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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The Big Picture

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

A hero I was glad to meet • Warren Rossiter remembers Bob Parlee of Parlee Cycles, who passed away in September

The Triple Crown • There may not be a physical trophy to show for it, but winning the three biggies of the pro circuit is massive

PEDAL-O-METER • WHAT’S SPINNING ALONG AT SPEED AND WHAT’S CRASHING OUT THIS MONTH?

Cube Nuroad C:62 SLT • £5,999 The cheapest complete bike with SRAM Red XPLR AXS we’ve seen to date

Green shoots • Small changes to our busy roads are combatting climate change, in all sorts of ways

Brittany

The Bike Test OFF THE GRID • Three drop-bar allroad e-bikes tested on the road and the trails

Need to know • We help you choose the best combo of bike and electrical assistance to suit your on- and off-road escapades

Bike tech explained • Your quickfire guide to jargon

Bikes on test • These three machines will help you rip up light gravel

Sonder El Camino Apex 1 • £2,999 Assisted alloy adventurer

Ribble Allroad SL R e Pro • £5,999 Aero-optimised endurance bike with lightweight Mahle motor

Canyon Grizl:ONfly CF 9 • £6,499 Mid-drive power and a high-end build for this rugged e-gravel bike

The winner is… Ribble Allroad SL R e Pro • Get the tyre choice right to unleash this brilliant bike’s full potential

RIDER OF THE YEAR ’24

RIDER OF THE YEAR Siraj Balubaid • A refugee from Yemen, Siraj was given a bicycle by the charity Bikes for Refugees Scotland, and has transformed not just his life but that of others

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Daisy Barnes • This master’s student was the fastest woman at the Fred Whitton Challenge in 2024, 20 minutes clear of her nearest rival

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Maurice Burton • A life on two wheels, told this year in his excellent authorised biography, made Maurice Burton a standout winner for our Lifetime Achievement gong

RIDE FREE • Could you navigate a long bike ride using natural clues from the sun, clouds, winds and trees alone? We explore the freedom, adventure and thrills that can be experienced with natural navigation

3 NATURAL NAVIGATION CLUES FOR CYCLISTS • Natural navigator Tristan Gooley shares some simple signs to search for

PUSHED TO THE LIMIT • Why do we choose to do agonising feats of endurance? Anthropologist Michael Crawley seeks answers in his new book

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

Squire Stronghold D16 MAX • £289.99 Super-tough, angle grinder-resistant lock

Condor Italia RC Disc • £4,670.99* A fine example of an aluminium race bike

Budget road pedals • We find out the pros and cons of four models

Boot Racks • Two of the biggest...