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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.

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LEADOUT • Bikes, gear, people, racing, opinion

Dream machine • BMC’s star all-rounder drops weight and gains speed

New gear

Let’s go fly a Kite • Sam Alison of Singular Cycles walks Cyclist through his one-of-a-kind Kite Ti

The inner tube strikes back • Do TPU inner tubes spell curtains for road tubeless?

Bianchi • One of cycling’s most famous marques, Bianchi blended winning with elegance, finding the perfect figurehead in Fausto Coppi

Oscars, Grammys and Rear of the Year rolled into one • It’s awards season, and Felix Lowe has gongs to hand out to riders who made the headlines in 2025

UK Climb #5: North York Moors Rosedale Chimney Bank • This Yorkshire bank doles out pain. With interest

GRAVEL TRACK DAY

Pick ’n’ Mix • Happy new gear

Big Ride:Mallorca Bow Ties and Pepper Pots • We take on Mallorca’s most famous climb, plus a ‘hidden gem’, in a single ride

‘It’s a great history we’re making’ • Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney talks to Cyclist about her record-breaking Tour de France win over Demi Vollering, the changes to women’s cycling she’d like to see and the one race that still haunts her

Dream bike #4 Parlee Z-Zero GT • This month’s dream bike is a fitting homage to a true pioneer of carbon fibre framebuilding

Classic Climbs Passo Rolle • The stairway to Dolomite heaven

In the thick of it • Five photographers pick their favourite images from the 2025 cycling season

Group Think: Climbers’ bikes The only way is up • Blending light weight with comfort, disc brakes and wide tyres, the latest breed of climbers’ bikes challenge the notion that they are only good when the road points skyward. Cyclist takes three of the best to Cheddar Gorge to find out more

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

Cervélo S5 • Proof that aero isn’t dead. In fact it might be the new all-rounder

Castelli Perfetto RoS 3 jacket • Planning for shine over rain, the Perfetto 3 prioritises ventilation

Van Rysel RCR-F Pro • A proper pro race bike at a (relatively) non-pro price

Wahoo Elemnt Bolt 3 • Brighter, bolder, better but not (much) bigger

Argon 18 Dark Matter • An all-terrain monster that prioritises versatility

Back to the future • Your columnist writes a letter to his 13-year-old self to reassure him cycling will get better after a miserable 80-mile round trip to his Auntie Annie’s caravan