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Making light work: how Tom Pidcock's Q36.5 Tour kit is designed to beat the heat
He couldn't sprint for the win on stage nine due to a problem with his shifter, but here we take a closer look at the...
Why Olav Kooij’s signature-edition helmet gave him a ‘tactical advantage’ in the stage 5 sprint
Decathlon CMA CGM's new Dutch fastman has his own colourway – and there's a good reason for it, as he demonstrated when he won the...
Reserve’s new 48|53 GR gravel race wheels: ‘Tour de France aerodynamics and World Cup XC capability’
Here's something you won't see on the roads of France in the next three weeks... but they're aiming for the top in gravel racing globally...
Vingegaard's Tour de France Nimbl x Nike Étoile shoes: is Nike back for good after more than a decade out?
The Swoosh returns as the Visma-Lease a Bike team prepare to roll out with some special, very shiny kicks
The new BMC Kaius: more of everything, for no extra weight
BMC's second-generation Kaius adds aero, tyre clearance and cargo capacity while shedding 63 grams over its predecessor. Inside the Impec Lab, here's how they did...
Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL9: ‘the fastest road bike ever made’
The latest generation of the all-conquering all-rounder aero bike refines rather than reinvents the category – and claims to beat all-comers under real-world race conditions
Updated Canyon Aeroad will be ‘unequivocally the fastest bike in the Tour de France’
The bike that Mathieu Van der Poel et al will ride has had a watt-saving upgrade ahead of the Grande Boucle
Glory Days: how Gloria is making the case for titanium in a carbon-obsessed world
Gloria is making titanium bikes for a smarter generation of cyclist that's rejecting marginal gains and mass-produced carbon for something more durable, practical and meaningful
Bastion Panterra takes the ‘pinnacle of design and engineering’ to the gravel
Based on the Australian brand's Archetype aero road bike, could this be the ultimate, custom, no-expense-spared, dream gravel racer?
New Eddy Merckx 525R: has the Cannibal’s brand chewed up and spat out the traditional aero bike?
The new flagship race bike is faster than the last one, as you'd expect, but it has some unexpected geometry that challenges the thinking of...
New Kask Mistral 3.0 helmet is the same shape but has a redesigned UCI-legal visor that saves 11 watts
Kask is back with a new flared visor that it says makes Ganna even faster – and this time it won't be banned
Giro Eclipse Pro review: lightweight, cool aero helmet that's a winner on all levels
Worn by the Visma-Lease a Bike teams to three Grand Tour victories in less than a year, this helmet combines low weight, comfort, surprisingly good...
New Specialized Crux 5 goes aero: ‘the fastest gravel bike ever made’
Not just the most aero or the lightest – Specialized's new equation of speed uses the most comprehensive gravel race simulation system ever created to...
New Hunt 4AM Limitless claims to be 1.4 watts faster and 139 grams lighter than Pogačar’s Tour-winning Enves
British brand aiming for the top with its new flagship carbon-spoked superlight aero wheelset
Giro Empire SLX II review: updated lace-ups that draw together modern performance and old-school elegance
The connoisseur's cycling shoe has been updated for the first time in seven years with a stiffer carbon sole and a new mesh upper design,...
Pedla SuperSystem long-term review: contemporary Aussie kit with gravel brains and road performance
There's more to this 'system' than meets the eye – if you're an endurance gravel racer you can stash a hydration pack in an integrated...
Selle Italia unveils Opal White capsule — four SLR saddles and matching bar tape
From the 3D Carbon to the Advan, every SLR in the collection gets a subtle opalescent treatment
Holding the ace: inside the new Colnago C72 – the past, present and future in a single design
Colnago’s legendary C series has always represented the pinnacle of Italian-made carbon engineering – Rouleur visits Cambiago to find out why the new C72 is...
Fit for champions: how DMT Pogi's Superlight and KR0 EVO Superlight combine class-leading comfort, aerodynamics and low weight
Inside DMT's lightest signature shoes — 195g for Pogačar, 215g for Groenewegen
Felt Nexar FRD review: a bold pairing of aero shapes and progressive geometry that works
Aerodynamic tubing, lightweight high-modulus carbon fibre... but a high stack and a short reach? Felt's radical new road bike is aero like you've never seen...
Shaping speed: the new Giro Eclipse Pro
Aero gains are getting harder to find, but thanks to an innovative, collaborative process involving Visma-Lease a Bike, the new Giro Eclipse Pro shows a...
New BMC Kaius 01 gravel race bike closes the gap between aero and all-terrain
We went to the rugged backroads of Sardinia to test the Swiss brand's claim that the new Kaius 01, which now has clearance for 52mm...
Pogačar unveils his new secret weapon: a prototype Colnago TT bike that's half a kilo lighter
Four-time Tour champion to debut a weight-saving prototype that's claimed not to compromise on aerodynamics in his build-up to a record-equalling fifth title
Cinelli Aeroscoop review: a riot of a ride that earns its place in winged-C history
Simon Smythe discovers the new Italian aero bike's true colours – and finds it blindingly good
New high-speed Panaracer GravelKing ZX is its 'fastest ever tyre for mixed terrain'
A new three-zone tread pattern is designed to optimise rolling and handling on changing surfaces
Picnic PostNL to debut Ursus Arya G wheels with Spinergy-style PBO fibre spokes at Paris-Roubaix
Disruptive technology, including an apparent comeback for spokes made from the world's strongest manmade fibre, is at the heart of these innovative new wheels
Good vibrations: Parcours Strade GT wheelset includes new vibration-damping tech made from recycled carbon
With aero gains becoming increasingly marginal, the British brand has reinvented its top road wheel to supply superior smoothness via some groundbreaking green technology
Hell by numbers: Inside Tudor Pro Cycling's Paris-Roubaix tech
Tudor Pro Cycling’s head of innovation on how science, sensors and systems are reshaping the way Paris-Roubaix is raced
The fastest gravel rims are flat, says Roval, as it launches Terra Aero CLX wheel with unique ‘chopped aero speed shape’
A radical new rim shape is unveiled as Specialized’s component brand offers separate aero and lightweight options for the first time – 'the fastest gravel wheel...
House rules: why owning its own factory sets Factor apart
Owning its factory in Taiwan allows Factor to take risks, accelerate development and make decisions that would never survive a committee – chief engineer Graham...
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