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Don’t Look Back

A bigger, brighter, bolder 2021 • BICYCLING AUSTRALIA PUBLISHER AND CLASSICS SERIES FOUNDER JAMES YAFFA LOOKS AHEAD TO THE DAWN OF A NEW YEAR.

New For ‘21 • IN ONE OF THE MOST EAGERLY ANTICIPATED AND POPULAR SECTIONS OF EACH EDITION, WE TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT’S NEW IN THE WORLD OF CYCLING.

The Big Picture

DR BRIDIE O’DONNELL • SHE’S A FORMER PRO RIDER, WORLD RECORD HOLDER, MEDICAL DOCTOR, HEAD OF THE OFFICE FOR WOMEN IN SPORT AND SBS TOUR DE FRANCE CO-COMMENTATOR. HERE COCO HENRY SPEAKS WITH THE ONE AND ONLY DR BRIDIE O’DONNELL.

One On One With TADEJ POGACAR • PRO CYCLING HAS HAD SOMEWHAT OF A YOUTHFUL MAKEOVER RECENTLY, AND TADEJ POGACAR IS THE POSTER FOR A HOPEFUL FUTURE.

Australia’s BEST CLIMBS • IF THERE’S ONE POSITIVE FROM THE LACK OF OVERSEAS TRAVEL IT’S THE RENEWED FOCUS ON AUSTRALIA’S MANY FINE DESTINATIONS. THIS IS PART ONE OF A TWO-PART SERIES WHERE WE ASK FOUR OF OUR WRITERS THEIR FAVOURITE AUSSIE CLIMBS.

LOCAL TIPS

PAT’S TOP WILLUNGA TIPS

Cycling Japan’s Kansai Region • TRAVEL HAS BEEN OFF THE AGENDA THIS YEAR, AND MANY MAJOR EVENTS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. WITH THE WORLD MASTERS GAMES RE-SCHEDULED FOR 2022 WE TAKE A LOOK AT CYCLING AROUND THE HOST CITY OF KANSAI.

MORE INFORMATION

Wattbike Atom Review • PERTH-BASED BICYCLING AUSTRALIA MASTERCLASS CONTRIBUTOR SARAH HUNTER HAS RECENTLY BEEN RIDING THE WATTBIKE ATOM. HERE ARE HER FINDINGS.

SUMMING UP

Amping It Up • WE SPEAK WITH LEGENDARY AUSSIE ALL-ROUND ATHLETE AND CURRENT TEAM INEOS SUPER DOMESTIQUE CAM WURF ABOUT AMP HUMAN’S BICARB BASED PR LOTION.

Black Sheep of the Family • BLACK SHEEP IS A CYCLING APPAREL BRAND DESIGNED IN AUSTRALIA AND RIDDEN AROUND THE WORLD. FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS, THIS BRISBANE-BASED BRAND HAS COME A LONG WAY.

The Future Of Gloves? • FROM ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST POPULAR AND PROLIFIC PAD MAKERS COME THESE 3D PRINTED GLOVES.

Speeding Bullet • LAZER MORPH AERODYNAMICS WITH THE LATEST COOLING, VENTILATION AND SAFETY TECHNOLOGY IN THEIR BULLET 2 HELMET AS CASSIE NANCARROW REPORTS.

Volvo XC40 – The Cyclist’s Choice • WE TAKE A FIRST LOOK AT THE LATEST FROM SWEDISH INNOVATORS VOLVO. FROM ‘CITY SAFETY’ CYCLIST AND PEDESTRIAN DETECTION TO PRACTICAL STORAGE SOLUTIONS, THIS IS ONE IMPRESSIVE SUV.

AT A GLANCE

ROAD TEST: Michelin Power Road TLE • SOMEWHAT SURPRISINGLY, THE POWER ROAD TLE IS THE FIRST TUBELESS ROAD TYRE EVER RELEASED BY THE FRENCH RUBBER GIANT, MICHELIN. IT’S A SAFE BET IT WON’T BE THEIR LAST, REPORTS PETER MANIATY

SPECIFICATIONS

Power Through The Pedals • IN PART II OF HIS COMPREHENSIVE ASSIOMA POWER METER REVIEW, LUKE MEERS UPDATES US ON THE RELIABILITY OF THIS PEDAL BASED SYSTEM.

SPECIFICATIONS

Ultralight Tubes Tested • TUBELESS MAY BE GETTING THE MAJORITY OF THE PRESS BUT HERE LUKE MEERS TAKES A LOOK AT NEW LIGHTWEIGHT INNER TUBES.

SPECIFICATIONS

Repente Saddles • SADDLE COMFORT IS A VERY PERSONAL THING. SIT BONES, BODY SHAPE, RIDING STYLE, BIKE FIT AND PERSONAL PREFERENCE ALL AFFECT WHICH SADDLE WILL BE THE BEST FIT FOR AN INDIVIDUAL.

SPECIFICATIONS

Merida Scultura Endurance • MERIDA...