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Five Cool Things at Christmas 2025/26: here are the five winners who will get a bonus belated Christmas present in the new year

We asked you to send us pics of your Christmas presents, and as always, you didn't disappoint. Here are the five best, who will all bag some extra cycling schwag

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As British Cycling ditches original founders of the British Gravel Championships, what’s going on with gravel racing?

Organisational ruffles within the British Gravel Championships, The Rift splitting from the Gravel Earth Series... there seems to be something of a spat going on with gravel racing right now, but were the clashes inevitable?

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£220 ‘banana’ riser stem sells out (all three of them); Sustrans-funded cycle lane wrongly criticised for wasting taxpayer money; “This is not anti-cycling”: 1000 residents oppose London cycle lane proposal + more on the live blog

Callum is bracing for the cold snap whilst scrolling the internet for all things two wheels, because what else would he be doing?

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After a few years’ hiatus, Nukeproof blasts back onto the market with an updated Reactor

With alloy and carbon models, Nukeproof's new Reactor do-it-all trail bike starts at £4,000

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Round off the year by challenging yourself to one of these superb winter off-road cycling events

From 10 hour endurance gravel races to Bike Park Wales women-only days, we've picked out some of the best events you should look to do this winter

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We don’t need fancy new, shiny bike kit every year

The latest and greatest, the fastest, the brassiest bling... we all need it to be real cyclists, and to be just like those shiny happy, perfect riders in the ads. Right?

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Altura’s new Nightvision range is better and brighter than ever – find out more about the quality after-dark kit that has been keeping cyclists visible for decades

We speak to Altura’s Ian Young about the brand’s popular Nightvision high-visibility clothing and find out how the 2025 range is better than ever

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10 things I wish I’d known when I started cycling — from fuelling properly to brushing up on bike maintenance skills, get these things right to make your riding more enjoyable

Liam reveals the lessons he would have rather learned a long time ago, instead of years of trial and error

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Pretty fast for a clean guy: Lance Armstrong enjoys ‘dopest trip’ (by bike) with Offspring singer, dividing punk fans; SchArt: The wackiest bike name ever? Ullrich downs Nutella jar; Khan a “w***ker” for cycling; UAE win Vuelta TTT + more on the live blog

The Vuelta, after spending eight weeks in Italy and France, is finally back in Spain, there’s a team time trial, and Taylor Swift is getting married – so what better way to celebrate than spending the day with Ryan Mallon on the Wednesday live blog?

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5 EASY Tips For Filming Cycling

We use Insta360's new Go Ultra action camera to help you level up your social media cycling videos

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