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…

CYCLING PLUS THE UK’S BEST TESTS FOR OVER 25 YEARS • BIKE-BUYING ADVICE YOU CAN TRUST…

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

Plug in and ride • Cairn E-Adventure 1.0

Faster, leaner, lighter • Wilier Filante SLR

Going the distance • Merida Scultura Endurance 7000-E

FROOME TO GROW?

TRYING PATIENCE • The verdict for Richard Freeman’s lengthy tribunal is in, but the search for answers goes on…

CHROME BLCKCHRM 22X LAKO 3-WAY TOTE • £110 Multi-purpose, uber-tough bag

FOUR ESSENTIALS

BOURNEMOUTH • A jewel on the south coast for cyclists who want a getaway

INSIDER TIPS

PETAL POWER • Summer’s blooming. Rob Ainsley celebrates cycling’s sustainability with a bunch of reasons…

PROPER CYCLING, WEST SUSSEX • Full-bodied coffee and the finest cheese toasties await cyclists at this rural hive of activity

FEELING GRAND • Spending £1000 on a bike is a serious step in your evolution as a cyclist. Here we test an awesome foursome for the road and beyond

JARGON BUSTER

THE BIKES ON TEST…

GENESIS CDA 30 • £999.99 Budget aluminium gravel bike

BOARDMAN ADV 8.9 • £1100 A one-bike-for-all that looks like superb value

VITUS ZENIUM TIAGRA • £1099.99 Good value, disc brake-equipped carbon road bike

GIANT CONTEND AR 3 • £1099 Great-looking all-rounder from one of cycling’s biggest brands

BOARDMAN ADV 8.9 • Boardman’s well-equipped all-rounder covers all the bases

GIRO HELIOS SPHERICAL

SPANK FLARE 25 VIBROCORE

ZIPP SERVICE COURSE SL70 XPLR

CRANKBROTHERS HIGHLINE XC/GRAVEL DROPPER

ERE GENUS CC-T PROROAD

RAPHA PRO TEAM SHOES

SUPLEST CROSSCOUNTRY PRO

SPORTFUL FIANDRE PRO MEDIUM JACKET & NORAIN PRO BIB SHORTS

BAR TAPES • £19.99 – £38 Keep your grip, whatever the weather

ARC8 Escapee DB

SAVE30% SUBSCRIBE TODAY AND RECEIVE A LEZYNE MICRO FLOOR DRIVE MINI PUMP WORTH £54.99

WHEN TRAINING GOES WRONG • The more you ride your bike, the more problems can come your way and derail your hard-won efforts. Here’s how to nip them in the bud fast

Reinventing the wheel

Cyclists of the world, unite! • How bikes have boosted the Covid-19 fight around the globe

PEDALS • With the promise of more efficient power transfer it makes sense to get stuck in and go with clipless pedals. Here are 10 of the best out there…

SIX THINGS TO CONSIDER

ETC KEO STYLE PEDALS

TIME XPRESSO 2

LOOK KEO CLASSIC 3 PLUS

SHIMANO TIAGRA PD-R550

LOOK KEO 2 MAX

HT PK01 CARBON

SHIMANO 105 R7000

SPEEDPLAY ZERO CHROMOLY

TIME XPRO 10

SHIMANO ULTEGRA R8000

POWER TO THE PEOPLE • We hear from four readers who’ve had their lives transformed by ‘e-road’ bikes - power-assisted machines with the geometry of road frames

THE MAGIC NUMBER • Three gravel bikes. Three different groupsets. Three very different rides. So which of the Rondo, 3T and Tifosi is our multi-terrain top dog? We hit the rugged corners of the Yorkshire Dales to find out

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