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.

Ed’s letter • Issue 401 ● January 2023

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THE HUB GEAR OPINION RIDES

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

Go figure 2022 in numbers

Winter warmers • Top clothing options to keep you toasty on the bike this season

Cinglés measure • Fiona Broome shows there are no limits to ambition in cycling

Festive 500 • Rapha’s Christmas kilometre challenge has become part of the cycling establishment in just 12 years

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

BMC Kaius ONE 01 • £11,350 The flagship model of the new Kaius is an ultralight, racing, aero superbike for… gravel

Good cop, bad cop • Why cycling is so vital in the climate fight

Isle of Wight

The Route

ONES TO WATCH • It’s set to be another major year for road bike launches in 2023. Here are four contenders displaying the latest tech and innovations

Need to know • All four of these top new road bikes for 2023 show off some impressive new design and technology…

Bike tech explained • Your quickfire guide to bike jargon

Bikes on test

Cervélo Soloist Ultegra Di2 • £6,800 An aerodynamic legend returns

Trek Domane SLR 7 eTap P1 • £10,150 Does the 4th generation Domane hit the mark?

Canyon Ultimate CFR Di2 • £10,399 The ultimate expression of the Ultimate just misses perfection

Giant Propel Advanced SL 0 • £11,499 Speedy, light, aero and easy to live with

The winner is… Cervélo Soloist Ultegra Di2 • Value for money and a broad appeal lift it above the rest

LITHE FOREVER • By subtly adjusting your lifestyle, training and diet, you could keep cycling through your 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and beyond. We reveal how to pedal through the decades so you can enjoy all the benefits of cycling for many years to come

HILL FEELINGS • Short, sharp and steep, the UK’s hill-climbing scene roars into life in the autumn with events across the country. We face some of the nation’s best racers on a Sunday morning in Somerset

TOM PIDCOCK • Everything everywhere all at once

TEAM KIT 2023 • Introducing the exciting Cycling Plus x HUUB kit, available for you to buy now!

The Best of 2022 • Groundbreaking bikes, pioneering kit, revealing reads and epic events. It’s been another memorable year for cycling. Here we pick our top 30 from 2022’s trove of two-wheeled treasures…

TERRA VISION • Here’s why Orbea’s new Terra multi-terrain machine will tick the boxes for adventurers, explorers and true gravel riders

CYCLING PLUS

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

Ribble Gravel 725 Pro • £2,899 The sturdy new steel option

Garmin Edge Explore 2 • £249.99 Powerful GPS without the price tag

Bell XR Spherical Road Helmet • £209.99 Generous coverage makes this a multi-terrain contender

Haylou PurFree BC01 • £99.99 Safer sounds as you ride, in a practical package

Prologo Scratch M5 AGX Tirox • £103.99 Supportive all-road saddle with hidden benefits

Ridden & Rated Shootout –...