Cyclist

Dedicated solely to road cycling, Cyclist is the very first magazine of its kind. A celebration of the freedom to explore and the gear that makes road cycling special. Cyclist will take you on the world's best routes and get behind the doors of iconic brands. With performance advice from the experts, we unearth tall tales from the pro peloton and get you up-close to the best road bikes and technology. Plus, Cyclist mixes in-depth articles with breathtaking imagery from the sport's best photographers. It's the road cycling magazine you've been waiting for.

Welcome • Was it just me, or did summer end very suddenly on the last day of August? After three months that the Met Office says were the hottest on record, on the first day of September – boom – temperatures dropped by 15°C and it started raining. It was like God had turned the dial to the setting that reads ‘Autumn’.

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LEADOUT • Bikes, gear, people, racing, opinion

Into the woods • Canyon’s new Grizl is equipped to venture even further off the beaten track

New gear LEAD OUT

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Made in the mountains • Selwyn’s Alexander Plaisted talks Alpine living and building bikes for big miles

Simpson vs the World • Sixty years ago, Tom Simpson became the first British rider to win the Men’s World Championships Road Race. It was the crowning moment for a man who six years previously had crossed the English Channel in search of cycling success

Ayuso sure about that, Ineos? • Juan Ayuso is on the market and Ineos Grenadiers could really use a GC rider. But Felix Lowe reckons the British team should still give the mercurial Spaniard a wide berth

Nick O’ Pendle • A classic Lancashire climb: straight, steep, hard and no-nonsense

Pick ’n’ Mix • The goodest of goodies

Pogačar’s playground • The slopes of Slovenia’s Julian Alps are where Tadej Pogačar and Primož Roglič honed their form ahead of Grand Tour glory. You won’t find a more beautiful place to suffer

Chasing the story • The Tour de France is a different beast from what it was a few decades ago, and not just for the riders. Reporting from the race has changed hugely over the years as well, as one veteran journalist reveals

Classic Climbs Timmelsjoch • Austria’s ancient smuggling route

Spain in the frame • The last Grand Tour of the year served up surprises, spectacle and controversy. Photographer Harry Talbot talks us through the images that tell the story of the race

Dream bike #3 Argonaut RM3 • Part three in our series on the world’s most desirable, money-no-object bikes features a carbon road bike that’s custom down to each individual ply

Riding through the ’80s • It has been 40 years since Cyclist columnist Trevor Ward rode to the Sahara Desert armed with a paper map, a Sony Walkman and a fistful of traveller’s cheques. Here’s how he got on

TESTED • The latest bikes and kit get put through their paces

Factor Monza • A Factor at a factor of the price

Zipp 303 SW • Does an integrated pressure sensor mean more useful data or just more hassle?

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Fairlight Strael 4.0 • The Strael is all new and improved – it just doesn’t look it

Abus AirBreaker 2.0 helmet • Light, fast, cool, comfortable, smart, safe. Pick six…

Litespeed Coll dels Reis • Metal has no right to be this light

The Space Race • In the battle for space on our roads, one council’s vision gives cyclists – and other vulnerable road users – room to breathe