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Standert Kreissäge RS

New Standert Kreissäge RS: ‘A bold reimagining of the aluminium race bike’ used by a UCI team

The Berlin brand's head of product development, Maxe Faschina, explains why the bike which is named after a circular saw and rhymes with 'lightsaber' is...

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How Vision ushered in a 'new era of performance' with the Metron RS, its first all-carbon wheelset

How Vision ushered in a 'new era of performance' with the Metron RS, its first all-carbon wheelset

The new pro-level wheels, available in two rim depths, feature carbon-fibre spokes and a seven per cent weight saving over its previous flagship model

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'Dumbbells for the diaphragm' – can strengthening breathing muscles lead to faster riding?

'Dumbbells for the diaphragm' – can strengthening breathing muscles lead to faster riding?

Inspiratory muscle training has been around for almost 30 years and has been shown in studies to benefit cycling performance – could it breathe new...

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‘Outdoor counts’ - Is this the start of a new era for Zwift?

‘Outdoor counts’ - Is this the start of a new era for Zwift?

The world-famous online training platform is now counting outdoor riding towards weekly goals - what does this mean for the future?

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Selle Italia White Range: a pristine new look for the Italian brand's iconic saddles

Selle Italia White Range: a pristine new look for the Italian brand's iconic saddles

Selle Italia's new collection is the latest in the line of saddles used by legends of the sport like Mathieu van der Poel, Marco Pantani...

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New Factor Monza: can practicality triumph over prestige?

New Factor Monza: can practicality triumph over prestige?

Amateur cyclists are addicted to pro-level bikes, but Factor is hoping to convince them that a sensible race bike is better for the 'everyday racer'...

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Tadej Pogačar on the new Colnago V5RS

New Colnago V5Rs: Subtle performance upgrades for the Italian brand’s all-round race bike

Tadej Pogačar likely to be riding new bike at Liège-Bastogne-Liège

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Paris-Roubaix 2025 tech gallery: 35mm tyres, off-road groupsets and hacks to tackle the cobbles

Paris-Roubaix 2025 tech gallery: 35mm tyres, off-road groupsets and hacks to tackle the cobbles

All of the interesting tech we spotted before the men’s and women’s editions of the 2025 Hell of the North

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Sidi Ergo 6 hero

Sidi Ergo 6 shoe review: legendary looks, premium performance and a new, wider fit

The Italian brand goes wide with the new Ergo – but does it risk losing the narrow-footed Sidi faithful?

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Tadej Pogačar riding a Colnago during his Strade Bianche recon

The Pogačar effect: what does a bike brand get out of sponsoring the world's best rider?

We ask Colnago how much of its recent financial success is down to Tadej Pogačar and investigate whether Scott might be about to experience a...

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Fizik Kudo hero

Fizik launches its first four helmets all at once – and the Kudo road model is an instant classic

The Italian brand's first foray into helmets is a good move – there's one for every cycling discipline and they're brimming with style and tech

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‘We want to be the biggest training platform on the planet’: Inside Vekta, the new AI app already used by WorldTour teams

Starting with Jayco-Alula at launch, Vekta will announce partnerships with some of the biggest names in the peloton in the coming weeks – co-founder and...

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Parcours Grimpeur hero shot

Parcours Grimpeur review: why these new rim-brake wheels might be the best in history

New rim-brake wheels in 2025? You'd better believe it – they're ultra-light, optimised for 28mm tyres, they're very competitively priced – and they'll actually stop...

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Van Rysel RCR-F hero image

Van Rysel RCR-F WorldTour aero bike finally launches with watt savings but not cost savings

Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale have been riding this bike for almost a year and now we have all the details, specs and prices – how does...

