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Air Apparent - Pollution hasn't gone away. It's still there in every lungful, even if we can't see it in the air or on the news. But there are reasons to breathe easier, thanks to pioneering projects using cycling 'citizen scientists'. Rob Ainsley took part in one...
The toxic effects of pollution have been known about for years. 'Just two things of which you must beware: Don't drink the water and don't breathe the air!' sang 1960s satirist Tom Lehrer.Over recent decades, though, pollution has dropped down our list of things to worry about, thanks to ominously capitalised concerns such as Climate Change, AI, Global Conflict, Species Collapse, etc. That doesn't, unfortunately, mean the problem has expired. Air quality often exceeds safe limits, with far-reaching and crippling effects on our health.
8 min |
October 2024
Cycling Plus UK
No limits
Not every adventure needs to be that epic, says bikepacking Scotland founder Markus Stitz
3 min |
October 2024
Cycling Plus UK
UNBOUND UNLEASHED
Josh Patterson was one of 34 starters for the inaugural edition of Unbound in 2006. Now, with more than 5,000 riders taking part in today's event, he charts the rise of the most important race in gravel
8 min |
October 2024
Cycling Plus UK
FOREST COMMISSION
Looking for a goal race in 2025 that'll stimulate the synapses and live long in the memory? You'd struggle to do better than ENID CRV in Finland
6 min |
October 2024
Cycling Plus UK
15 OF THE BEST ADVENTURES
Featuring Yorkshire, the USA, Sri Lanka and more, here are our picks of the world's greatest gravel races and routes
4 min |
October 2024
Cycling Plus UK
The stuff of dreams
Ned sings the praises of the Paris Olympics road-race course
3 min |
October 2024
Cycling Plus UK
"I rode 3,000 miles around Britain on a bamboo bike to highlight our climate crisis"
Recordbreaking cyclist and triathlete Kate Strong, 45, took to the road to raise awareness of environmental issues
2 min |
October 2024
Cycling Plus UK
FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE
We venture into the hidden gem of the glorious Creuse, one of France's least populated regions
7 min |
October 2024
Cycling Plus UK
STAR TREK
New tube shapes and carbon lay-up makes the eighth generation of Trek's legendary Madone an aero and climbing bike all rolled into one
4 min |
October 2024
Cycling Plus UK
GOLD RUSH
With conflict around the world, Paris 2024 was a ray of light. Here are our highs of a mighty Olympics
1 min |
October 2024
Cycling Plus UK
HIGHER CALLING
Pro cycling commentary is a formidable skill that Ned Boulting and Matt Stephens make look easy. Andy McGrath drops in on their booth at this year's Giro d'Italia to learn their secrets
8 min |
October 2024
Cycling Plus UK
COMFORT AND JOY?
Is a £2,000 to £3,000 endurance bike with mechanical Shimano 105 going to do the job for you? Read on to find out how our tasty trio performed...
10+ min |
October 2024
Cycling Plus UK
Here Tadej...
Even in a thrilling Giro, the shadow of the Tour de France looms large
3 min |
Summer 2024
Cycling Plus UK
Tern Orox R14
The Orox just can't be pigeonholed. It's designed, say Tern, for adventure and utility, be it personal or commercial (it even has a built-in tow bar!).
3 min |
Summer 2024
Cycling Plus UK
SRAM Apex AXS XPLR groupset
\"Apex shifters are basically the same as on Rival AXS... and the brake units follow the same design as the latest Force AXS brakes\"
2 min |
Summer 2024
Cycling Plus UK
Land of the Giants
Warren Rossiter heads to Taiwan to experience the launch of the new Giant TCR
8 min |
Summer 2024
Cycling Plus UK
Tourtalk
Eight key talking points ahead of a much-anticipated race
6 min |
Summer 2024
Cycling Plus UK
PFEIFFER GEORGI CAPTAIN MARVEL
Great Britain's 2023 national road champion Pfeiffer Georgi is one of the youngest road captains in the peloton. Here she explains this unique job and the pressures that go with it in the season's biggest race
4 min |
Summer 2024
Cycling Plus UK
"I help people overcome life's problems through cycling"
Rob Brown, 72, from Yorkshire, has created a haven of inclusivity and accessible cycling in Dalby Forest
2 min |
Summer 2024
Cycling Plus UK
Great start
Here's how to avoid ultra-processed foods at breakfast
2 min |
Summer 2024
Cycling Plus UK
HELL OR HIGH WATER
The Paris-Roubaix Challenge pits amateurs against an abridged version of the iconic 'Hell of the North' race
7 min |
Summer 2024
Cycling Plus UK
Go ultra
Want to go long, very long, in 2021? Here's our proven advice on taking on an ultra cycling challenge such as LEJOG or Chase the Sun in 20214
5 min |
Summer 2024
Cycling Plus UK
DAYS OF THUNDER
Champion cyclist Maurice Burton battled racism to compete in the Six Days of Ghent, the pinnacle of track racing in the 1970s. To promote his new authorised biography, he speaks to us about this wild era on the boards
9 min |
Summer 2024
Cycling Plus UK
FAST TRACK
Which of this trio of speedy mid-priced gravellers would make the best all-round, off-road race companion? We find out…
10+ min |
Summer 2024
Cycling Plus UK
HOW TO WIN THE TOUR DE FRANCE
What does it take to win a stage of the Tour or even the race itself? Cycling Plus investigates the physiology and skills required to triumph in the world's biggest bike race
10 min |
Summer 2024
Cycling Plus UK
Objectives of desire
Ned ponders his affection for cycling on a ride from London to Minehead
3 min |
February 2024
Cycling Plus UK
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 min |
February 2024
Cycling Plus UK
Trek Checkpoint ALR 5 Driftless
£2,700 Aluminium bike-packing-friendly gravel bike
3 min |
February 2024
Cycling Plus UK
Gower Peninsula, Wales
A rider powers up the Cefn Bryn ridge on south Wales' Gower Peninsula.
2 min |
February 2024
Cycling Plus UK
Slow commotion
Downing Street targeting 20mph zones is attacking popular policy
3 min |