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

Cheap thrills

Mystery machine • Enigma Escape

PAST MASTERS

THE SPIN OUT OF SIGHT • The promotion of cycling in our pandemic world has inevitably not gone down well everywhere…

DMT KR1 CRYSTAL LTD SHOES

FOUR ESSENTIALS

SCARBOROUGH • This Yorkshire seaside resort offers some challenging rides

SHOP TALK • Local bike shops may thrive in the new reality. Rob Ainsley certainly hopes so…

WOMEN'S BIKE OF THE YEAR 2020 • The number of female riders has exploded in recent years and to celebrate we round up the best bikes for women in 2020

SONDER COLIBRI TI FORCE 22

TREK DOMANE SL5

CANYON ENDURACE WMN CF SL DISC 8.0 Di2

LIV AVAIL ADVANCED PRO 2

JULIANA QUINCY CC RIVAL

AND THE WINNER IS… SONDER COLIBRI TI FORCE 22 • A truly bespoke experience

SUPLEST EDGE+ PRO

CADEX BOOST

SUMMER SOCKS

100% HYPERCRAFT

GORE CANCELLARA SET C5 SHORTS; C5 JERSEY; C7 SHAKEDRY JACKET

CASTELLI ITALIA 20 KIT

SRAM FORCE eTAP AXS

Gocycle GXi

SPLENDID ISOLATION • Think you’ve had it tough trying to ride in lockdown? We speak to a quartet of professionals well versed in solitary cycling

SUB-£100 BIKE GEAR • We’ve assembled some of the best products from recent tests to get you on your bike for less

TRIBAN RC 520 (GRAVEL)

BOARDMAN CARBON (ROAD)

ALTURA ELITE CYCLING SOCKS

ALTURA AIRSTREAM MITTS

TRIBAN RC 500 BIB SHORTS

DHB AERON HOT SUMMER JERSEY

PROVIZ REFLECT 360

ENDURA BAABAA BLEND

VAN RYSEL ROADR 500

AGU BOLD

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CAN CYCLING SAVE BRITAIN? • Why the humble bicycle is vital to the nation’s pandemic recovery

BORN TO BE WILD • As Cannondale prepares to launch its latest all-suspension machine, we put the new Topstone through its paces

A LOOK INSIDE

INSIDE JOB • Team Alpecin’s coach reveals what’s in store for the riders as they seek fitness gains on the turbo trainer

Strengths & weaknesses • Liam Holohan explains why it’s important to understand your abilities

Jenny Tough • The endurance challenger, Silk Road Mountain racer and Shand Cycles ambassador shares her tips for a cycling life during lockdown…

WE WERE YOUNG AND CAREFREE

How do I deal with cycling aches and pains? • We ask the questions that beginners are dealing with and get answers from the experts…

BIKE VS HUMAN • When should you make corrections, and when should you leave well alone?

Cycling Plus

Clean your drivetrain, pt1 • Make the time to keep your bike running smoothly – it’s easy to do and well worth it…

SCRAPE OUT THE REAR MECH • Cleaning your rear mech is a strangely satisfying job…

How can I protect my posture? • Road cyclists are prone to upper crossed syndrome. Here’s how you can remedy it

Five things we learned this month…

Sweet potato tortilla with pepper sauce • Each month we take a look at a quick and healthy recipe that will fuel your riding

Top 3 fuelling...