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Dedicated solely to road cycling, Cyclist is the very first magazine of its kind. A celebration of the freedom to explore and the gear that makes road cycling special. Cyclist will take you on the world's best routes and get behind the doors of iconic brands. With performance advice from the experts, we unearth tall tales from the pro peloton and get you up-close to the best road bikes and technology. Plus, Cyclist mixes in-depth articles with breathtaking imagery from the sport's best photographers. It's the road cycling magazine you've been waiting for.

Welcome • It’s time for the Giro d’Italia to move. Not to another country – that would somewhat undermine the legitimacy of its title – but to another place in the calendar. The May time slot might suit planners at the UCI but it too often means the omission of the race’s main highlight: an ascent of the Stelvio.

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LEADOUT • Bikes, gear, people, racing, opinion

F is for fast • Van Rysel’s RCR gets the aero treatment

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Something for the WKND • Award-winning framebuilder Ricky Feather tells Cyclist about his latest project: the non-custom WKNDR

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Q&A Cat Ferguson • As current road race and time-trial Junior World Champion, Yorkshire’s Cat Ferguson is tipped to be the future of women’s cycling

Team history Mercier • The French bicycle manufacturer sponsored professional teams for 50 years, during which time it won many of cycling’s most prestigious races

British racing is doing just fine, thanks • Forget Pogačar’s monumental performances for a second, says Felix Lowe, and enjoy Britain’s post-Cav bounce

Q&A Tim Declercq • The Belgian rouleur tells Cyclist about the sacrifices and satisfactions of being one of the world’s top domestiques

Why is an anti-doping body losing its members? • The MPCC is an organisation that is active in the fight against doping, and yet fewer than 50% of WorldTour teams are members. Cyclist finds out why

Pick ’n’ Mix • Mamma mia, these products are good

Legend of the Giro • Few places embody the history, beauty and brutality of cycling like Italy’s Passo dello Stelvio

The next stage • After a career spent winning races, Fabian Cancellara suddenly had to reassess his life. He tells Cyclist about soul-searching, becoming a family man and finding new purpose with Tudor Pro Cycling

Passo Manghen • The beast hidden by northern Italy’s beauties

Best of days • The spring Classics mark the true start of the racing season, which means cobbles, gravel and big, big distances – and photographer Harry Talbot was there to capture it all. He talks Cyclist through his pick of his pics

High rollers • CeramicSpeed has gone from one man making custom bearings in his apartment to a multinational company producing some of cycling’s most desirable upgrades. Cyclist visits its Danish HQ to find out how

Long journey into night • In the Norwegian wilderness, where the road never ends and the sun barely sets, the trick is to just keep riding. Cyclist meets five riders at The Bright Midnight ultra-race

TESTED • The latest bikes and kit get put through their paces

3T Strada Italia • The latest Strada is just as hard to categorise as the original

Alpitude Navene • Light, tough, comfortable: pick three

Trek Checkmate • The gravel race bike that’s too much fun to save for racing

BMC URS • A true off-roader that encourages you to go places you wouldn’t normally dare

Campagnolo Shamal wheels • The newly versatile Shamals get a wavy facelift

The numbers of life • The...