilever brakes

RIDGEBACK PANORAMA • £1399.99 Reynolds 725-framed tourer with mechanical disc brakes

TREK 920 • £1650 Trek’s hydraulic disc-brake’d take on the tourer

THORN CLUB TOUR MK5 • £2071 The newest version of Thorn’s super-popular tourer

TREK 92O • Our star Trekker, by a whisker

FABRIC LINE-S TEAM CRO-MO

POC OMNE AIR SPIN

BONTRAGER SPECTER WAVECEL

CONTINENTAL TERRA SPEED/TRAIL TR

SADDLE PACKS • £11 – £32 Medium-sized saddle packs for your essential spares

REDSHIFT SHOCKSTOP SEATPOST

KOO ORION

MINOURA FG542 HYBRID ROLLER

ENDURA D2Z TIME TRIAL SKINSUIT; AEROSWITCH HELMET

Kinesis Tripster ATR Vol 3

Touching the void • Overtraining syndrome is a debilitating condition that’s slow to develop. We examine the signs, causes and cures…

10 OF THE BEST… SUB-£150 ROAD SHOES • We compare and contrast 10 pairs of our favourite brands’ mid-priced road cycling shoes, from just £80

BOARDMAN CARBON

SPECIALIZED TORCH 1.0

BONT RIOT BUCKLE

BONTRAGER CIRCUIT

NORTHWAVE CORE PLUS

MAVIC COSMIC BOA

PEARL IZUMI TOUR

VAN RYSEL RR900

SHIMANO RC5

FIZIK R5 TEMPO OVERCURVE

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FROM THE EDITOR…

Pocket Rocket • Tom Pidcock is only 20 years old but he is already a superstar of cyclocross – and he has Grand Tour ambitions on the road. We go behind the scenes with Britain’s next big thing…

THE X FACTOR • We take on one of the UK’s steepest mountain passes and an epic scenic circuit in the middle of winter, on top-value carbon disc bikes from Planet X, to see whether going aero is an advantage at any price

NOTHING BUT EXPERT CYCLING ADVICE

How to recover between rides • The recovery process is vital when getting your body and mind ready to compete

Alex Dowsett • Time-trial specialist and former Hour Record holder...