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BMC Roadmachine

New BMC Roadmachine gen 3: Swiss precision and a ride as sweet as Toblerone

Rouleur heads to Girona to ride the latest version of BMC's endurance platform in all three of its guises – road, gravel and electric

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Wide tyres, big chainrings and gravel bikes: Paris-Roubaix 2024 tech round-up

Wide tyres, big chainrings and gravel bikes: Paris-Roubaix 2024 tech round-up

All the tech on show during the 2024 Paris-Roubaix weekend

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Pro bike: Mathieu van der Poel's Roubaix-winning Canyon Aeroad CFR

Pro bike: Mathieu van der Poel's Roubaix-winning Canyon Aeroad CFR

The Dutchman secured his second victory in the Queen of the Classics on Sunday, but made few significant changes to his tried and trusted bike...

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Pirelli: The circle of life

Pirelli: The circle of life

After a break of almost 60 years, Pirelli is once again making high-end bicycle tyres in a renovated factory in Bollate, near their headquarters in...

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Elisa Balsamo’s radical Roubaix-ready 1x Trek Domane RSL

Elisa Balsamo’s radical Roubaix-ready 1x Trek Domane RSL

The Italian sprinter is hoping for success in the Hell of the North, and this is the bike that will help her get there

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‘There is no compromise on aerodynamics’  - Israel-Premier Tech’s Paris-Roubaix Factor Ostro Gravel

‘There is no compromise on aerodynamics’ - Israel-Premier Tech’s Paris-Roubaix Factor Ostro Gravel

The team is going against a growing trend of riders using more standardised set-ups in the Hell of the North by opting for a gravel...

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‘It can be daunting’ - Claire Goodman on how to start a cycling clothing brand from scratch

‘It can be daunting’ - Claire Goodman on how to start a cycling clothing brand from scratch

Founder of female cycling clothing company, Petrichor Products, Goodman explains the challenges and intricacies of making a brand stand out in a crowded market

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Two Bravur REN Team Heritage collections on a white leather track mitt

Bravur’s Team Heritage watches celebrate icons of cycling with Swedish design and Swiss timing

New watch collection transposes colours, patterns and graphics from legendary cycling teams of the past

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Saddles, paint, and chainrings: Tour of Flanders tech gallery

Saddles, paint, and chainrings: Tour of Flanders tech gallery

All about the bikes and tech on show at the start of De Ronde

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Movistar riders' Fizik shoes at a presentation

‘We talk about shoes every day’ – Movistar's Will Barta on why pro cyclists are obsessed with their footwear... and how they get it exactly right

A WorldTour rider and his shoe sponsor give insights into the painstaking detail involved in sourcing a shoe that facilitates optimal power transfer and maximum comfort – and...

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Alberto Bettiol at Milano-Torino

Aero v style: is watt-saving killing road racing's beauty?

Does it matter that road racing looks like time trialling, or is winning the only thing that matters?

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AG2R at the Grand Prix de Denain

AG2R’s new kit sends the brown shorts to a galaxy far, far away when it could have brought them home

Headline sponsor Decathlon’s rebranding is a missed opportunity to reinstate something that ought to be celebrated not banished, says Simon Smythe

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Remco Evenepoel's S-Works Tarmac SL8

Pro bike: Remco Evenepoel’s Paris-Nice stage winning Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8

The bike that won the final stage of the Race to the Sun, plus the points and mountains competitions... but the GC will have to...

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Matteo Jorgenson's Cervélo R5

Pro bike: Paris-Nice winner Matteo Jorgenson's Cervélo R5

Visma-Lease a Bike's newest sheriff in town showed off his steed just before the start of the final stage in which he clinched the overall

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Win with Rouleur: KOO x BORA – hansgrohe sunglasses

Win with Rouleur: KOO x BORA – hansgrohe sunglasses

While most of us may not match the blistering pace of WorldTour cyclists, we can at least emulate their style. To help you get a...

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Pegoretti Duende RR in a wood

Spaghetti with your gravel, signore? Pegoretti launches all-terrain Duende with a pasta paintjob

Dario Pegoretti himself has gone but the high-quality craftsmanship, oversized Columbus tubing and zany artwork are still very much present in the brand that's carrying on his...

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How Garmin is addressing the needs of women with its new HRM-Fit

How Garmin is addressing the needs of women with its new HRM-Fit

The American company have launched its new heart rate monitor, purpose-built for women

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Win a Wahoo bundle and entry into three of the UK's leading gravel events

Win a Wahoo bundle and entry into three of the UK's leading gravel events

The UK has some fantastic gravel events, including the Panaracer Dirty Reiver and Dalby Grit - to celebrate our recent collaboration with Focal Events, the...

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New Pissei skinsuit that Ayuso wore to beat Ganna is 'fastest ever' – Italian brand releases details

New Pissei skinsuit that Ayuso wore to beat Ganna is 'fastest ever' – Italian brand releases details

UAE Team Emirates' Italian clothing sponsor Pissei reveals how its new fastest skinsuit is designed to give Tadej Pogačar the edge when he goes head to very...

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The great helmet headache: is the UCI losing control of cycling's technical regulations?

The great helmet headache: is the UCI losing control of cycling's technical regulations?

The UCI has this year so far confiscated some prototype pedals and launched an investigation into hookless rims, but the announcement of an analysis of the...

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Seeing things differently with KOO's Alibi sunglasses

Seeing things differently with KOO's Alibi sunglasses

Sunglasses for Grand Tour champions, influencers, and the rest of us

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A  Giant TCR in a road tunnel

Perfect 10 for the tenth generation of the Giant TCR?

Our first impressions of the all-new, latest version of the iconic bike that transformed road geometry forever

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Lotte Kopecky's S-Works SL8 against a brick wall

Pro bike: Lotte Kopecky's custom world champion Specialized S-Works SL8

The unique bike that the reigning world champion rode to take her second Strade Bianche victory

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Tadej Pogacar's Colnago V4RS against a wall at Strade Bianche

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

A closer look at the setup the Slovenian was running when he won on the Tuscan white roads in spectacular style

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The bigger, the better - What are the performance gains of Visma-Lease a Bike's radical new Giro helmet?

The bigger, the better - What are the performance gains of Visma-Lease a Bike's radical new Giro helmet?

The biggest, tallest time trial helmet to date could give Visma-Lease a Bike the aero advantage – AeroCoach's Xavier Disley evaluates its possible performance gains

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A hookless rim against a white background

Are hookless rims safe for road riding?

Thomas De Gendt's crash at the UAE Tour has reignited the debate over hookless rims – should they be banned from the pro peloton and are...

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Panaracer GravelKing celebrates 10 years with range redesign

Panaracer GravelKing celebrates 10 years with range redesign

New compound, puncture protection tech and bead – plus new racing X1 version which is claimed to be the fastest GravelKing yet

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Art in motion: Ribble collaborates with illustrator and designer Vic Lee

Art in motion: Ribble collaborates with illustrator and designer Vic Lee

The British brand teamed up with British artist to produce a unique urban e-bike

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Pro bike: Team TotalEnergies' Enve Melee debuts with an all-Enve build

Pro bike: Team TotalEnergies' Enve Melee debuts with an all-Enve build

Enve raises the stakes in the pro ranks, deploying its striking-looking Melee frame for the first time, along with almost every other component in TotalEnergies' setup

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Made for all day: Pinarello Dogma X

Made for all day: Pinarello Dogma X

Pinarello's carefully designed endurace bike strikes the perfect balance of speed and comfort

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