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 399 ● December 2022

Cycling Plus

Reader offer! SAVE 30%

Bone of contention World Championships • 24 September 2022

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

Go figure The month in numbers

Environmental picks • Make your cycling greener thanks to this collection of kit with eco credentials

Drag race • How Dan Bigham broke the hour record by playing to his strengths

The puncture • Boo, hiss! Flat tyres have been a deflating experience since air-filled rubber first appeared in 1887

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

Scott Foil RC Pro • £10,499 This aero race bike is lighter, speedier and comfier than ever before

Inflationary pressures • Laura keeps the ‘Golden Age’ alive by helping a rider in need

Lake District

The Route

ULTIMATE LTEGRA • We see how three of the best new bikes that come with Shimano’s Ultegra Di2 perform

Need to know • Find out more about this latest version of the groupset, plus the bikes that are showcasing it in this test…

Bike tech explained • Your quickfire guide to bike jargon

Bikes on test • Meet our trio of speedy steeds boasting Ultegra Di2 as their groupset

Giant TCR Advanced Pro Disc 0 • £3,499 Fast shifting combined with fast handling

BH RS1 5.0 • £5,799 Light weight and aerodynamics combined

Reilly Fusion • £9,049 Tech-laden titanium made in the UK

The winner is… Reilly Fusion • Beautiful looks and a beautiful ride make the Fusion an unbeatable combination, for those who can afford it

Air Force Won • Strong winds can be a cyclist’s cruellest adversary or their greatest ally. As the autumn gusts begin to howl, we reveal how to manipulate the wind to make training and racing a breeze

PAIN ON THE PLAIN • A CHANCE TO RIDE WITH THE TOUR DE FRANCE LEGEND MARCEL KITTEL ON A 128KM GRAVEL LOOP OF SALISBURY PLAIN? CYCLING PLUS’ JOHN WHITNEY JUST COULDN’T SAY NO…

THE ROUTE

DM OUT OF TIME • Talking about his autobiography, Chased By Pandas, Dan Martin reflects on his enduring love of the bike, life as an ‘old school’ racer in a hyper-controlled peloton, and a rapidly modernising sport

DAN MARTIN’S BIGGEST WINS

QUICKFIRE QUESTIONS

CYCLING PLUS SAVE 30%

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

Sonder Colibri AL • £1,249 Another great bike from Alpkit’s own brand

Ridden & Rated Most wanted

Roval Rapide CLX II • £2,800 Is this second-generation aero wheelset finally up to speed?

Met Veleno • £84.49 Toughened-up lid for gravel riders

Gtechniq Bike Ceramic • £55 High-tech protection and shine for your bike

Ridden & Rated Shootout – Autumn gloves

Mythos Elix stem • £500 High-tech, high-performance 3D-printed stem

Endura GV500 Jacket & Reiver Bibshorts • £159.99, £129.99 Good-quality gravel gear for tough riding conditions

Orbea Kemen 10 SUV • £4,299 Off-road-capable commuter ebike

POOR-WEATHER OUTFITS • Winter is coming and you’ll need a proven...