In this issue

Gut instinct
Like other parts of the cyclist’s anatomy, the gut is trainable. Mark Bailey reveals how you can tune yours to better tolerate the rigours of performance.

Ekoi Stone Circle
Britain is blessed with some brilliant gravel events – it’s just that many of the best are in the north of the country. Can this one-day ride in Wiltshire help redress the balance?

Defy ageing
Worried that your advancing years are going to hammer your form and fitness? There’s no need. We reveal the secrets to power you forward for decades to come..

Brooks B17

The traditional leather saddle has absorbed ups and downs for over 120 years and is still going strong

2 mins

AGE CONCERN

Older than 40 and worrying that your cycling performance will recede quicker than your hairline? Don't. With a few training, nutritional and gear tweaks, you'll discover age is no impediment to perfect pedalling...

5 mins

Hot air

Government's discourse around ULEZ has Laura wondering how to get cyclists’ argument across

3 mins

KAISER CHIEF

We journey to the hidden gem of the sunkissed Kaiserstuhl hills in south-west Germany

7 mins

GUT INSTINCT

Pro cyclists now perform strategic ‘gut training' to boost their energy production, stomach comfort and athletic performance. We reveal how it could help you too

8 mins

PLAIN AND GAIN

Cycling Plus gets stuck into the Ekoi Stone Circle, which is aiming to be the biggest gravel ride in the south of England

7 mins

Inside man

Alex Dowseltt tells us about the unique rewards of indoor training

3 mins

Off the grid

We look at three exciting new gravel bikes that can help you get off the road and up the hills without the grind

10 mins

Hot ticket

Rookie Anna Gardiner straps in for ride of her life at a scorching L'Étape du Tour, the world's biggest and arguably best mass participation event

8 mins

10 WAYS TO END YOUR SEASON ON A HIGH

Harness your end of summer fitness and max out the warm weather window by targeting late-season challenges and adventures. Here are our top ways to make September a golden month of cycling

7 mins

Resurfacing

Gravel bikes are keeping ex-pro Nicolas Roche busy in retirement

3 mins

Verbier

The Swiss Alps are home to some of the most exclusive ski resorts in the world.

2 mins

Colnago C68 Allroad

Handcrafted superbike built to go anywhere

2 mins

CHEEP THRILLS

With over 80 recognised sites, North Norfolk is practically one enormous bird reserve. Rob Ainsley rides Britain's best route for seeing them, whether you're expert twitcher, bird-curious, or just want a good ride...

7 mins

SUPER WORLDS

Ably filling the Tour de France-shaped hole in our lives in early August, the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships were a triumph

1 min

River Cottage ramble

Warren Rossiter heads to Devon to talk to chef Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall and awardwinning bike designer Darron Coppin of Sven Cycles about the custom bike they've created

7 mins

Spokes

Celebrating the long, thin, quiet revolutionaries of cycling tech. They're easily overlooked, but crucial...

2 mins

Highways to Hell

Laura tries to get to the bottom of where National Highways' cycling budget has been going

3 mins

ACE OF RACE

No matter which fiscal peloton you're riding in, it's fascinating to experience the technologies behind some of the world's liveliest bikes. We find out how three super-fast road bikes compare

5 mins

Zero to Hero

THAT'S WHY YOU NEED A RECOVERY PLAN THAT'LL SEE YOU RETURN STRONGER THAN EVER...

9 mins

A BETTER PATH ?

After decades of inaction, the UK's cycle paths appear to be getting better. Len Williams learns about new design standards, and what more needs to be done

7 mins

Iceland

Cycling the windswept volcanic outpost of Iceland is unlike anything else.

2 mins

WORLDS COLLIDE

Charlie Allenby heads up hill and down dale in a mixed-terrain taster of this September's first-ever Struggle Borderlands road and gravel weekender in Yorkshire

7 mins

In the loop

We spend a short Swedish night circumnavigating Lake Vättern, in one of the world's biggest and oldest sportives

8 mins

EYE OF THE STORM

The pandemic tipped an ailing British racing scene into crisis. As teams fold, budgets tighten and the calendar is squeezed, Cycling Plus examines how we got to this point and hopes for a resurgence

10 mins

Sidi MTB Dust

£260 Italian kicks for XC and gravel with the brand's usual attention to detail

2 mins

Garmin

No longer do cyclists depend on locals for directions. We depend finding a recharging socket instead...

2 mins

Trail behind

How come cyclists are excluded from so much rideable terrain in England and Wales?

3 mins

ZIPPIN' TO WORK

Short or long, on-road or off, there's a commuter-friendly ebike to suit. We look at four very different options for all journeys and budgets

10+ mins

X EDUCATION

Eighty-five kilometres of Exmoor's finest tarmac. The latest in e-road tech. One ebike novice. Will he be converted to the electric cause in Somerset's wildest and windiest corner?

6 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.