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 • Enjoying the Tour de France? If you’re a subscriber and your postie has managed to deliver this magazine on the correct day, then you’ll most likely have watched yesterday’s stage to Hautacam and will be looking forward to tomorrow’s stage that includes the Tourmalet, Col d’Aspin and Superbagnères.

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LEADOUT • Bikes, gear, people, racing, opinion

Speed for the people • Factor’s new Monza aims to make race performance more accessible

New gear LEAD OUT

Smoothly does it • J.Laverack believes its 3D printed AM64 range may be the future of titanium bikes

Family Ties • Parents, siblings, partner, kids… they’re all inspiration for Kev Pollock of No-ni Cycles

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Team history Café de Colombia • From 1985 to 1990 the Café de Colombia team brought a South American flavour to the peloton, as well as some notable victories

Q&A Matt White • One of the peloton’s most respected sports directors on new horizons, salary caps and the unfair relegation system

Does cycling want Lance back? • With talk of a new American team run by George Hincapie and sponsored by Lance Armstrong’s podcast, Felix Lowe wonders whether this is what the sport – or US cycling – needs right now

UK Climb #1: North Wales Stwlan Dam • Welcome to the first of a new series celebrating Britain’s best and hardest climbs. And we begin with an absolute cracker

Pick ’n’ Mix • Fun for all the family

Big Ride: Spain The Beast of Asturias • This year’s Vuelta a España features one of the toughest climbs in professional racing: the Alto de l’Angliru. Cyclist discovers why it’s so feared

A Race of our own • In just four years, the Tour de France Femmes has gone from being an addendum to the men’s race to an established and exciting fixture in its own right. That’s down to a boom in women’s sport in general, but also to the determination of race director Marion Rousse

Classic Climbs Les Lacets de Montvernier • Not just one climb but two, as the majestic hairpins of Les Lacets de Montvernier lead straight onto the Col du Chaussy

Dream bike #2 Bastion Icon • In the second of our series on the world’s most desirable bikes, we visit a decade-old trailblazer that’s still leading the pack

When Matt met Lachlan • Record-breaking ultra-endurance rider Lachlan Morton took time out from his adventure calendar to go for a ride with presenter Matt Stephens. Here’s a snippet of what they talked about

Event: Mallorca 312 Storming the island • Alongside 8,499 other riders, Cyclist takes on the full 312km epic of the Mallorca 312

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

Wilier Filante SL • Fast riding and fast handling, but it deserves better wheels

Sram Force AXS • Sram’s second-tier groupset gets some premium upgrades

Cannondale Topstone Carbon Lefty • The one-sided gravel bike with a well-rounded personality

Oakley Velo Kato sunglasses • Oakley’s superhero racing glasses are bigger and...