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Light fantastic • Canyon takes its disc race platform to new levels of lightness

Canyon Ultimate CF Evo Disc

PRO Stealth Superlight saddle

Giro Imperial shoes

Schwalbe Pro One TLE tyres

Evoc Road Bike Bag Pro

Lazer Genesis

Tacx Flux 2 smart trainer

Smith Wildcat sunglasses

Stages Dash M50 computer

DT Swiss 180 Straightpull rear hub

Dirty Detours

In praise of… the Vuelta • It may be the lowest in terms of prestige, but the Vuelta a España has a character that makes it stand out from its French and Italian Grand Tour siblings

Jersey tales • No.4: Saeco. Fuelled by an Italian coffee machine manufacturer, the Saeco team powered its way to multiple Giro titles and Grand Tour stage wins

HILLTOP GOODS • On a loop around Jugiong and Harden in the Hilltops Region of southern NSW, Cyclist discovers endless rolling gravel, admires weird sculptures and has a brush with an Aussie celebrity

‘YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE’ • Lotto-Soudal’s Thomas De Gendt has made an art form of the breakaway. He tells Cyclist about picking his stages, accepting his losses and always racing aggressively

BREAKAWAY BREAKDOWN • Highlights from Thomas De Gendt’s career

DE GENDT ON…

Passo Giau • With its unrelenting gradient, 29 hairpins and disarming beauty, it’s a wonder the Passo Giau doesn’t have more of a Grand Tour heritage

The Road less travelled • What was Aussie pro rider Lachlan Morton doing at the inaugural GBDuro, a self-supported gravel race spanning the length of the United Kingdom? It’s all part of EF Education First’s ‘Alternative Calendar’, as he explains to Cyclist

History maker: Wilier • From border disputes and secret protests to black cats and green jerseys, Wilier’s bikes have long been a part of the pro peloton

Down and dirty • Gravel Grit Laguna is a world away from your regular high-intensity sportive start line. Come the night before or arrive in the morning, but don’t miss the finish-line barbecue. Everything else – including the speed – is up to you.

The new giant of le Tour • Tougher than Alpe d’Huez, higher than the Tourmalet and more stunning than the two combined – the climb of Col du Portet is but a fledgling in Tour de France folklore, but two years ago this gruelling ascent helped shape a historic edition of cycling’s biggest race

Time Alpe d’Huez 01 • It’s highly capable, but not in the way you might imagine

Prova Speciale • The cutting edge of custom is a dreamy ride

Pedalling up the Passo del Mortirolo • Cyclist knows the mighty slopes of the Passo del Mortirolo all too well, but in true Cyclist reader style, Christine Empson had to experience it for herself