Cyclist

Dedicated solely to road cycling. Cyclist is the very first magazine of its kind. A celebration of the freedom to explore and the gear that makes road cycling special. Cyclist will take you on the world's best routes and get behind the doors of iconic brands. With performance advice from the experts, we unearth tall tales from the pro peloton and get you up-close to the best road bikes and technology. Plus, Cyclist mixes in-depth articles with breathtaking imagery from the sport's best photographers. It's the road cycling magazine you've been waiting for. In every issue you can enjoy: - The most exhilarating cycle routes and sportives in the world - their history, when to go and how to get the best from your trip. - The most in-depth road bike reviews and must-have gear. - Expert opinion on components, training, nutrition and technology. - The stories behind the biggest brand names and most influential people in cycling

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Fusion power • Reilly Cycleworks shows titanium can do aero too

Mythos Elix stem

Fulcrum Speed 25 wheels

Garmin Edge 1040 Solar

Vittoria Corsa N.EXT tyres • From £54.99, freewheel.co.uk

Specialized Evade 3 and Prevail 3 helmets • £275 each, specialized.com

Precious metals • Kevin Wolfson of Boston-based Firefly Bicycles explains how the company got creative with titanium

Bold and bright • Understated is so last year

Don’t buy a pro bike • Cyclist’s Will Strickson explains why pro-level bikes are best left to those racing in the pro peloton

Pick ’n’ Mix • A quintet of cycling quintessence

Snapshot • Special moments from the past month’s pro racing, as selected by the photographers who captured them

Q&A Ben O’Connor • Before the start of the Tour de France, the Australian climber on French team AG2R tells Cyclist about his GC ambitions

Is Pogačar’s time at the top already over? • With Jonas Vingegaard ripping the yellow jersey firmly off Tadej Pogačar’s back, Felix Lowe wonders if we’ll ever see the same swashbuckling Slovenian again

A moment in time The winner no one expected • Roger Walkowiak, a modest French rider, stunned the cycling world in 1956 by winning the Tour ahead of Federico Bahamontes and Charly Gaul. But the victory would not bring him glory

Leader of the pack • How studies on mice show we could be hard-wired to let certain individuals win

What’s up, doc? • Why Bugs Bunny’s favourite food is great for cyclists as well as fighter pilots

The next steps to peak fitness • The second instalment of Phil Cavell’s getting fit 101 explores muscular adaptions, cellular changes and the role of genetics

Are plant-based diets the future? • Plant-based diets are becoming more popular, for both environmental and performance reasons

The Road Beyond • The road to Switzerland’s Émosson Dam is a climb that has it all – length, height, gradient and a whole other climb at its peak that even the pros will never get to visit

All the right moves • There aren’t many World Champions who can win a bunch sprint then study for a master’s degree while playing Chopin on the piano. But then there aren’t many World Champions like Elisa Balsamo

The fans’ mountain • Pro cycling photographer Pete Goding shares his unique view from the back of a motorbike on the most famous climb of the world’s biggest race: Stage 12 at the 2022 Tour de France, Briançon to L’Alpe d’Huez

Here’s to you, Millie Robinson • With the launch of the Tour de France Femmes, Cyclist looks back to the very first version of the women’s Tour de France in 1955, which was won by little-known Isle of Man rider Millie Robinson. This is her story, told through friends,...