Cycling Plus - 29 Aug 2025
Bike of the Year '25
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KILLER CLIMBS
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Ride of the Year 25
WELCOME…
Simon Warren
Oscar Huckle
BOOST YOUR RIDE
RACING COLUMN
RIDDEN & RATED
Bike of the Year
MOST WANTED
Savage slopes
Wider & wider
Chasing yellow
Chasing yellow
The Centurions
The Centurions
Happy 21st
Happy 21st
Switching off
Standert Kreissäge RS
Standert Kreissäge RS
‘I’m done with mini pumps’
Warren Rossiter Senior technical editor
WHY YOU WANT... Pirelli Cinturato Evo TLR tyre
PEDAL-O-METER
WIND STOPS PLAY
FANTASTIC FUNDRAISER
…BUT IS IT FAIR?
SOUTH WEST SUCCESS
JOY FOR FRANCE…
TOUR TURMOIL
Endura Loop cycling kit
BREAKING NEW GROUND
BREAKING NEW GROUND
We’ve tested many bikes but there can only be one winner
Europe’s toughest climbs
Gravel tyre clearance
Europe’s toughest climbs
Gravel tyre clearance
Bike of the Year
The 15 best bikes of 2025 from the categories that matter to our readers – endurance, race and gravel. But which one takes the overall honours?
The 15 best bikes of 2025 from the categories that matter to our readers – endurance, race and gravel. But which one takes the overall honours?
Whittling it down
15 bikes on test
THANK YOU!
Previous champs
Scott Addict RC 20
Van Rysel RCR Pro Replica
Trek Madone 7 SLR Gen 8
Colnago Y1Rs Dura-Ace Di2
Cervélo S5 Dura-Ace Di2
Cervélo S5 Dura-Ace Di2
Colnago Y1Rs Dura-Ace Di2
Cube Attain C:62 SLT
Parlee Ouray SRAM Red AXS
Cervélo Caledonia-5 Ultegra Di2
Cannondale Synapse Carbon 2 SmartSense
Boardman SLR 9.4 LTD
Cannondale Topstone Carbon 1 Lefty AXS
Wilier Rave SLR ID2
Kinesis Tripster AT+
Parlee Taos Force Eagle T3
Mondraker Arid Carbon RR
Cannondale Synapse Carbon 2 Smart Sense
READY F ORR ADVENTURE
READY F ORR ADVENTURE
THE AUTO-TRAIL EXPEDITION 68 RANGE
SAVAGE SLOPES
SAVAGE SLOPES
COLLE DEL NIVOLET
UMBRAILPASS
ALTO DE LOS MACHUCOS
KAUNERTALER GLETSCHERSTRASSE
SIMON WARREN
SAN PELLEGRINO
RETTENBACHFERNER
PICO VELETA
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Why are gravel bike clearances increasing to fit 50mm+ tyres? Five bike brands share their thinking on the growing trend
The rapid rise of tyre clearances
“The rate of change over the past 12 to 24 months has been pretty extraordinary”
DMT Pogi’s shoes
£370 Perfect for Pogacar but a few flaws for mere mortals
The Bad
The Good
Boost your ride
Boost your ride
FAST FACT
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FAST FACT
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Exercise scientists and
Exercise scientists and
PLATEAU
FAST FACT
THE DAY BEFORE
How to fuel your longest ride yet
Words
Words
WHAT’S WRONG WITH MY BIKE’S SHIFTING?
CAN A GPS WATCH REPLACE A BIKE COMPUTER?
Q&A
DOES A GRAVEL BIKE MAKE A GOOD ALL-ROUNDER?
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‘They ruined the bike!’
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