Cycling Plus UK Magazine - July 2025

In this issue

A quiet place
Writer and photographer Marcus Stitz enjoys a 1,500km bikepacking adventure in rugged Québec, Canada.

Budget upgrades
Our pick of the top 10 smart spends, from pedals to sunglasses, that will upgrade your riding without breaking the bank.

Worn out?
Heart-rate variability, blood-glucose levels, sweat rate – why the huge amount of data at your disposal as a cyclist may be doing you more harm than good.

Spring-fresh tech
Here’s our round-up of the most interesting developments we spotted at this year’s Spring Classics races.

Turkish delight

Simon Warren attempts a new climb that's up there with the mightiest in the WorldTour

3 mins

Orbea Denna M20i

£7,299 An e-gravel bike with a brilliant new custom control system

2 mins

Newmen Streem Climbing Vonoa wheels

Lighter and much, much cheaper than their £5,480 Lightweight Obermayer EVO rivals

1 min

*The UCI should ban TT bikes'

It’s fun to go fast, says Simon von Bromley, but time-trial bikes are too dangerous and expensive

3 mins

Vittoria Corsa Wide Rim Optimised tyres

From £69.99 Speed and safety combine

1 min

A QUIET PLACE

Markus Stitz journeys 1,500km through the unforgettable Gaspé peninsula in Canada's east

5 mins

Bargain Upgrades

Avoid wasting money with these smart spends that'll transform your riding

3 mins

Worn out?

Heart-rate variability, blood glucose levels, sweat rate... the list of metrics you can measure in cycling is exhaustive and exhausting. It begs the question, when it comes to technology, can you have too much of a good thing?

10 mins

SPRING-FRESH TECH

This year's Spring Classics provided a host of hot tech to sink our teeth into, from pro tweaks to new products galore. Here are some of the highlights...

5 mins

Sweet Protection Fluxer MIPS

£179 A valid alternative to the lightweight helmet hegemony

2 mins

A NEW BREED OF GRAVEL

Disparaging voices have called gravel bikes just 1990s mountain bikes with drop bars' for years. But do these latest MTB-inspired rides offer something unique?

10+ mins

DT Swiss GRC 1400 Dicut 30 wheelset

£1,949.98 All the gravel wheel you could ever want

2 mins

Boardman SLR 9.2 Carbon

£2,500 Speed and sensibility in a value-loaded package

3 mins

NORDIC TREK

Niclas Haslum joins Olympic skiing champion Aksel Lund Svindal on a figure-of-eight loop around Oslo to see what the city has to offer

7 mins

Boost your ride

Performance Q&A The big cycling questions answered by our team of expert coaches, nutritionists and riders

10+ mins

Overpaying to view?

Discovery+'s cycling coverage is inexcusably poor considering the 343% price hike, says Liam Cahill

2 mins

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Cycling Plus UK Magazine Description:

Cycling Plus is the manual for the modern road cyclist. Whether you're cycling weekly, an occasional new rider or a Tour de France fan you’ll find everything you need. Each issue is packed with buying advice and tests of essential cycling gear - everything from bikes to bags! Cycling Plus is the place to find training advice, nutrition secrets and practical tips guaranteed to improve your bicycling. It's also full of inspirational rides, real-life cycling stories and entertaining riding-related features.