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 ONLY BIKE BUYING ADVICE YOU CAN TRUST…

THE TECH TEAM PREVIEW THEIR ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS…

OUR AWARDS • Look out for our Best On Test award. We only give this to gear and bikes that really deserves your attention

Ride on the wild side • BMC URS One

Gravel king • Vitus Substance CRX

HUB

ANY PORT IN A STORM • Of course, eRacing is no substitute for the real thing - but at least it’s something!

SQUIRE INIGMA BL1

FOUR ESSENTIALS

MULL • This Hebridean island offers remote cycling thrills

LOCAL VARIABLES • Day rides without going beyond the ring road: Rob Ainsley is loving staying local…

One Giant leap… • The original TCR changed the face of race bikes forever. On the eve of its ninth incarnation we take a look back at this game-changing machine and a look forward to the latest, and maybe greatest, TCR yet

TCR Timeline

DMT KM1

MET ALLROAD

PEARL IZUMI PRO AIR

XPLOVA NOZA S SMART TRAINER

RAPHA MECHANICS SHIRT, JACKET & TROUSERS

Look 795 Blade RS Disc

PICTURE OF HEALTH • Covid-19 is everyone’s biggest health fear right now but common colds, stomach bugs and respiratory infections can stop you training and ruin your fitness goals. How can you power up your health and immunity so you can keep riding?

SUNGLASSES • Cycling-specific shades don’t have to come at a high price, here are 12 pairs under £50

MADISON STEALTH

VAN RYSEL ROADR 900

AGU BOLD

MADISON CODE BREAKER

GALIBIER ARDENNES SHIELD

BBB AVENGER BSG-57

ENDURA SNAPPER II

ENDURA STINGRAY

DHB POLYGON REVO

TIFOSI DAVOS

TIFOSI AMOK

DHB OMNICRON TRIPLE LENSES

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HIGH SOCIETY • Cyclists are magnetically drawn to the mountains but why do these hulking lumps of rock cast such a potent spell over us? We chart the story of an obsession…

START ME UP! • AS THE PANDEMIC GETS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ONTO BIKES FOR EXERCISE & TRANSPORT FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE ASKED PROMINENT RIDERS, COACHES & CYCLING ADVOCATES TO PASS ON THEIR SAGE ADVICE FOR GETTING STARTED

THE WHEEL REINVENTING CADEX • For 2020 Giant has brought back an old name, but with some radical new tech that is set to improve your ride

TEAM ALPECIN • Meet the class of 2020, who like all of us have had to radically reassess their cycling goals this summer

Meet the UK Team!

Motivation in isolation • How to keep riding while the country is in lockdown

Alice Barnes • Alice Barnes, national road race and time-trial champion, rides for UCI Women’s WorldTeam Canyon//SRAM. She shares her favourite rides and how she’s filling time during lockdown…

RACING THROUGH THE DARK

How fit do I have to be to ride a bike? • We ask the questions that beginners are dealing with and get answers from the experts

FROM ROAD TO TURBO • Making adjustments when riding indoors

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Maintain and replace brake and gear cables • Swapping cables is a simple job you can do at home. Here’s how…

Brake and gear hose • Hints and tips to keep your cables running smoothly

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