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One of the first races to be affected by the closure of Eurosport in the UK, here's how to watch this year's Omloop

If the shoe fits, this redesign offers much-welcomed weather relief

Cyclist issue 161 out now ☀️ Subscribe at: store.cyclist.co.uk/cyc161bs Or buy issue 161: shop.cyclist.co.uk/collections/... 📸 Patrik Lundin

Bikes are always evolving, and the last ten years has seen a wealth of changes that have altered how we ride and what we look for in a bike

It’s the other one

Starting our rundown of the bikes you can test ride at Cyclist Track Days in 2025 is the Van Rysel RCR

Tom Pidcock tells Cyclist about the toughest year of his career so far

The Mavic Helium was the first commercially successful pre-built wheel and it changed the industry completely.

Now you too can break the Auckland to Wellington FKT apparently

The perfect modern race bike in every way but one

It doesn’t get better than this

It’s coming

Shoutout to Jean-Claude Tan Damme, the winners of the Para B Mixed Team Sprint at the British national track championships ✍️ @robynjournalist.bsky.social

The Brompton G Line is more comfortable and more capable than other Bromptons while still being easy to fold, but it's bigger and heavier, so judge it based on your space and carrying expectations

From former World Champion Lizzie Deignan to youth sensation Cat Ferguson, here are the 18 riders from Great Britain racing on the Women's WorldTour in 2025

Mallorca is famed for its all-season sun, spectacular climbs and sandy beaches. But it has another side that you may have missed – as pretty, as dramatic, but as far from the cycling hordes as you can get. Subscribe to read.

The wireless electronic derailleur is not as recent invention as you might think – in fact it goes way back to 1992.

This week’s In the Drops will save you two watts at 60kmh

New issue of Cyclist dropped this morning which includes my Q&A with Stefan Küng 🤩 More from that interview will be out on my website in a couple of weeks 🇨🇭⏲️

With the 2025 season about to properly kick into gear, Cyclist assesses the sprinters of the women's peloton, including some ones to watch ✍️ @robynjournalist.bsky.social

A rundown of the free cycling coverage available around the world this year

The brand says there is a risk of the bike’s steerer tube failing, so if you own one take it to a BMC registered dealer or retailer

The French revolution in road pedals introduced a fundamental design that endures to this day

Bike fit guru Phil Burt gives us the lowdown on short cranks, ageing, indoor cycling and more.

The bike that started an aero revolution

The final WorldTour race of the year is unlike any other. We travelled to China to experience the ridiculous and the sublime of the Tour of Guangxi, and to meet the people who make it all work

This was not strictly the first derailleur, but it was the first to introduce technology that all derailleurs use today.

From Wiggins to Froome to Thomas, we look back on a decade of Team Sky’s reign and rank their dominant (and no so dominant) Tour de France line-ups

Silca has so much faith in its new Ultimate Sealant that it will pay its Life Time Grand Prix gravel pros $500 if their puncture doesn't seal

We head back to 1975, when Bell produced the first EPS-based helmet

Having tasted Tour de France victory, Classics glory and Olympic gold, can Geraint Thomas be heralded as Team Sky's greatest rider?

ICYMI ✍️ @robynjournalist.bsky.social

First win of the season for Ineos Grenadiers ✅ Michał Kwiatkowski led a strong display by the team against a strong field at Clásica Jaén to get his first win since the 2023 Tour de France. Are they back on track after their nightmare 2024?

The 2010s and 2020s have seen domination by three 'superteams' in cycling. We look at how it was, and still is, possible to beat them (sometimes). ✍️ @robynjournalist.bsky.social

In the days of old pros rode 52/42 and amateurs had triples. Then FSA got involved...

On-bike aero monitors measure your body's aero efficiency in real time, providing valuable data that can help you go faster on the bike. We give Body Rocket's system a try

This week’s In the Drops is dreaming of spring

It’s almost time for the Tadej Pogačar show to get underway

Lads on (World)Tour www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/bri...

What did people do before the Gore-Tex jacket? They got wet. This is the story of how it all began.

First race, first win 🥇 Demi Vollering is flying out the gates in 2025. In her first outing with FDJ-Suez at Setmana Valenciana, Vollering went solo to beat former teammate Marlen Reusser and former teammate and DS Anna van der Breggen by 30 seconds. This season is going to be a show 🎆

Guess the Tour de France is about to be chained once more

It's the bike product that thrust aerodynamics into the spotlight, creating the narrowest ever Tour de France win.

One video set the world's pulses racing. Could Tadej Pogačar take on Paris-Roubaix, the one Monument he's yet to start? ✍️ @robynjournalist.bsky.social

As kit supplier to Ineos Grenadiers, Gobik has to meet some very exacting demands. Cyclist peeks inside its hi-tech Spanish factory