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.

OLLIE WOOD CHOSE HUUB • Being a pro cyclist, has you committed to bikes, tyres, helmets and clothing. But what if you were, due to circumstances, left without a team and you had the freedom to choose? This is where Ollie Wood found himself. He approached us to make him faster, and we did. On his first outing in his Custom Labs suit, National Champion status was achieved.

WELCOME…

Cycling Plus

The Big Picture

What’s on • The best media, entertainment and events from the cycling world

Hip happenings! • This month’s smartest selection of cycling wares & accessories

Homage to Catalonia • David Millar’s love letter to his adopted home, the cycling paradise, Girona

Garmin • No longer do cyclists depend on locals for directions. We depend on finding a recharging socket instead…

One Shop Stop • Every issue, Cycling Plus gives some love to Britain’s best independent bike shops

Trail behind • How come cyclists are excluded from so much rideable terrain in England and Wales?

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The route

CYCLING PLUS EBIKE OF THE YEAR • Which of the latest turbo-charged performance and commuter bikes will be crowned the 2023 winners?

Ebikes explained • Who are ebikes are for, how do they work and what should you look for? Here’s our seven-step guide

Ebike jargon

SPARKY SPORTS BIKES • E-road bikes have seen a big jump in tech recently. We take three of the latest and greatest lightweight models out for a ride…

Trek Domane+ SLR 6 • £7,850 This endurance classic gets an all-new powerful TQ mid-motor

Wilier Filante SLR Hybrid • £11,800 Astana’s pro-Tour design gets assistance

Orbea GAIN M10i • £9,299 Premium lightweight e-road machine

ZIPPIN’ TO WORK • Short or long, on-road or off, there’s a commuter-friendly ebike to suit. We look at four very different options for all journeys and budgets

Engwe M20 • £1,149 Cheap thrills from this urban run-around

Rad Power Radrunner 3 Plus • £2,199 Small-wheeled, highly versatile hauler

Canyon Pathlite:ON 9 LTD SUV • £5,249 Fully loaded, premium-priced urbanite tourer

Specialized Turbo Tero X 4.0 • £4,000 Urban mountain machine that’s ready for anything

CYCLING PLUS RIDER OF THE YEAR' 23 • THE SEARCH IS ON TO FIND THE CYCLISTS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED THE MOST TO THE SPORT IN 2023

zero to hero • INJURY IS THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE TO ENJOYING YOUR CYCLING BUT IT CAN HAPPEN TO ALL OF US. THAT’S WHY YOU NEED A RECOVERY PLAN THAT’LL SEE YOU RETURN STRONGER THAN EVER…

In the loop • We spend a short Swedish night circumnavigating Lake Vättern, in one of the world’s biggest and oldest sportives

Need to know

A BETTER PATH? • After decades of inaction, the UK’s cycle paths appear to be getting better. Len Williams learns about new design standards, and what more needs to be done

Three of the best • The cycling infrastructure of the UK is often sub-par. But there are some very impressive pieces of design it’s worth celebrating too. Here are three of the best bits…

How do planners decide on cycle routes?

Three of the worst • You do wonder what the planners were thinking when you see the likes of the cycle...