July-August 2023

Bicycling Australia

Australia's Premier Cycling Magazine

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Bicycling Australia
EDITOR Nat Bromhead natbromhead@yaffa.com.au ADVERTISING AND SPONSORSHIP MANAGER Harry Kooros HarryKooros@yaffa.com.au COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT Taylor Geraghty taylorgeraghty@yaffa.com.au PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE Luke Buckley lukebuckley@yaffa.com.au PRO
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Top Tips For The Winter Blues
WE ALL KNOW THAT FEELING when the alarm goes off on another frosty July morning, shall I get up or roll over, stay warm, and get another hour’s sleep? Call me the odd one out, but I actually enjoy winter riding. It’s the crisp cold air that makes you
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Celebrating Le Tour
34,000 FEET IN THE AIR, 2149 MILES FROM BANGKOK, AND EN ROUTE to London, this editorial is coming to you from the sky. Why? Well, we are thrilled to finally be heading back to far more northern climes to bring Bicycling Australia readers the latest f
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The Latest Gear
The new Mathieu Van der Poel Signature Series sunglasses from Oakley made their debut in April this year, and what a debut it was! Worn by MVDP in his Paris-Roubaix win, the neon orange frames and bold styling made a suitably fitting statement as Van
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The 2023 Tour De France
THE TOUR DE FRANCE IS ECSTASY AND AGONY, sometimes in the same day. No one seems to know exactly how or why it became cycling’s crown jewel. It just is. Riders say the Tour is the most stressful event on the calendar and not enjoyable, whilst simulta
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2023 Tour De Femmes
THE PRESS ROOM IN PARIS FOR THE FINAL STAGE of the Tour de France is normally empty, or close to, but last year the place was packed. You had to scan the room intently to find an empty seat to sit along the cramped lines of rectangular tables that fa
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From The Mountains To Mudgee
ABELGIAN CLASSIC IN THE SNOWY MOUNTAINS. That’s the reference that came up more than a few times as around 1500 riders took the challenge of the second annual Snowy Classic held in late March in frigid alpine conditions. Starting in low single digit
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Kristina’s Record Ride
WHILE KRISTINA RIVERS WAS RIDING HER WAY into the record books, she reflected that she was not a naturally gifted athlete, which makes her achievement even more extraordinary. Kristina set a new World Record for the fastest woman to cycle across Aust
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RIDING DUBAI & The Al Qudra Track
IT TAKES ONLY A FEW MINUTES TO LOSE SIGHT OF burgeoning Dubai city when you roll out on the record-breaking Al Qudra cycling track on the far eastern fringe of this desert city. Behind you, the creeping residential towers quickly disappear behind the
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Muc-Off Ultimate Tubeless Setup Kit
SINCE THEIR INTRODUCTION TO the market, tubeless tyres are becoming increasingly popular for their lighter weight and resistance to punctures, and according to a recent Muc-Off Puncture Survey of 46 nationalities, Aussies are the most prone to punctu
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Lezyne 3-in-1 Pump
OVER THE YEARS I’VE PROBABLY cursed the trail and roadside evils of a flat tyre and a mini pump more than I have anything else on a ride. That non stop and bent double while pumping hopelessly scenario is usually faced in the mid-day heat as your arm
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Tailfin Super Light Pannier Bag
OVER THE YEARS I MUST HAVE bought half a dozen pairs of panniers, each and every time I did so with a vision of an epic and remote life changing adventure – which never happened, at least not yet. From cheap and cheerless online bargains to tradition
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Vittoria Corsa Pro and Corsa Pro Control Tubeless Tyres
HAVING RECENTLY ENJOYED THE privilege of spending a bit of time on Vittoria’s new release tyres, I’m please to report these tan walled beauties have certainly been well worth waiting for. The development space of road tubeless tyres is a very dynamic
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Tested: Restrap Bar Pack
CONCEIVED ON THE STREETS OF Leeds, born in a teenager’s bedroom and hand reared on home turf; Restrap produce no-nonsense bikepacking bags and accessories with a bombproof reputation. Back in Yorkshire 2020, 18-year-old fixie rider Nathan Hughes foun
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First Ride With ROUVY
VIRTUAL TRAINING, SMART training, indoor training. Whichever way you describe it, there can be no denying it has completely changed the way a huge percentage of cyclists maintain, retain and improve fitness. From entry-level riders, to keen amateurs
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Volvo’s XC60 Plug In Hybrid
FIRST TO WHAT SOME MAY consider the elephant in the room … A shiny new Volvo reviewed in a cycling magazine? Absolutely! Most bike riders own and drive a car. And any bike rider looking to replace or upgrade a vehicle would surely have ‘bike friendly
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Chapter 2 KAHA in the High Country
A QUICKER, LIGHTER AND MORE refined gravel bike that’s versatile enough to be raced, ridden to work, or pedalled around the world. Seems a pipe dream doesn’t it, but that’s what New Zealand bike brand Chapter 2 seem to have created with their new KAH
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Tested: Campag-Equipped S-Works Aethos
THE PHONE RINGS AND IT’S Michael at the LBS, Cycle Spot Mona Vale. “Hey mate, there’s another bike box here for you,” he says. Us: “Really, that’s odd, we weren’t expecting one, does it say anything on the box mate?” Michael: “Campagnolo … but it’s a
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Jonas Versus The €100M Man
THEY’RE THE TOP TWO favourites to take out this year’s Grand Shindig, yet their race schedules leading to said shindig couldn’t have been more different. Before the Grand Départ in the Basque Country, defending champion Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pog
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Tested: Trek Émonda SLR 7 AXS
THIS ISN’T REALLY A REVIEW. It’s a tease. For as drool-worthy as this sublime Trek Émonda SLR 7 AXS is, you can’t actually buy it. Not exactly like this anyway. You see, it’s a custom build, hand-spec’d by SRAM to launch its 2023 Force AXS 12-speed w
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One-On-One With Simon Clarke
HE’S A VETERAN OF 18 GRAND Tours, was the winner of the most celebrated stage of the 2022 Tour de France, and now even features on blocks of Cadburys chocolate! On the first rest day of this year’s Giro d’Italia, colourful Bicycling Australia contrib

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