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I tried to beat Wout Van Aert in a UCI gravel race June 2026

I tried to beat Wout Van Aert in a UCI gravel race Sponsored

Surprisingly, the 2026 Paris–Roubaix and multiple Tour de France stage winner came out on top! Find out more about the Cube Nuroad C:62 EX gravel bike that Liam used to conquer the epic Marly Grav Race

What type of mountain bike helmet is best for you? A deep dive into cross-country, trail, full face and convertible helmets Sponsored

From cross-country to full face, here’s every type of MTB helmet explained with help from ABUS

The iScooter U4 can be yours for under £450: find out more about the folding e-bike with an unbeatable price tag Sponsored

We look at iScooter’s U4 folding electric bike – a fantastic piece of pedal-assist cycling technology that is currently available with a simply incredible sub-£450 price tag (and the opportunity to save an extra £25!)

If you want to unlock your true cycling potential, here’s why a power meter is now essential Sponsored

With the help of the experts from Favero, the brand behind the class-leading Assioma PRO RS and PRO RL power meter pedals, we explain why training with power is the most reliable tool you can buy if you want to improve on the bike

We built an elite Chinese bike for Emily to race at the Welsh gravel champs… for under £4,000 Sponsored

A competitive rider needs a competitive bike, step forward Yoeleo with their new Altera G21 frameset – here’s how we built it up… and how much it cost

DealClincher x ADO 5-year anniversary takeover! Up to £300 off e-bikes with complete bikes starting at £1,299 Sponsored

Grab some big savings across ADO’s e-bike range with savings of up to £300 and free gifts worth up to £200. Don't hang about… these deals only run until 31st May

SURVEY NOW CLOSED Ride away on a Boardman SLR 8.9 road bike worth £1,400 just by completing this survey! Tell us what you think about road.cc for your chance to win Sponsored

We're always trying to make road.cc even better, which is where you come in... tell us about the bikes you ride, where you ride them, and your suggestions for improving road.cc for your chance to win big!

Particle’s 835g RCX27 Hyperlight is the world’s lightest UCI-approved carbon road wheelset Sponsored

We look at young specialist brand Particle, whose range-topping RCX27 Hyperlight Road carbon wheelset features the lightest UCI-approved wheels in the world, as well as their other sub-1kg wheelsets.

Selle San Marco’s gravel-specific Shortfit Allroad saddles bring new levels of comfort to your cycling adventures Sponsored

We look at Selle San Marco’s all-new range of Shortfit Allroad saddles, which combine two unique design elements to create the ultimate gravel riding experience

Can budget carbon race wheels compete with premium offerings on the road? We assessed a range of price points in a real-world speed test to find out Sponsored

We put some of the best wheelsets to the test, using Favero’s Assioma Pro RS pedals to measure real-world performance and see how much speed your money really buys

Lezyne’s CLIK Valve-compatible pumps make tyre inflation easier than ever Sponsored

Lezyne’s updated range of CLIK Valve-compatible pumps and interfaces use an innovative valve design to make putting air in your tyres as easy as child’s play...

Rediscovering an old school MTB route on a gravel bike: Are gravel bikes really old school mtbs? Sponsored

Our Liam heads out to the Quantocks to test a gravel bike's mettle on the Quantocks Killer Loop

Selle Italia Opal White capsule collection

New ‘Opal White’ capsule collection adds the look of luxury to Selle Italia’s elite-level SLR saddles Sponsored

By combining the comfort and performance of Selle Italia’s renowned SLR saddle technology with the iridescence of an opal-inspired finish, we have early contenders for the most sophisticated gear of the year

Tubolito adds real-time pressure monitoring to its TPU inner tubes with new SYNCD system Sponsored

Delivering real-time tyre pressure updates straight to your device, the Tubo-Road SYNCD combines a TPU inner tube with a built-in Bluetooth sensor, and is priced at €39.95

COMPETITION NOW CLOSED Win! A Gloria All-Road or All-Gravel frame worth over £1,399 could be yours just by entering this competition! Sponsored

A dream titanium bike build is going to become a reality for the lucky winner of our latest huge competition, as they will be bagging either the superb Gloria All-Gravel or the award-winning All-Road just for filling out a form!

