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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

Castelli Espresso Collection • $229 (jersey), $229 (vest), $299 (bibshort), castelli-cycling.com/au

Farsports Evo C5 wheelset • $2,750, farsports.com

Trek Aeolus AirLoom saddle • $299–$599, trek.com/en-au

Suunto Wing 2 headphones • $299, suunto.com

Q&A Simon Gerrans and Phil Anderson • Fresh off our Big Ride through Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula (see page 40), we sat down to chew the fat with the decorated former pros

Team history Mapei • We caught up with Australia’s greatest road cyclist to learn about his time at Team Mapei – and how that partnership endures today through the race that bears his name

Big Ride: Geelong The stuff of legends • A perfect Victorian morning, 130km of coastal charm, and the cycling company of Cadel Evans, Simon Gerrans and Phil Anderson – this is Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula at its brilliant best

A decade of Cadel’s Race • Ten years on, the Mapei Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race has become Australia’s very own one-day classic on the UCI WorldTour – uniting Geelong, the Surf Coast and beyond in a world-class cycling celebration

Roaming the loam • Ever wanted to ride New Zealand’s best trails on a gravel bike? We did just that – with some MTB and sightseeing thrown in for good measure.

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 Gravel Sky High Loop • Advanced mixed-surface gravel meets breathtaking views of Lake Eildon

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 fared…

Big Ride: Nannup Worlds in waiting • The roads around Nannup test patience, bike handling and grit. Come 2026, those same roads will welcome the world’s best gravel riders in a race for the rainbow stripes.

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

Factor Monza • A Factor at a factor of the price

Garmin Forerunner 970 • Tracks everything that matters, from sleep to stress to speed

Giant Seek 1 • We’ve never reviewed a kids’ bike before – until now!

Cervélo S5 • So much aero magic you’ll swear headwinds filed a restraining order against you