In this issue

TIME FOR A NEW BIKE?

The best budget and e-commuter bikes rated

THE GENDER DIVIDE

Just what is a women’s bike in 2024?

Objectives of desire

Ned ponders his affection for cycling on a ride from London to Minehead

3 mins

ONE OF A KIND

Project One combines premium-quality customised bikes with an endless palette of colours and designs from the creative experts at Trek. It's a winning formula. Here's why...

2 mins

Trek Checkpoint ALR 5 Driftless

£2,700 Aluminium bike-packing-friendly gravel bike

3 mins

Gower Peninsula, Wales

A rider powers up the Cefn Bryn ridge on south Wales' Gower Peninsula.

2 mins

Slow commotion

Downing Street targeting 20mph zones is attacking popular policy

3 mins

Black Series Multistrada

£5,629 British designed, all-road speedster

2 mins

Helmetcam militia

Hey, bad drivers! Want to be in the movies? Then smile as you close-pass us while on the phone

1 min

Rolling horizons

2018 Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas tells us about the joy of discovering new routes

3 mins

ENTER THE DRAGON

It's one of the toughest sportives in the UK, but did climb-loving cycling author Simon Warren have the legs to slay the beast of a sportive route in 2023?

6 mins

LOFTY GOALS

Higher, harder, longer... the road-sportive calendar gets ever more extreme. Here are 10 of the toughest single day rides to enter for 2024

6 mins

Beat the bonk

These tasty, filling and nutrition-packed homemade snacks are a handy, portable size

2 mins

LAP OF THE GODS

Greece is often trumped by Mediterranean rivals when it comes to cycling sojourns, but could- and should - that be about to change? We ventured to the roads of the Peloponnese to find out

7 mins

Cinelli Nemo Tig Ultegra Disc Di2

£5,799 Classically inspired, modern steel speedster

3 mins

Virtual Realities

Turbo training addicts reveal their hard-won tips, gathered over countless indoor sessions, for thriving throughout the winter

7 mins

Best of 2023

We've rated some 400 of the best - and worst - products in 2023. But which are our hottest picks of the year? Here's our 23 for '23...

5 mins

2024 BIKES UNBOXED

Discover cutting-edge tech and exciting new trends with these four highly covetable models, all hot off the production line

8 mins

Taming time-trials

With road bike only events, time trial is broadening its appeal. But what do you need to get started? Here's our expert guide to taming a TT

3 mins

The last broadcast

Ned rues the demise of GCN+ and lost afternoons glued to minor pro races in Portugal

3 mins

"I cycle to Formula Ones to help me combat my multiple sclerosis"

Rich Tindale, a design manager from Staffordshire and F1 fan, organises charity rides to F1 Grand Prix circuits

1 min

ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY

Cycling Plus previews Rapha's Paris-Roubaix homage, A Day in Hell, which loops from North London... and is coming to a city near you this April

7 mins

UYNing formula

We're invited behind the scenes on a fascinating tour of UYN's research centre and factory at the launch of this new eco-aware sports apparel brand in Italy

5 mins

ROAD HELMETS

Road, gravel, commuting... can you find a cycling helmet that can do it all? We review eight options vying for versatility and value, starting at £65

4 mins

Marin Headlands 2

\"This do-it-all gravel bike coped with everything I threw at it and the quirky geometry soon grew on me\"

3 mins

Cannondale Topstone LAB71 frameset

\"It's road-bike responsive and stiff on tarmac while off road it's just as rapid yet feels superbly composed\"

2 mins

Cannondale SuperSix EVO 3

\"You'll still find all the clever details of the EVO design, but the EVO 3 is made using a cheaper carbon\"

3 mins

HIGH RISE

Tenerife's Vuelta al Teide sportive blends oxygen-starved altitudes with spellbinding volcanic terrain for a breathtaking ride. Mark Bailey heads to the playground of the professionals for an explosive adventure

7 mins

FOR THE RECORD

From online platforms to paper notebooks, training diaries can be powerful tools. We asked three riders to share a page of their training diaries to show how a daily check-in can deliver invaluable cycling insights

8 mins

SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE

Via Francigena, Caminos, Cathedrals- pilgrimages today are as likely cycled as walked, and they're not all about saints now either. Rob Ainsley, veteran of several odysseys, selects 10 soul-stirring rides...

7 mins

LET'S GET TO WORK

To kick off the new year, we test four functional flat-bar commuter bikes that will double up for leisure riding and even off-road forays

10+ mins

Yorkshire Dales

Buttertubs Pass, north of Hawes and named after its 20m-deep limestone potholes near the top, is a must-do climb

2 mins

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Cycling Plus UK Magazine Description:

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.