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    100km Ride
    I started road cycling for fun, but I soon wanted to challenge myself. I’d come from a sporty background, with a lot of hockey, running and cricket. But I hadn’t been riding long, maybe four months, when I decided to try for a 100km ‘century’. If you
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    “I Cycled To The ‘South Pole’ In 26 Hours”
    “Back in 2014, while at a Captain Scott Society Dinner, I met Michael Smith, the author of several books on Tom Crean, who had been on the ill-fated expedition and found Scott’s body. Michael told me about the South Pole Inn, a pub in Annascaul, sout
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    Sportive
    In 2019, I rode the 213km Dragon Ride Gran Fondo in Wales: my first-ever sportive. I’d taken up cycling after running the London Marathon because it seemed less painful than running. I was soon doing 100km rides with Oxford Cycling Club, and some lum
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    Trek Domane AL 2 Gen 4
    Weight 10.6kg (58cm) Frame Alloy Fork Carbon Gears Shimano Claris R2000 8-speed (11-32t, 50/34t) Brakes Tektro MD-C550 mechanical disc Wheels Bontrager Paradigm SL, alloy rims Finishing kit Elite alloy stem, Comp alloy seatpost, Verse Short saddle, a
    Cycling Plus1 min readDiet & Nutrition
    Food Fight!
    Babybel features a much shorter ingredients list, highlighting its less-processed nature. The Laughing Cow contains food additives such as sodium phosphate and protein concentrate, but also fortified vitamins in the form of immune-boosting D and A. E
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    The Middle East And Pro Cycling A Timeline
    The Tour of Qatar is launched, backed by Tour de France organiser ASO. The event adds a women’s stage race. ASO creates the Tour of Oman stage race. Ran Margaliot and Ron Baron co-found Continental team Israel Cycling Academy, which becomes a WorldTo
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    Van Rysel Windbreaker Racer
    The focus of Van Rysel’s windbreaker is firmly in the breathability camp, with a large mesh back area and opening offering plenty of ventilation. That opening also means you can easily access your jersey pockets underneath. Weight’s a reasonable 123g
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    Cycling Plus
    Editor Matt Baird, matthew.baird@ourmedia.co.uk Deputy Editor John Whitney Senior Production Editor Emma Lewis Creative Design Lead Julia Broussier Creative Designers Georgie Sturge, Will Linn Senior Technical Editor Warren Rossiter Workshop Manager
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    Joined-up Thinking
    Anyone currently hoping to cycle between Coventry, Kenilworth and Birmingham faces the choice between a narrow, winding B-road and an unsealed, unlit and isolated canal towpath, or a main road. That will all change by the end of the decade, after pla
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    Top 3 Breathwork Tools
    “Breathe Right nasal strips can help athletes to breathe better,” says Hague. “They have plastic in them which opens your airways, making it easier to breathe through your nose.” boots.com A Buteyko belt wraps around your diaphragm, providing a gentl
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    Ridgeback Arcus 3
    Weight 27.09kg (L) Frame Aluminium Fork RST air sprung, 80mm travel Gears Microshift Mezzo 9-speed (38, 11-36t) Brakes Alhonga hydraulic discs Wheels WTB SX19 rims, Shimano hubs Motor system SportDrive MD250S 250W motor, 500Wh battery, display, remot
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    Santini Nebula Wind Jacket
    The Nebula is better suited for cooler and damper conditions, its weightier 149g build courtesy of a two-layer membrane. That shell offers impressive windproofing and a modicum of resistance to light rain, but you’ll need more aquatic protection for
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    The Big Picture
    16 March 2024 The peloton, reduced to 40 or so riders, winds its way down the Cipressa, after the penultimate climb of the 115th running of Milan-Sanremo, the biggest race of the men’s season to date. The race would explode, as usual, on the ascent o
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    Wallet-friendly Bikes
    Vitus Razor Disc VR £799.99 Pinnacle Laterite 2 £800 Specialized Allez E5 £1,000 Trek Domane AL 2 Gen 4 £1,050 Cube Attain Pro £1,099 THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR ■
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    Gravel Race
    I got my first gravel bike during lockdown and loved getting out of London onto trails in Hertfordshire and the Surrey Hills. I’m a triathlete so my fitness is good, but my first gravel race was at the 2023 British Championships [the King’s Cup in Su