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The ASSOS Mille GT range

The ASSOS Mille GT range: why progress takes place within the comfort zone

The Swiss company was the first to bring Lycra to cycling and its latest Mille GT range represents another step forward

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Scott Addict RC

'Life's too short for heavy bikes': seizing a day in the Surrey Hills with the 5.9kg Scott Addict RC

The beautiful, wooded Surrey Hills are packed full of gradients and are perfect for enjoying this ultra-light bike – and they were also home to...

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Ventete helmet hero image

Enter Ventete, the inflatable helmet aiming to effect full-blown change

The British start-up has won multiple design awards for its unique air-filled helmet, which not only folds down into a 3.5cm-thick slice, but has performed...

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Material advantage: Meet the Danish 'disruptors' challenging the big brands

Material advantage: Meet the Danish 'disruptors' challenging the big brands

Young Danish startup Polymer Workshop is challenging the big brands with high-end components that it says look faster, feel faster and actually are faster –...

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Pegoretti's Ciavete Hiro pump and frame

Pegoretti offers the ultimate accessory for a 'Ciavete' frame: a Silca pump painted to match

The Italian improvised ‘fatti con le mani’ craftsmanship returns to Silca Hiro pumps and, for the first time, is being paired with a matching frame

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Wahoo Elemnt Ace hero image

Wahoo Elemnt Ace review: big is beautiful, but it's about more than just the size

Wahoo's new flagship cycle computer dwarfs all comers – but behind the prodigious touchscreen are lots of little improvements over what's gone before, plus a...

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Anna van der Breggen’s Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 that she rode at Strade Bianche 2025

Pro bike: Anna van der Breggen’s Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8

SD Worx’s former world champion and 2018 Strade Bianche winner is back in the pro peloton

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New Cannondale Topstone Carbon: more capable third generation is 'three gravel bikes in one'

New Cannondale Topstone Carbon: more capable third generation is 'three gravel bikes in one'

Updated all-rounder gravel bike has more tyre clearance, an updated Lefty fork and Kingpin suspension system but aims to keep it simple with standards that...

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Tadej Pogacar's Strade Bianche-winning Colnago V4RS

Pro bike: Tadej Pogačar's 2025 Strade Bianche-winning Colnago V4RS

All the details of the setup that the Slovenian was running when he became the first to win back-to-back editions of the Tuscan 'sixth Monument'

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Tyres, tools and new tech: What the pros use to tackle the gravel of Strade Bianche

Tyres, tools and new tech: What the pros use to tackle the gravel of Strade Bianche

Insights from inside the team paddock at the start of the Tuscan one-day race

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Rudy Project Spinshield Air hero image

Rudy Project Spinshield Air review: a purple patch for cycling sunglasses?

With their classic ski aviator aesthetic, versatile photochromic lens and ultra-low weight, these stylish sunnies have it all

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Liv Langma Advanced SL 0 hero image

Liv Langma Advanced SL 0 review: lightweight, sharp, and designed for the podium

First introduced by Liv in 2017 and inspired by the Tibetan name for Mount Everest, the latest Langma bike is designed for the pinnacle of...

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Kasia Niewiadoma's Canyon Aeroad CFR at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

Pro bike: Kasia Niewiadoma’s Spring Classics Canyon Aeroad CFR

New bike day for the Tour de France champion as she shows off a Felipe Pantone artist edition as featured in Canyon's new customisation programme

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MyCanyon hero image

The art of customisation: is Canyon's new programme the future of online bike buying?

'MyCanyon' aims to personalise the German brand's direct-to-consumer model via new artist collaborations and component choices, and includes the ability to select integrated cockpit stem...

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Cannondale SuperX hero image

Cannondale SuperX relaunches with a new mission: ‘to dominate the world of gravel racing’

The former cyclo-cross platform is reborn as a gravel-racing weapon and it's lighter, more aero and has more tyre clearance than the bike it replaces,...

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Le Col ARC gravel collection hero

Le Col ARC Gravel Collection review – thoughtfully designed and ultra-versatile... good for much more than just gravel

The British brand steps up with its first gravel-specific collection of rugged, functional, stylish gear

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