The Tour de France looms large over issue 412 of Cycling Plus. First we test cheaper versions of Le Tour-worthy bikes, before James Witts looks at why times at La Grande Boucle are becoming faster each season, featuring tech, carb consumption, ketones and route design. Staying with speed, there are features on London’s resurgent Herne Hill Velodrome (p44) and racy tyres tested in the Silverstone lab (p74), while, overleaf, I romp into the top 100 at the National Road Bike Championships, finishing 97th out of, erm, 103 starters. Meaning Jonas, Tadej and co. can sleep easy for another year at least…
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