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Never Give Up

The Way Out • JAMES YAFFA, BICYCLING AUSTRALIA PUBLISHER AND FOUNDER OF THE CLASSICS GRAN FONDO SERIES, ON CYCLING OUT OF THE DOWNTURN AND THE NEED FOR DECISIVE LEADERSHIP.

The Big Picture

The Latest Cycling Gear • WE TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE STANDOUT NEW PRODUCTS IN THE WORLD OF CYCLING.

A Women’s Tour de France • A POPULAR AND PROLIFIC CYCLIST, JULIE-ANN HAZLETT’S PASSION AND LOVE FOR THE SPORT IS INFECTIOUS. TO “JA”, CYCLING IS MORE THAN PUSHING HER LIMITS AND RIDING FURTHER OR FASTER – IT’S ABOUT EQUALITY AND SEEING THE RETURN OF A WOMEN’S TOUR DE FRANCE.

NOTHING WILL STOP THE INTERNATIONELLES

BACK TO THE FUTURE • IT DIDN’T TAKE MICHAEL MATTHEWS LONG TO FIND HIMSELF BACK ON THE PODIUM FOLLOWING THE SEASON RESTART IN AUGUST. BUT AS THE FLYING CANBERRAN EXCLUSIVELY EXPLAINES TO PETER MANIATY, THIRD AT MILANO-SANREMO AND FIRST AT THE BRETAGNE CLASSIC WAS JUST THE BEGINNING OF WHAT MATTHEWS HOPES WILL BE A TRIUMPHANT END TO 2020, BEFORE REUNITING WITH MITCHELTON-SCOTT IN 2021.

COMING HOME

CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE • IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE BUT THE COUNTDOWN IS ON – AFTER THE MOST DISRUPTED OF YEAR’S WE ARE HURTLING HEADLONG TOWARDS CHRISTMAS. THE ULTIMATE ACCESSORY SPORT, CYCLISTS WOULD HAVE TO BE SOME OF THE EASIEST PEOPLE TO PLEASE WHEN IT COMES TO GIFT GIVING. THE PROBLEM IS, THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF OPTIONS.

THE GREAT ESCAPE • THERE’S NOTHING QUITE LIKE THE ISOLATION OF A SOLO RIDE. JUST YOU, YOUR BIKE AND YOUR THOUGHTS. BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU’RE BEING HUNTED BY A CHARGING PRO PELOTON AT THE TIME? PETER MANIATY SPOKE WITH SOME OF CYCLING’S MOST FAMOUS SOLO “ESCAPEES” TO FIND OUT.

Fore & Aft Balance • BALANCE. IT’S A FUNDAMENTAL OF CYCLING AND ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WE NEED TO CONTROL IN ORDER TO STAY UPRIGHT. BUT THERE’S ANOTHER ASPECT OF BALANCE MANY OF US DON’T CONSIDER, AS NEILL STANBURY EXPLAINS.

Does Crank Length Matter? • TRENDS IN CRANK LENGTHS HAVE VARIED OVER THE YEARS AND, JUST LIKE BIKE RIDERS, CRANKS COME IN VARIOUS SHAPES AND SIZES. HERE DR MICHAEL HANSLIP TAKES AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT CRANK LENGTH AND HOW IT CAN AFFECT YOUR PERFORMANCE AND EFFICIENCY.

Hold that wheel • HOLDING A WHEEL AND HANGING ON FOR ALL YOU’RE WORTH IS AN ESSENTIAL, YET BRUTAL, PART OF CYCLING. HERE IS HOW TO MASTER THE ART OF SURVIVAL.

SURVIVAL SKILLS WITH ADAM HANSEN

High 5 Gels & Tabs • THE HYDRATION AND NUTRITION WORLD IS OVERFLOWING, WITH PRO & AMATEUR RIDERS SPOILED FOR CHOICE. HIGH 5 WAS ONE OF THE PIONEERS AND REMAINS AN INDUSTRY LEADER TO THIS DAY, AS WE DISCOVER HERE.

All Italian Affair • IT’S NOT OFTEN A SPECIALIST ITALIAN CYCLING MANUFACTURER OFFERS THE COMBINATION OF BOTH HIGH-END BIB SHORTS AND A TOP-QUALITY SADDLE – HERE, CASSIE NANCARROW ROAD TESTS THE LATEST FROM SCICON.

Power Through The Pedals • LUKE MEERS TEST RIDES A PEDAL-BASED POWER METER SYSTEM – THE FAVERO ASSIOMA DUO.

SPECIFICATIONS

Trek Madone SLR 9 eTap • IT’S ARGUABLY THE MOST INFLUENTIAL HIGH-PERFORMANCE ROAD FRAMESET OF THE 21ST CENTURY. OVER A PERIOD OF FIVE GLORIOUS WEEKS, PETER MANIATY GOT TO KNOW THE 2021 ITERATION OF THE ICONIC TREK MADONE.

SPECIFICATIONS

SUMMING UP

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