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After a two-and-a-half-year wait, on the weekend of 2-3 October we were treated to not one, but two epic editions of Paris-Roubaix. Both the men’s and women’s races had the added challenge of muddy, slippery cobbles, making for edge-of-your-seat view

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All the stuff that makes you glad to be a cyclist Keeping pro-level products a secret in today’s world is a difficult task at the best of times, with the top pro teams enlisted to test the latest gear before the rest of us can gawp. Handy for all con

When the whole bike world was talking about the release of Shimano’s Dura-Ace R9200, the series’ updated wheels barely had a look-in. It was all ‘semi-wireless this’ and ‘12-speed that’. It almost seems like Shimano needs to rethink its new parts bul

Here’s a shoe you’ll want to wrap around your foot. Like all Shimano products, these second-tier shoes employ technology and design concepts from the flagship product in the range. In this case, the S-Phyre. Seamless midsole and upper improves comfor

Planning an escape from the city sprawl for your next bike tour? If you’re travelling by car, rooftop tents allow for a quick set-up, meaning you can spend more time riding and less time setting up camp. Plus, no sticks and stones poking into your ba

Sandy feet, dirty paws and muddy bikes – the RoadShower allows you the convenience of pressurised water on your next gritty gravel adventure in the middle of nowhere. It attaches to your vehicle or trailer and the sun heats up the water in the strong

G-Form has made quite a name for itself in the bike world, though traditionally for those riding on dirt. Part of the company’s success is its SmartFlex technology, which enables what it calls hinge-like flexibility to fit seamlessly to the body, mea

Trek has released its new Voda water bottle line with options for every ride and rider. The highlight is the Voda Ice, featuring an insulation layer that keeps water cold for twice as long as a traditional bottle. The layer is form-fitted, so capacit

Aerodynamic helmets are nothing new, but it’s only in the past decade that they’ve become a realistic option for the everyday cyclist. Prior to Mark Cavendish riding to victory in the 2011 World Championships with a plastic cover on his S-Works Preva

Cyc: Could you tell us a bit about Bontrager’s history and its relationship with Trek? AS: Bontrager Cycles was founded in Santa Cruz, California in 1980 by Keith Bontrager. His background was in motocross before he became interested in the newly eme

The view from inside the peloton All eyes were on the Belgian team as the World Championships descended on Flanders. A week after Wout van Aert and Remco Evenepoel stood either side of Filippo Ganna (who else?) on the time-trial podium, the same duo

Jens Zemke is the tall, silver-haired sports director who has been driving team cars and deciding on team tactics for more than a decade. Having worked with the Cervélo Test Team, the HTC-High Road women’s team, MTNQhubeka and Dimension Data, next ye

We dedicate much time in these pages talking about elite riders, but not everyone races to win. Here, we chat to Glen Janetzki – who will take on the role of Lanterne Rouge at the next Peaks Challenge on 13 March 2022 – about what it’s like to bring

‘This was June 2010,’ writes Mark Cavendish in his second autobiography At Speed. ‘The Tour was three weeks away and I was a mess. Lonely, miserable, out of form, unpopular with journalists, fellow riders and even fans, after the highs of the previou

Get stronger, get faster It doesn’t matter how informed your training is, or how monkish your diet, because there is one indisputable fact: your metabolism slows dramatically once you hit your twenties – by around 10% each decade, they say. Or does i

Technique is important in cycling. There are times when smooth pedalling is essential, such as in the wet, riding uphill or heading off-road. When you ‘stomp’ down in these situations the force can lead to the rear wheel slipping and losing traction,

Kiwifruits aren’t really called kiwifruits, and they’re not even really Kiwi. Rather, kiwifruits are native to China and were originally called mihoutao, ‘macaque fruit’, in reference to the monkeys’ love of the furry green bullets. In the English-sp

There really is no such thing as a do-it-all exercise – the human body is just too complicated for that – but the Turkish Get Up might be the nearest thing you’ll find to one. It promotes strength, stability, coordination and mobility. It works core

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The collar of my blue jersey couldn’t feel any more white as I zip it up. We’ve parked at the Boonah Memorial Park, just off the main road through this small country town in the Scenic Rim Region, about an hour’s drive south of Brisbane. A number of

We used the new Wahoo Elemnt Bolt GPS bike computer on our Scenic Rim Big Ride, and were thoroughly impressed by the improvements the market-leading brand has introduced in the latest generation. The Bolt arrives in the same compact and aerodynamical

To see this route on Strava, scan the QR Code. Ride north out of Boonah towards Brisbane, then turn right just after the cemetery, and left onto Gorkow Road to get to Old Rifle Range Road. Crossing Teviot Brook, use Allendale Road to then go left and

Mike had a 2022 Trek Checkpoint SL 6 for this ride. It’s an updated design with a longer reach (in amongst other geometry changes) that provides stability on gravel roads, matched with immense tyre clearance and mounts for just about anything you cou

We started and finished in Boonah, which is just over an hour from the centre of Brisbane, but closer to 90 minutes from the Gold Coast. Cyclist drove up for the day, but there are loads of options for farmstays and Airbnbs in the Scenic Rim region.

‘You will be only the second people outside the company to see this,’ says Alcide Basso. ‘The others were from Tour magazine.’ No surprise; if it was anybody it would have to be journalists from a German cycling publication. Basso likes the Germans.

There are no statues on Hautacam. Its summit is devoid of monuments to past victors or the stories written on its slopes. That’s not to say there haven’t been spectacular feats of climbing during its five appearances in the Tour de France; it’s just

As the crowds filtered into Velodrome Andre-Petrieux to await the arrival of the first edition of Paris-Roubaix Femmes, the (misquoted) words from the movie Field of Dreams rang as true for cycling as they did for baseball on the screen. For 125 year

Sunday 11 April 2004. It’s a drab, overcast day in northern France and the 102nd edition of Paris-Roubaix is in full swing. A group of 21 riders have around 80km left to race, including five-starred cobbled secteurs Mons-en-Pévèle and Carrefour de l’

One hundred and fifty clicks east-north-east of where you’re standing, 3,630m above the sea and 2,400 times larger than a football pitch, the Rhone Glacier’s reach across Switzerland and France can’t be overstated. It’s the reason for the river to yo

Strange to think, but back in 1883 cycling power resided in Great Britain with the National Cyclists’ Union, whose championships conferred unofficial world status. But by the end of the century the NCU had made itself unpopular over rule nitpicking,

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First appearing a decade ago, the Giant Revolt led by example, bringing greater off-road capability to gravel bikes. In the new model, Giant has taken another step in that same direction. Capability and adaptability have been the drivers of change fo

It’s finally here – all hail Shimano Dura-Ace 9200. But what’s new besides its semi-wireless nature? From the top (take a deep breath)… Lever hoods point inwards slightly, offer 4.6mm longer reach, are slightly taller and shift buttons are longer and