HILLS FEELING

Short, sharp and steep, the UK's hill climbing scene roars into life in the autumn with events across the country. We face some of the nation's best racers on a Sunday morning in Somerset

LITHE FOREVER

By subtly adjusting your lifestyle, training and diet, you could keep cycling through your 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and beyond.

ONES TO WATCH

It’s set to be another major year for road bike launches in 2023. Here are four contenders displaying the latest tech and innovations

Good cop, bad cop

Why cycling is so vital in the climate fight

BMC Kaius ONE 01

£11,350 The flagship model of the new Kaius is an ultralight, racing, aero superbike for... gravel

Festive 500

Rapha's Christmas kilometre challenge has become part of the cycling establishment in just 12 years

Cinglés measure

Fiona Broome shows there are no limits to ambition in cycling

Oxford karma

LTNS are bringing good vibes to Oxford's suburbs, writes Ned

JAN "ULLIRICH THE BEST THERE NEVER WAS

Cycling Plus reviews Daniel Friebe's biography of Jan Ullrich, Germany's only Tour de France winner 25 years ago

Brompton

Engineering curiosity that became 'the' folding bike, beloved of upmarket commuters - and TV comedy

Trek Madone SLR

From £6,850 IsoSpeed's gone and IsoFlow's in, for impressive aero and weight benefits on this super-speedy road bike

Seventh heaven

How Olympic triathlon champ Alistair Brownlee keeps motivated

The Bike Test AXS ALL AREAS

Tempted to try SRAM's most affordable wireless gear system? Warren Rossiter checks out four bikes to see how it suits their different strengths...

Country retreat

How the Government's cycling strategy overlooks rural riding

The Only Way is Ethics

Cycling's impact on the environment is nothing compared to a car or plane. But it could be much better. Here, we deliver the easy eco wins to help save our planet...

EVOLUTION OF SPEED

What did the Victorians ever do for us? Lay the foundations for a world-leading aerodynamic facility that's just opened its doors, of course Welcome to Catesby Tunnel...

BUY ME LOVE

Laura Laker rides the Cantii Way, Cycling UK's new mixed terrain loop of Kent

In the fold

Ned's Brompton is indispensable to his Tour de France

CRASH AND LEARN

Norman recalls how he learnt a helmet's benefits the hard way

REACH YOUR PEAK

Boost your performance in the saddle with the latest sports science and tech findings

HIDDEN DIPS

Up for a wild swim? Rob Ainsley strips off to chill out in waterfalls, rivers, lidos, lakes and sea and hurriedly strips on again - in a grand Dales ride with some of England's best outdoor dips

The C68 Unboxed

Senior tech ed Warren Rossiter takes you on a deep dive into the new Colnago C68 superbike so that you can see exactly what you'd get for upwards of £12,000

Canyon Endurace CF 7 eTap

£2,849 Superb quality long-distance machine

HOT SEAT

Cycling Plus rides shotgun with Team ArkéaSamsic in the Copenhagen Grand Départ and discovers what a tightrope walk a Tour de France time trial really is

HIGH IDEALS

Staffers Adrian and Pete get stuck into the Tour Transalp, a 7-day stage race over Italy's mountains

Pregnant Pause?

Should keen cyclists keep riding deep into pregnancy? We speak to Lizzie Deignan and others about their experiences and how that compares to official advice...

The power of ebikes

Ebike subsidy is a no brainer – why can’t the Government see that?

CLEAR AND PHEASANT DANGER

Cycling brings Norman closer to nature. Very close indeed

CENTRAL PERK

Routes maestro Jack Thurston introduces us to his new book Lost Lanes Central with a hilly ride from Melton Mowbray

Cotic Cascade

£2,699 (Gold build) A supremely capable drop-bar shredder