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    The Route
    ● Starting at the railway station in Scarborough, you’ll head south along the Yorkshire coast. There are hills until just beyond Bridlington, but it flattens out through the Holderness Peninsula and back, for over 160km, until Driffield. Approaching,
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    Bikepacking Trip
    Last July my daughter Sarah said: “I am meeting my boyfriend in Nice on 17 August. Do you think I can cycle there?” When she couldn’t find a companion, I offered to join her. I’m a weekend rider really, and Sarah, who was 22, just commuted around Lon
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    Tern NBD S5i
    Weight 23.5kg (one size) Frameset Aluminium Gears Shimano Nexus 5-speed internal hub Brakes Magura MT4 hydraulic disc Wheels Kinetix rims, Shimano hubs Motor system Bosch Performance 65Nm motor, Bosch Powerpack 500Wh battery, Bosch Intuvia display Fi
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    Maria’s Laws For A Long Ride
    “I sip water constantly. I also try to eat normal food that I can grab (a baguette, pie, quiche…), and then not eat for a few hours so my energy can be used for cycling, not digesting.” “I use Ergon GP3 handlebar bar ends to avoid pressure points on
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    Trek Velocis MIPS
    This is Trek’s latest take on the lightweight road racing helmet, replacing the Bontrager Velocis MIPS lid, although the biggest update is arguably the switch from Bontrager (Trek’s in-house components brand) to Trek for its name, which it’s also don
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    Pow€r Play
    The starting grid of the Yas Marina Formula 1 track flies underneath my wheels. Adverts for Steve Harvey’s Open Fire Food Festival and a forthcoming Coldplay concert appear on the grandstand’s electronic hoardings beside me and recede into the Abu Dh
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    Windproof jackets
    Punctures, stale cake and the wind. Ask most cyclists and these three peeves will often top their list of riding pet hates. But do you really need a windproof jacket for battling the latter? Wind is the enemy in cooler weather because it stops you fr
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    Cube Attain Pro
    Weight 10.37kg (60cm) Frame 6061 alloy Fork Carbon Gears Shimano Sora R3000 9-speed (11-34t, 50/34t) Brakes TRP Spyre MD-C610 mechanical disc Wheels Cube RA 1.9 Aero Disc, alloy Finishing kit Performance SLX alloy stem, Compact Race alloy handlebar,
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    DT Swiss AR1600 Spline
    This is the top alloy wheelset in DT Swiss’ aero range, with a 30mm-deep hooked rim and highly-regarded 350 ratchet hub design. The parts of the wheelset are all designed or made by DT Swiss, which in theory should help create a better-integrated, op
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    Altura Airstream
    The Airstream’s low-ish price is evident in the dated reflective trims, the collar build and mesh material, and lack of rear pockets. The windproofing is less effective than the pricier numbers here, but the mesh panels at the rear do aid the breatha
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    Hunt Aero Wide 34 Disc SL
    The UK-based brand claims this wheelset’s “the fastest alloy disc brake wheelset in the world” (though the test was run by Hunt in 2019). While most brands have largely concentrated on developing carbon rim technology instead of alloy since then, the
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    Halo Drove Line 700C
    Designed to cope with road and gravel riding, cyclocross and bikepacking, the alloy-rimmed Drove Line is built to last, with MTB-tested hubs, corrosion-resistant brass nipples and a high spoke count. It also comes in 650b size. Rims are a generous wi
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    Miche Syntium Aero (with tubeless kit)
    This aero alloy wheelset is cheaper than those on test from DT Swiss, Hunt and Ere Research and the rear-wheel rim is beefed up on the drive side for improved distribution of power. Miche’s upper tyre width limit for this wheelset is 34c, which isn’t
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    Beyond gender?
    Not so long ago, customers walking into a bike shop looking for a women’s-specific bike would be offered a good selection of models designed with women in mind. These bikes varied significantly; some offered different colourways to the unisex options

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