Cycling Plus - 6 Jun 2025
RACE TO THE TOP
TRAINING ZONE LIVE LONGER
EXPLORING THE AUVERGNE
THE TECH THAT WON’T DIE!
PREP FOR A BIG SPORTIVE
BEST BIBS
Riding the Gran Fondo Isle of Man
WELCOME…
Lightweight race bikes tested
Freelance writer/editor James examines poo (yes, really!) and how having a healthy gut can boost your ride. He then looks at how to best prepare your body for a big sportive.
BikeRadar’s detail-obsessed road and gravel specialist takes a look at the oldest tech used by the pros and weighs in on the use of time-trial helmets in road races.
SHOOTOUT
Riding advice
Latest gear reviews
Is bigger better?
Ask the experts
Lightweight race bikes
Manx mission
Massif attack
Old but gold
Little Glenshee
Little Glenshee
Glen Prosen
Glen Prosen
Cambus O’May and the Deeside Way
Stuck Record?
Cervélo Soloist
PEDAL-O-METER
‘We need to kill the derailleur hanger’
Warren Rossiter Senior technical editor
Continental Terra Adventure tyre
Continental Terra Adventure tyre
Colnago V5Rs Ultegra Di2
Colnago V5Rs Ultegra Di2
AHEAD OF THE PA PACK
AHEAD OF THE PA PACK
PRO-LEVEL PROTECTION
Manx mission
Old but gold
The Auvergne
Gran Fondo Isle of Man
Proven tech of the pros
Exploring the Auvergne
MANX M MISSION
MANX M MISSION
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
OLD BUT GOLD
SPECIALIZED TURBO COTTON TYRES
Giant Pursuit aero road helmet
GIRO AEROHEAD TIME-TRIAL HELMET
FIZIK ARES SADDLE
POWER2MAX NG ROAD POWER METER Shimano HollowTech II bottom bracket
ELITE CIUSSI GEL BOTTLE CAGE
POWER2MAX NG ROAD POWER METER Shimano HollowTech II bottom bracket
GREAT SCOTT!
GREAT SCOTT!
“The new integrated cockpit features a subtle flare in the drops to blend with the brake levers for improved aerodynamics”
ADDICT RC LINE-UP
Lightweight race bikes
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4iiii power meter
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Oakley Velo Kato glasses
Bib shorts
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SUMMIT SEEKERS
SUMMIT SEEKERS
The bikes
Need to know
Bike tech explained
Bikes on test
Orbea Orca M20i Team
The Good
The Bad
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Look 785 Huez 105 Di2
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Orbea Orca M20i Team
The Orbea takes the win with its customisable spec and better value for money
Pro-level bib shorts
Castelli Free Aero Race S
MAAP Team Bib Evo
Q36.5 Dottore Pro
Rapha Pro Team Bib Shorts III
Avona Callis
MASSIF ATTACK
MASSIF ATTACK
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TOUR DE FRANCE
Easily digestible, mustknow information about each day of racing
WELCOME
Favourites Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard go head-to-head
We have the answers to your burning questions about La Grande Boucle
Find out how the physiology figures stack up for the Slovenian star
Mark Bailey charts the history of our obsession with the mountains
The five major talking points ahead of the season’s big race
Find out the ins-andouts of all 23 of this year’s men’s teams
Tourtalk
Tourtalk
TOUR DE FRANCE 2025 TEAMS
ONE BIKE. EVERY ADVANTAGE. ALL-OUT SPEED.
ONE BIKE. EVERY ADVANTAGE. ALL-OUT SPEED.
TOUR DE FRANCE 2025 STAGES
Did you know? Talking shop
Did you know? Marginal gains
Did you know? Bennett the bullet
Did you know? Amiens to that
One to watch Poel position
Did you know? Caen-do attitude
One to watch Yates he can
Did you know? Reading material
One to watch Tadej’s the day Tadej Pogačar
Did you know? Mur the merrier
One to watch Just the Philip Jasper Philipsen
Did you know? Petit Boucle
One to watch True Lie Arnaud de Lie
Did you know? Missile attacks
One to watch Fertile ground Richard Carapaz
Did you know? Sancy that
One to watch Man for all seasons
Did you know? Péraud deal
One to watch Great Dane Jonas Vingegaard
Did you know? Riis’s masterpiece
One to watch About time
Did you know? Gude vibrations
One to watch Victorious?
Did you know? Super climbers
One to watch Do the Math
Did you know? Board games
One to watch One-toux punch Tadej Pogačar
Did you know? Gale force
One to watch Joy of six
Did you know? Bon Mottet
One to watch Optimus Primoz
Did you know? High rollers
One to watch California dreaming
If let off the leash, US rider
Did you know? Plagne of action
One to watch Second coming Biniam Girmay
Did you know? Hot sauce
One to watch Milan in Paris Jonathan Milan
Did you know? Half century
LOOP
LOOP
Weighty issues
Teetotal?
Total energy
Calls of nature
Caffeine hits
Pain threshold
Fit for the job
On the menu
Tour champion in numbers
Tour Titans
Tour Titans
How they line up...
HIGH SOCIETY
HIGH SOCIETY
Map key
WELCOME
Find out all about the 22 teams and their prospects at this year’s race
All nine stages dissected, from Brittany to the Haute-Savoie
The major talking points ahead of the 2025 Tour de France Femmes
Tourtalk
Tourtalk
TOUR DE FRANCE FEMMES TEAMS 2025
AG Insurance-Soudal Team
Canyon–SRAM zondacrypto
Arkéa B&B Hotels Women
Ceratizit Pro Cycling Team
FDJ-Suez
Cofidis Women Team
EF Education-Oatly
Laboral KutxaFundacion Euskadi
FenixDeceuninck
Human Powered Health
Lidl-Trek
Liv AlUla Jayco
Movistar Team
Roland
St Michel-MavicAuber93
Team Picnic PostNL
Team VismaLease a Bike
Team SD Worx-Protime
UAE Team ADQ
VolkerWessels Cycling Team
Winspace Orange Seal
Uno-X Mobility
TOUR DE FRANCE FEMMES STAGES
One to watch
Vannes Plumelec
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Brest Quimper
One to watch
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La Gacilly Angers
One to watch
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Saumur Poitiers
One to watch
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Chasseneuil-du-Poitou Futuroscope Guéret
One to watch
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Clermont-Ferrand Ambert
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Bourg-en-Bresse Chambéry
One to watch
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Chambéry Saint-FrançoisLongchamp Col de la Madeleine
One to watch
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One to watch
Praz-sur-Arly Châtel Les Portes du Soleil Any overnight dreams
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