42 stages, unbeatable scenery, 144,000ft of climbing: Is the Grand Tour of Catalonia Gravel the world’s most epic gravel ride? Sponsored

There’s nothing like exploring a country under your own steam in the saddle and taking the paths less trodden, which means there’s nothing quite like the Grand Tour of Catalonia Gravel. Find out what it's all about and how you can take on this most epic of gravel rides

COMPETITION NOW CLOSED Win! A year’s supply of OGT Chocolate Brownlee energy bars, £200 Stolen Goat voucher and signed shirt from triathlon champion Jonny Brownlee Sponsored

One lucky UK-based winner is going to get a serious energy boost for a whole year thanks to the delicious wrapper-free energy bars from OGT (One Good Thing)... and if that wasn't enough, a £200 Stolen Goat voucher to refresh the spring/summer cycling wardrobe too!

Looking for some unique and thoughtful cycling gift ideas? These custom badges, neon signs, lanyards + more could be just what you’re looking for Sponsored

These personalised items make great gifts for cyclists, clubs, and events alike with free UK delivery and no minimum orders

Last chance to buy the Zwift Ride with Kickr Core 2 for just £899.99, matching its lowest ever price! Sponsored

You can save £200 on a dedicated indoor training setup with the Zwift Ride with Kickr Core 2, now £899.99... but you'll have to be quick, because stocks are running low and the offer ends on 31 March!

Competition now closed Win! The award-winning Fairlight Strael 4.0 frameset worth over £1,500 could be yours just by entering this competition! Sponsored

It's been quite the year for the stunning Fairlight Strael 4.0, bagging the road.cc Recommends Road Bike of the Year and All-Road Bike of the Year awards... and if you're our lucky winner, you can see and feel what all the fuss is about for yourself!

Favero’s market-leading Assioma PRO power meter pedals just became even more popular with all new Look cleat compatibility Sponsored

Favero’s Assioma PRO RS power meter pedals were already a big hit with road cyclists, allowing access to a huge range of performance data while looking, feeling and operating exactly like ‘normal’ Shimano pedals. Now, with the new Assioma PRO RL, all these same benefits are available to Look pedal users too.

From the MotoGP race track to your bike ride, HJC’s record-breaking cycling helmets are built to protect and perform Sponsored

Trusted to make helmets that need to be effective for MotoGP pros riding at 150mph, HJC know a thing or two about head protection. Here's how HJC's motorsport know-how informed their approach to cycling helmets

The DealClincher x Zwift end of season sale has just got even better: Get the Wahoo Kickr Core 2 with Zwift Cog and Click for just £399.99, now with FREE shipping! Sponsored

Now is the time to upgrade your indoor trainer with big savings on the Wahoo Kickr Core 2 with Zwift Cog and Click from Zwift

I did the UK’s most expensive café ride Sponsored

£265 for a coffee. Yes, you read that correctly.

Indoor cycling is a fitness hack, not a soft option Sponsored

Far from being just for winter, turbo training's efficiency unlock fitness gains all year round

The all new Yoeleo Altera G21 may be the ultimate carbon gravel bike Sponsored

We meet the team from Yoeleo and find out why the brand is claiming its new Altera G21 carbon gravel frameset – the culmination of five years of development – is now one of the best all-terrain drop-bar bikes in the world

Get the Zwift Ride smart bike for £899 or the Wahoo Kickr Core for just £404.99 to turbocharge your New Year fitness goals! Plus five more top training tips for 2026 Sponsored

Get the Zwift Ride at its lowest price or the Kickr Core 2 for just £404.99 ... but you'll have to be quick, as Zwift's sale ends at midnight on 5 January

DealClincher x Zwift Big New Year sale! Biggest savings ever on Zwift Ride with Kickr Core and Wahoo Kickr Core 2 Sponsored

Kick-start 2026 with Zwift’s Big New Year sale, including an even bigger freshly-announced discount on the Kickr Core 2 with the discount code EXTRA10... bringing the price down to just £404.99!

Building our own World Tour-ready wheels in the Basque Country: behind the scenes at Oquo Sponsored

We went behind the scenes at Oquo’s HQ in the Basque Country to see their hand-built process from hub to rim, and try out the wheels as used by the Ceratizit Pro Cycling and Lotto pro teams

COMPETITION NOW CLOSED WIN! The all-new, super bright Exposure Sirius 11 front light worth £120, with THREE chances to win! Sponsored

With a huge 1,300 lumen output from its diminutive 90g chassis and run times of up to 130 hours, our three lucky winners needn't worry about running out of light or battery with the new Exposure Sirius 11 on their bikes. Don't miss out, enter now