Objectives of desire

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

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...

Trek Checkpoint ALR 5 Driftless

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

Gower Peninsula, Wales

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

Slow commotion

Downing Street targeting 20mph zones is attacking popular policy

Black Series Multistrada

£5,629 British designed, all-road speedster

Helmetcam militia

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

Rolling horizons

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

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?

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

Beat the bonk

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

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

Cinelli Nemo Tig Ultegra Disc Di2

£5,799 Classically inspired, modern steel speedster

Virtual Realities

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

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...

2024 BIKES UNBOXED

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

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

The last broadcast

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

"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

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

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

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

Marin Headlands 2

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

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\"

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\"

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

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

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...

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

Yorkshire Dales

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