COMMUT ING GEAR
Regular commuting demands a whole wardrobe of kit, so we test out 10 outfits for all budgets and rider types.

NEW GEAR
Fresh offerings from Enve, Wahoo, Rudy Project, Prologo, Abus, Elite, Aftershokz and Stolen Goat.

Women’s bikes
Three top contenders battle it out, but just one will make it through to the final stage. Find out what our testers thought of them.

Gravel bikes
Which steed can best take the rough with the smooth? We test five bikes, each with slightly different credentials.

The final five
We’ve whittled it down to a mere handful, but which of the impressive contenders will be crowned our Bike of the Year 2022?

The Secrets of Souplesse
No skill is celebrated like a silky pedal stroke. It doesn’t just look great either, it will save you energy too. Mark Bailey reveals how to tune yours.

The Waiting Game
A supply reduction of bikes and related equipment continues to blight the industry. Is a return to normality on the cards any time soon?

BI G GAIN HUNT ING
Forget ‘marginal gains’ and target the bigger, easier wins.

THE JOY OF CX
Editor Matt Baird gets stuck into his first cyclo-cross race

BUYER’S GUIDE: SHOES
With power transfer at their core, a strong pair of shoes is one of the best investments to make. Here are 10 of the best.

MASTERCLASS: MULTISPORT
We know that cycling is the supreme sporting pursuit, but injury can follow if you don’t complement it with other forms of activity. This month we show you how to add swimming and running to your repetoire.

CONQUER CYCL E SPORT
How other forms of bike riding can benefit your tarmac prowess.

NORTHERN EXPOSURE
Night riding meets stargazing in the Galloway Dark Sky Park..

EVENT HORIZON - The best events and rides to get you excited for the new season.

BESPOKED HARROGATE - Highlights from Britain’s biggest handmade bike show.

BUYER’S GUIDE: LIGHTS
With British Summer Time’s end, the light has gone out until spring. Luckily, we’ve tested the best front lights...

TRAINING ZONE
Are the zipped jersey’s days numbered? Plus recipes to boost your immunity this winter, why Harry Lidgley rode the entire coastline of Britain and the lowdown on an expanded British winter gravel series from Sonder.

HABITS OF WINNING CYCLISTS
The routines and traits that pave the way to success.

FRED ALERT
Britain’s most-feared sportive, the Fred Whitton Challenge, returns.

POWER STRUGGLE
FTP is everyone’s favourite training metric. But does it have flaws?

RIDE FOR A REASON
Fundraisers reveal their proven tips for turbo-charging donations.

EAT LIKE A PRO?
Are the restrictive diets of the propeloton appropriate for us?

GOWER PLAY
Exploring the tracks where the road ends on the Gower Peninsula.

ULTIMATE UPGRADES
Gear guru Warren draws on decades of testing experience for the 10 best ways to upgrade your bike.

THE MIDLIFE CYCLIST - Train smarter, ride faster and be healthier over 40.

FAREWELL BONKING? - Why hitting the wall could be a thing of the past...

NEW GEAR
Upgrades from Fizik, with its Vento Stabilita shoes and Terra Argo X5 saddle, and the Bern Hudson MIPS helmet.

THE BIG RIDE
Here at Cycling Plus we love our food and drink-themed rides, so when freelance writer Matt Ray suggested a scenic tour of Herefordshire’s famed cider orchards, we were powerless to refuse.

THINK LIKE A CHAMPION
Harness the mental tricks of comeback king Primož Roglic.

REVOLUT IONARY ROADIES
The trailblazers of history who led the way for today’s female cyclists.

BIKE OF THE YEAR 2021
We’ve ridden, tested and whittled it down to the best 21 bikes of 2021.

THE BIG RIDER’S GUIDE TO CYCLING
Meet the riders who prove you don’t have to be skinny to cycle.

WHEN TRAINING GOES WRONG...
...and how to get your riding back on track..

NEW BIKES
First rides of the Cairn E-Adventure 1.0, Wilier Filante SLR road bike and the Merida Scultura Endurance 7000-E.

TRAINING CAMP
How to identify and address overtraining syndrome, Paul Jones’s definitive story of the Land’s End to John o’Groats record, a Thai salmon parcels recipe, plus learn ways to hold your focus on long rides.

THE ONLY WAY IS UP
High-mountain training on the molehills of Britain.

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
We bring to life with stories the data from Strava’s Year in Sport report..

Commuting by bike is the only way to travel but hauling your kit can be troublesome. We test 10 of the best solutions.

You want your bike to be as hard as nails and ready for mud at this time of the year. We test four…

BRISTOL BIKE PROJECT
Inside the community bike co-op that breathes life into tired bikes.

RELIGHT YOUR FIRE
Discover new ways to motivate your riding.

RAIN JACKETS
The wet weather you see from your window is unappealing, sure, but it’s not unmanageable with the right jacket

NEW GEAR
Upgrade tests of Scicon Aeroshade sunnies, Endura Xtract II helmet and the Repente Latus M carbon saddle

All Round Great Buys Four £4000 Bikes for work days and weekends...

Tame the winter beast on your ride to work.

How to adapt your diet and bolster body and mind.

A glorious weekend of bikepacking in the Cambrian Mountains.

Never hit the wall again on long bike rides.

How the cycle tourism industry is trying to fight back in the pandemic.

NEW BIKES
Last issue we delved deep into the history of the Giant TCR. This time we test out the eagerly awaited latest iteration.

BEST UPGRADES
Twelve upgrades, from wheels to handlebars, to make your dream bike sing even louder.

DESIGN FOR LIFE
We sit down with Torgny Fjeldskaar, the designer behind some of the world’s best-loved bikes..

SPL ENDID ISOL AT ION
The joys of solo cycling, from the professionals who are well used to it.

CAN CYCLING SAVE BRI TAIN?
Why the bike is crucial to the nation’s pandemic recovery..

NEW GEAR
DMT KM1 shoes, MET Allroad helmet, Pearl Izumi Pro Air summer outfit, Xplova Noza S smart trainer.

CADEX
How Giant attempted to reinvent the wheel with CADEX, a name it pinched from some 35 years ago in its history..

NEW BIKES
First ride reviews of the Orro Venturi aero disc bike and the Orbea Terra, a gravel bike with a taste for tarmac too.

SUMMER CLOTHING
After a bleak winter, warm weather is finally upon us and we round up the best jerseys and bib shorts to enjoy it..

TOUCHING THE VOID
How to avoid the debilitating snowball effect of overtraining.

SHOES GROUPT EST
The price of road shoes can ramp up astronomically, so we kept this test to 10 under £150..

BIKE OF THE YEAR
When we set out on our quest to discover 2020’s Cycling Plus Bike of the Year, we were looking for bikes across all genres – from aero to gravel – that delivered the best of what a modern machine can offer at a rice that wasn’t completely out of reach. Here are 20 that fit the bill.

TRAINING CAMP
The benefits of hitting our local velodrome; what to eat before, during and after a long ride; ultra-distance legend Joe Barr; what you should fix on your bike yourself; part two of our column on shedding body fat..

BIKE TEST
We’re deep into the 21st century but that doesn’t mean that steel, the oldest frame material, is redundant – far from it!.

THE BIG RIDE
At close to 130km, the new off-road route around Loch Ness would be a formidable foe as a day ride. Fortunately, Sean McFarlane had a far more leisurely three-day bike-packing tour in mind...

TRAINING CAMP
How to turbo-charge your time-trial performance; a ride with cycling record-breaker Mark Beaumont; learn how to tune your bike’s gears; how to improve your presence on busy roads.

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