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.

WELCOME…

Cycling Plus

Made in Italy Maratona dles Dolomites

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

Commuter kit • Venture to work in style with this collection of commuting clobber

Time flies • In the TT arms race, standing still is to fall behind, says Luke Durbridge

Beryl Burton • 1960s Yorkshire amateur who dominated women’s cycling – and even challenged the men

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

Vitus Venon Evo • £TBC This all-new endurance bike promises masses of versatility for road and beyond

The power of ebikes • Ebike subsidy is a no brainer – why can’t the Government see that?

Cairngorms, Scotland

The Route

SUB-£2K GRAVEL • Road, track and trail – we test three versatile gravel bikes from Cannondale, Ribble and Vitus to find the greatest sub-£2K contender

Need to know • Why should you consider buying a gravel bike, and which type would be best for you? What sort of set-up and spec will you get for your money? Here’s our five-step guide to the bikes on test

Bike tech explained • • Your quickfire guide to bike jargon

Bikes on test • A trio of great-value gravel bikes to help widen your cycling horizons

Cannondale Topstone Alloy 2 • £1,800 Shimmering road-adjacent gravel build to take you from commute to trail

Ribble Gravel AL SRAM Rival 1x • £1,999 A mid-range alloy option with looks and a ride to rival carbon

Vitus Substance VRS-1 HT Apex • £1,999 Comes with the latest vibration-slaying Rockshox gravel tech

Ribble Gravel AL SRAM Rival 1x • With impressive value for money and great all-round appeal, this bike should put a smile on your face

Pregnant Pause? • Should keen cyclists keep riding deep into pregnancy? We speak to Lizzie Deignan and others about their experiences and how that compares to official advice…

Radka Kahlefeldt • Professional triathlete, Liv Racing Collective

Dr Teresa Kelly • Consultant obstetrician and spokesperson for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

HIGH IDEALS • Staffers Adrian and Pete get stuck into the Tour Transalp, a 7-day stage race over Italy’s mountains

TEAM KIT 2022 • Introducing the exciting new Cycling Plus x HUUB kit, available for you to buy now!

HOT SEAT • Cycling Plus rides shotgun with Team Arkéa-Samsic in the Copenhagen Grand Départ and discovers what a tightrope walk a Tour de France time trial really is

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

Canyon Endurace CF 7 eTap • £2,849 Superb quality long-distance machine

Garmin Edge 1040 • £629.99 (Solar); £519.99 (non-Solar) The new range-topping Garmin

Quoc Gran Tourer 2 • £190 Stylish and tough gravel shoe

Smith Ignite MIPS • £229.99 Toughened aero helmet with MIPS

Redshift Arclight • £138 Street pedals with built-in lights

Oakley Encoder • £210 Great summer lenses – for a price

Smith Ruckus • £159 Two quality lenses and an...