Cycling Plus UK Magazine - September 2023

In this issue

Zero to hero
A cyclist on the sidelines is an unhappy cyclist. James Witts reveals how to get back on your bike stronger than ever after a crash or injury.

In the loop
The monster 315km Vätternrundan sportive around Lake Vättern has been running for 57 years and is a right of passage in Sweden. Local rider Henrik Hågård explains its appeal.

THE BIG RIDE
Struggle Borderlands
Charlie Allenby previews this Yorkshire event, a road and gravel weekender in September.

Trail behind

How come cyclists are excluded from so much rideable terrain in England and Wales?

3 mins

Iceland

Cycling the windswept volcanic outpost of Iceland is unlike anything else.

2 mins

CYCLING PLUS EBIKE OF THE YEAR

Which of the latest turbo-charged performance and commuter bikes will be crowned the 2023 winners?

5 mins

SPARKY SPORTS BIKES

E-road bikes have seen a big jump in tech recently. We take three of the latest and greatest lightweight models out for a ride...

10 mins

Garmin

No longer do cyclists depend on locals for directions. We depend finding a recharging socket instead...

2 mins

ZIPPIN' TO WORK

Short or long, on-road or off, there's a commuter-friendly ebike to suit. We look at four very different options for all journeys and budgets

10+ mins

Zero to Hero

THAT'S WHY YOU NEED A RECOVERY PLAN THAT'LL SEE YOU RETURN STRONGER THAN EVER...

9 mins

In the loop

We spend a short Swedish night circumnavigating Lake Vättern, in one of the world's biggest and oldest sportives

8 mins

A BETTER PATH ?

After decades of inaction, the UK's cycle paths appear to be getting better. Len Williams learns about new design standards, and what more needs to be done

7 mins

X EDUCATION

Eighty-five kilometres of Exmoor's finest tarmac. The latest in e-road tech. One ebike novice. Will he be converted to the electric cause in Somerset's wildest and windiest corner?

6 mins

Sidi MTB Dust

£260 Italian kicks for XC and gravel with the brand's usual attention to detail

2 mins

ERE Research Omnia CLR45

£999 Classy road-and-beyond carbon wheels

1 min

WORLDS COLLIDE

Charlie Allenby heads up hill and down dale in a mixed-terrain taster of this September's first-ever Struggle Borderlands road and gravel weekender in Yorkshire

7 mins

EYE OF THE STORM

The pandemic tipped an ailing British racing scene into crisis. As teams fold, budgets tighten and the calendar is squeezed, Cycling Plus examines how we got to this point and hopes for a resurgence

10 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.