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.

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Coed y Brenin, Snowdonia Holy trails

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

Family fortunes • Pro rider Ryan Mullen on the beautiful chaos of juggling pro racing and family life

L’ Étape du Tour • This bucket-lister for keen cyclists allows you to play, for a day, at being in the real Tour de France

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

Canyon Grizl:ON CF 9 • £6,699 New e-gravel ride gives you more feel

Power to the people • Don’t be put off by bureaucracy – self-organisation and determination can force change

Rutland and Melton

The Bike Test NEED FOR SPEED • Hankering after a bike like the pros ride? We’re lucky enough to try out three, but which one do we think should have the top spot on the podium?

Need to know • What sets these awesome, and astronomically priced machines, apart from more affordable race bikes?

Bike tech explained • Your quickfire guide to bike jargon

Bikes on test • These three machines will help you feel like a pro

ENVE Melee (Dura-Ace Di2 build)

Cannondale Supersix Evo Lab71 EF Replica

BMC Teammachine R 01 LTD

BMC Teammachine R 01 LTD • While all three bikes have many merits, the BMC has that single-minded will to win

faster food • Tour de France pro chef Hannah Grant shares five powerful new recipes loved by elite riders that will boost your cycling performance and electrify your taste buds

Ticket to ride • Interrail passes can be a great way to reach the continent’s unique cycling experiences – with your bike, without flying. Rob Ainsley picks nine brilliant bike rides to collect by train

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE • Britain’s best-selling cycling magazine will come through your letterbox as if by magic every month if you become a subscriber. And it’s much cheaper than buying it in the shops. It’s a win-win!

Ridden & Rated • The UK’s best tests for over 30 years

Vello Gravel

SRAM Red AXS

Summer jerseys • It’s Brit brand jersey shootout time! But who will come out on top? There’s only one way to find out…

Ridden & Rated Shootout – Knitted race shoes

Women’s jerseys

Hunt SUB50 Limitless Aero

BARGAIN GEAR • Searching for high-performing gear on a budget? We select our favourite 20 pieces of wallet-friendly tech so you can enjoy more for less

EMPIRE OF STATE MIND • The world’s busiest bridge. Pro racers alongside the amateurs. The GFNY World Championship in New York is a gran fondo like no other. We join the cast of 3,000 racers for the 2024 spectacle

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Training zone • Expert cycling advice on maximising your training

Boost your ride • Performance Q&A The big cycling questions answered by our team of expert coaches, nutritionists and riders

“I learnt to ride in lockdown – then cycled from Yorkshire to London for charity” • Sam Hunter, 52, a project manager from Bradford, swapped running...