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.

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Newmen Streem G.62 wheels • £1,499, cubestores.co.uk

Gilt trip • Condor’s head designer talks Cyclist through a rather special version of the company’s Italia RC race bike

Q&A Kate Courtney • When the former Mountain Bike World Champion switched to the road this year, she immediately became United States National Road Race Champion. She tells Cyclist about the motivation behind the move, life with FDJ United-Suez and her recent experience at the Tour de France Femmes

Cooke claims gold for Britain • At the Beijing 2008 Olympics, Nicole Cooke became the first British rider to win Road Race gold – and there was more glory to come just weeks later

Already excited about 2027 • A Seixational end to the 2026 season sets things up perfectly for next year, says Felix Lowe

Water, water, everywhere

The wonder stuff • Graphene was the super-material set to transform cycling. So where is it?

Stand and deliver

Bealach Ratagan • A historic pass that puts up a fight

Pick 'n' Mix

Behind the ride • How ROUVY brings real roads indoors

Life on Mars

Day in the life • When they’re not racing, what do pro racers get up to on an average day? Cyclist joins Netcompany Ineos’s Dorian Godon to find out

Col du Grand Colombier

Cycling's biggest party • Cyclist joins the 500,000 fans who made the journey to Alpe d'Huez to watch Tadej Pogačar be crowned the 2026 Tour de France champion

Cannondale CAAD • For more than 40 years Cannondale has championed the performance credentials of aluminium

Uphill struggle • The world's oldest continuously held bike race is not a Belgian Classic – it's three minutes of torture on a secluded lane near Sevenoaks. Cyclist experiences the glorious madness of the Catford Hill Climb

So here it is, Merry Christmas • Everybody's on the lookout for the perfect gift for the cyclist in their life

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

Wilier Rapida • Looks fast, rides smooth and doesn’t cost the earth

Oquo RA57Ltd • These versatile road wheels get almost everything right

Kuota K-A1 • Bells-and-whistles aero flagship from a reinvigorated brand

Specialized S-Works Evade 4 • This updated helmet sticks onaero so it can twist on cooling

BMC Kaius 01 • The second generation of BMC’s gravel race bike feels faster and more polished

Cycling is boring. Discuss • Everything in the preceding pages of this magazine has been designed to distract you from the sheer, unending monotony of riding your bike