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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Chase the Sun Belfast to Enniscrone

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

Late to the party • Reigning Gran Fondo World Champion Linda Dewhurst on reaching her prime in her seventh decade

Alto de L’Angliru • The colossus of Asturias is the ultimate result of the Vuelta a España’s search for ever-steeper climbs

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

Factor Ostro VAM • Complete build from £8,999 Version two adds aero advances for even faster speeds

A lasting legacy? • Paris looks set to be the first Olympics to be entirely accessible by dedicated bike routes

Julian Alps, Slovenia

COMPACT CARGO • Are e-cargo bikes really a viable car replacement for doing those everyday errands and around-town runs? We try out four models to see if they can handle the job

Need to know • We’re seeing more and more e-cargo bikes replacing cars for zipping around town, but are you up to speed with what’s out there?

Bike tech explained • Your quickfire guide to bike jargon

Bikes on test

Cube Longtail Hybrid 725 • £3,999 Long-wheelbase machine with large 26” wheels and a 200kg carrying capacity

Momentum PakYak E+ • £3,999 Mid-size wheels and a big load capacity

Trek Fetch+ 2 • £5,159.97 Smaller wheels and loads of accessories

Cannondale Cargowagen Neo 1 • £5,390 Small wheels and low standover brings versatility

Momentum PakYak E+ • This month’s winner has a great blend of attributes at a keen price

EASY RIDER • Reaching your event-day goals can leave your wallet considerably lighter. Read on to save time and money with these easy and proven speed strategies

PAST MASTERS • Is nostalgia as good as it used to be? Rob Ainsley rides the 2024 Velo Retro festival on his vintage Claud Butler to find out (spoiler: yes it is)

Mark of Success RAIN. GOLD. PAIN. NOTHING STOPPED HIM. • By overtaking Eddy Merckx’s record of 34 Tour de France stage wins, Mark Cavendish sealed his icon status. We reveal how the Manx Missile achieved such astonishing success over two decades – and what the rest of us can learn from his approach

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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

Orro Gold STC Ultegra Di2 Tailormade • £4,799.99 Is this new Orro endurance bike golden?

Lightweight Obermeyer Evo • The spokes are claimed to withstand a huge 1,800kg of tensile force and be at least three times stiffer than conventional steel spokes

RACE HELMETS • Wearing an aero-focused helmet is a surefire way to make you swifter on the roads. But can you find aero success at around the £100 mark? We test four to find out

Sunglasses • Which pair would you choose for your summer ride partner?

Saddlebags • £19.99 – £45 Which is the toughest for stashing your spares?

CARBON SHOES • More efficiency, better power transfer and a...