ENVE SES 4.5 wheelset

£3,350 It's a lot of money... but you certainly get a lot

Time ATAC XC6

£75 One of the lightest gravel-ready pedals around

Oakley Encoder Strike

£210 The brand's futuristic one-piece lens gets ventilation

Zipp 858 NSW

£3,570 Zipp's deepest, fastest wheels

Giant Contend AR1

£1,899 Smooth, stable riding made easy

UNCHAINED REACTION

We asked Nick Christian to plant himself in front of the telly and binge-watch all eight episodes of Netflix's new documentary 'Tour de France: Unchained'. Does the long-anticipated show live up to the considerable hype?

Higher Faster Stronger?

His previous cycling book, The Science of the Tour de France, had an elite focus, but now author James Witts has turned the dial onto himself. Could this back-of-the-pack straggler turn himself into a frontrunner at the Étape?

Epic Journeys

Done Land's End-John o'Groats and wondering what next? Serial End to Ender Rob Ainsley (e2e.bike) reveals his favourites

NEXT-LEVEL PERFORMANCE

Up to £4,400 and you're talking serious bike upgrade territory. But can this trio justify your outlay?

The Peloponnese

The appeal of the Peloponnese is hard to overstate. So says our Rough Guide to Greece and, after a long weekend of cycling on the peninsula, we heartily agree.

Street's ahead

Regional mayors are leading the way in enabling cycling infrastructure

Enve MOG

£10,500 Versatile new superbike from the Utah brand high-performance gravel

Paris-Brest-Paris

Cakes, street parties, hallucinations, droopy necks: the world's oldest big cycle event runs again in 2023

Can-do altitude

What is it about riding uphill that keeps luring climbing guru Simon Warren back for more?

ONE GIANT LEAP

After a highly successful inaugural edition of the Tour de France Femmes, race director Marion Rousse says the event has already become a reference point in the women's calendar

INSIDE MAN

From drunk fans and messy roommates to freebies and Paris nightclubs, Ineos Grenadiers rider Connor Swift, a three-time finisher of the Tour de France, reveals the secrets and chaos of the race

Reeled in

How a reel of film from the early 20th century set Ned on a trail of discovery

LAP OF LUXURY

We jump off the south coast of England for a fast, fun loop of the Channel Island of Guernsey

HILL SEEKERS

Madeira has shed its blue-rinse rep to become a hiking, running and mountain-biking honeypot. But for road and gravel? We hit the 40% inclines and levadas to find out...

A HEAD FOR HEIGHTS

How can we combat the psychological comedown from achieving our big season goals?

DIAMONDS THE ROUGH

From super speedy to really gnarly, the gravel bike genre is expanding. We take four of the latest premium bikes out for some bumpy rides

Sterling work

The Uk’s challenging economic outlook has an upside: it’s got more people onto bikes

Shimano

The Japanese giant dominates the global bike-parts market, thanks to a man in a kimono and trilby hat

Globe Trotting

Jenny Graham recounts her 2018 around-the-world record in her book Coffee First, Then the World

REBEL WITH A CAUSE

Sam Jones follows in the footsteps of Boudicca and takes on Norfolk's Rebellion Way

Real Venon

Warren Rossiter heads out to Vitus HQ in Belfast to see behind the scenes and find out more about the new all-road Venon

WIDE WHEELS

Looking to upgrade your gravel hoops? We test a bunch from £890 to help you decide what to think about when choosing your next pair

HELL OF A RIDE

Charlie Allenby gets in deep at the Hell of the Ashdown, Kent's cruel February opener to the sportive season

TAKEN FOR A RIDE

By the end of a brutal sportive, your body has been through a lot. But what exactly goes on under the bonnet? James Witts charts what happens inside you and finds out how to get through the toughest rides a little more comfortably

CITY SLICHERS

We test a quartet of well-priced bikes ideal for commuting but with the potential to do so much more come the weekend...