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Tim Merlier's S-Works Tarmac SL8

Pro bike: Tim Merlier’s 2025 Tour de France S-Works Tarmac SL8

Tim Merlier wants to grab the first yellow jersey of the Tour de France, and this is the bike the Belgian sprinter will be using 

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The art of the Tour de France bike – five best special-edition paint schemes of 2025

The art of the Tour de France bike – five best special-edition paint schemes of 2025

The Tour de France is the one time when the bike companies pull out all the stops to ensure their teams are literally riding works...

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New lightweight, tarmac-focused Pashley Roadfinder SL: 'the antithesis of a do-it-all bike'

Made with a custom 'SL' Reynolds 853 tubeset and lighter 3D-printed elements, the new handmade bike from the 99-year-old British brand is aiming to prove...

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Pegoretti Elio: stainless steel 'unashamedly pure racing bike' is the next chapter for the Italian icon

New Columbus XCr frame has full internal routing, UDH compatibility, clearance for 32mm – but is still handmade and painted in Verona by the great...

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New BMC Teammachine SLR 01: 16% weight reduction for Swiss brand’s climbing bike

New BMC Teammachine SLR 01: 16% weight reduction for Swiss brand’s climbing bike

Tudor Pro Cycling riders will be able to use the new bike at the team’s debut Tour de France

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S-Works Torch Remco – how Specialized developed the ‘lightest shoes in the peloton’ at Evenepoel’s request

Even carbon was deemed too heavy says the US brand as it shaves 65.1 grams per shoe off the standard S-Works Torch

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Parlee unveils ‘best bike money can buy’ limited-edition Z-Zero GT as a tribute to its late founder

Parlee unveils ‘best bike money can buy’ limited-edition Z-Zero GT as a tribute to its late founder

Parlee is making 25 ultra-special versions of its new flagship road bike built with the most exclusive components – that Bob Parlee himself would have...

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SRAM Force and Rival hero image

SRAM gives Force and Rival the full Red AXS makeover – including an XPLR gravel version of each

New versions of the second and third-tier groupsets get flagship tech at a lower price point, aiming to expand SRAM’s ‘effortless’ philosophy to all budgets...

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Campagnolo Super Record 13 hero image

New Campagnolo Super Record 13 is the world’s first 2x13 groupset – and the thumb shifter is back

The Italian brand has launched a new flagship groupset that not only has more sprockets but is lighter, faster, more affordable – and this is...

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Cameron Jones's Scott Addict Gravel RC hero image

Pro bike: Cameron Jones's Unbound 200-winning Scott Addict Gravel RC

Not only did the 24-year-old New Zealander win at Emporia, but he broke the record previously held by the legendary Lachlan Morton – here's a...

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Lake CX333 shoe review: style, stiffness, suppleness, superior quality... and why Lake's fit is legendary

Beloved by bike fitters because of the many shapes and sizes on offer and renowned for high-quality materials and workmanship, Lake shoes stand out from...

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Canyon x DT Swiss gravel suspension fork

Canyon x DT Swiss gravel suspension fork first ride review - Is this a gamechanger for gravel racing?

The German brand has unveiled all the details behind its latest innovation for gravel riding – Rouleur put it to the test at the Traka...

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Zipp 353 NSW hero image

New Zipp 353 NSW and 303 SW wheels are the first with integrated tyre pressure sensors

AXS connectivity lights up Zipp's redesigned climbing wheel and its more rugged gravel-going counterpart

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Fizik Vega Carbon hero image

New Fizik Vega Carbon flagship road shoe: performance without edges thanks to an inside outsole and a more anatomical shape

New levels of contact and comfort were achieved by borrowing technology from rock-climbing shoes and testing it with Movistar team riders

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First ride review: Is Argon 18’s Dark Matter the gravel bike that can do it all?

First ride review: Is Argon 18’s Dark Matter the gravel bike that can do it all?

We put the Canadian brand's new bike to the test on the rolling roads of the Dirty Reiver gravel event

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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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