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LEADOUT • Bikes, gear, people, racing, opinion

Dream machine • BMC’s star all-rounder drops weight and gains speed

Shimano RX910 S-Phyre shoes • $649.95, ride.shimano.com

Met Trenta 3K Carbon Mips helmet • $539, met-helmets.com

CeramicSpeed BB Alpha bottom bracket • $579.99, ceramicspeed.com

Specialized S-Works Power Evo with Mirror saddle • $700, specialized.com/au

Lezyne light set • React Drive front, $240, Radar Drive rear, $350, lezyne.com.au

Assos Mille GT Spring Fall bibtights • $338, assos.com

Pure Sports Nutrition Race Energy Gels • $6.49 per gel, $6.99 caffeinated gels, puresportsnutrition.com.au

Look Keo Blade Power Dual pedals • $1799, lookcycle.com.au

Smith Seeker sunglasses • $215–$310, smithopticsaustralia.com

Sun Motion Sports Sunscreen • $28 (100mL), sunmotion.com.au

The inner tube strikes back • Do TPU inner tubes spell curtains for road tubeless?

Let’s go fly a Kite • Sam Alison of Singular Cycles walks Cyclist through his one-of-a-kind Kite Ti

Q&A Mark ‘Cabin’ Leishman • On the back of our epic gravel adventure in Rotorua in issue 78 of Cyclist, we spoke to one of NZ’s most well-known mountain bikers and Rotorua locals about what makes this part of New Zealand absolutely worth a visit for those who love getting off-road.

Forget the Oscars, Emmys and Grammys… • It’s awards season, so Felix Lowe has gongs to hand out to the riders who made the headlines in 2025

Big Ride: France The Secret garden • While the hordes head for Mont Ventoux, a stone’s throw away is a ride of deserted roads, sinuous switchbacks, far-reaching views and dramatic gorges – not to mention a famous stopping point for Napoleon

‘I felt I was playing a character’ • It seemed there was little left to know about Britain’s biggest cycling star, but that was before his new book brought some shocking revelations. Bradley Wiggins talks to Cyclist about the truth behind the persona

Classic Climbs Coll de la Gallina • Scene of cycling’s newest, most exclusive race

Brave new Worlds • There was excitement, there was controversy and there was pure unadulterated spectacle. This year the World Championships visited Africa for the first time, and boy did Rwanda put on a show

Head strong • When it comes to helmet manufacturing, a blend of German and Italian is Abus’s secret recipe

Sportive: La Marmotte The Big One • La Marmotte is one of the oldest, toughest, most popular gran fondos on the calendar, taking in four legendary Alpine climbs. Cyclist joins 7,500 others for a big day out

Dream bike #4 Parlee Z-Zero GT • This issue’s dream bike is a fitting homage to a true pioneer of carbon fibre framebuilding

‘It’s a great history we’re making’ • Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney talks to Cyclist about her record-breaking Tour de France win over Demi Vollering, the changes to women’s cycling she’d like to see and the one race that still haunts her

Pole position • The life and rides of Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney

Big Ride: Slovenia Pogačar’s playground • The slopes of Slovenia’s Julian Alps are where Tadej Pogačar and Primož Roglič honed their form ahead of Grand Tour glory. You won’t find a more beautiful place to suffer

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