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Why is Tadej Pogačar riding the Tour de France mountain stages on his aero bike?

There's seemingly no gradient steep enough to warrant a ride on the lightweight climbing bike – we ask what conditions might make a rider choose...

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Cadex Amp 3D review: a new dimension for the racing saddle?

The premium component brand turns up the tech with a superior 3D infill pattern and a super-lightweight carbon construction

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POC’s new ultra-lightweight, ultra-vented Cytal Lite aims to give Healy a head start in the mountains

The sub-200g climbing helmet that's designed to increase airflow and reduce weight for EF Pro Cycling's teams at high altitude

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Can a 17-watt saving from Giro's unreleased aero helmet win Jonas Vingegaard the Tour?

Can a 17-watt saving from Giro's unreleased aero helmet win Jonas Vingegaard the Tour?

The Giro Eclipse Pro doesn't launch until spring 2026, but here's what we know so far...

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Pro bike: Tadej Pogačar’s 2025 Tour de France Colnago Y1Rs

Pro bike: Tadej Pogačar’s 2025 Tour de France Colnago Y1Rs

Back in his regular rainbow bands after a day in yellow, this is the aero bike the defending champion chose for stage seven

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Pro bike: Remco Evenepoel's Tour stage-winning S-Works Shiv TT

The golden arrow on which the Belgian Olympic and world time trial champion shot to victory on stage five

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Pro bike: Jonas Vingegaard’s 2025 Tour de France Cervélo S5

The Danish challenger is using this faster, lighter version of the S5 in his attempt to wrest back the Tour crown

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Mathieu van der Poel's Canyon Aeroad CFR bike

Pro bike: Mathieu Van der Poel's Tour stage two-winning Canyon Aeroad CFR

The bike that the Dutch Classics hero and former world champion rode to victory on the second stage of the 2025 Tour de France

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Van Rysel RCR-F

Van Rysel RCR-F review: Lille beauty of an aero bike

Lille proved on day one of the Tour de France that it can produce exciting, uncompromising racing that tears up the script – it also...

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Tim Merlier's S-Works Tarmac SL8

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

European champion Tim Merlier's stage-winning Tour de France bike

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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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