BIKE Magazine

BIKE Magazine is the UK’s cycling and travel publication for getting out and enjoying the world of cycling. With specialist features on leisure, touring, sportives, commuting and family cycling we aim to inspire regular riding. We offer product reviews and eBIKE feature. BIKE Magazine covers the whole world of cycling, including enjoying yourself off the bike too. So we do feature cycling book and film reviews, and regularly cover cycling in the arts.

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AUGUST HEAT: THE CYCLING MONTH THAT HAS EVERYTHING • From Mont Ventoux and the Great Orme to Monaco’s streets and Val di Sole’s Black Snake, August 2026 promises a relentless mixture of Grand Tour drama, home-road excitement and mountain-bike spectacle.

HIGH ROADS AND HARD YARDS: LA STELVIO SANTINI CROWNS ITS 2026 CLIMBING ROYALTY • With 1,200 riders from 42 countries, three punishing road routes and a new gravel event, La Stelvio Santini turned Bormio into an international celebration of mountain cycling.

Isaac del Toro's Tour breakthrough signals the arrival of a new Grand Tour force • The 22-year-old Mexican claimed the white jersey and third overall on his Tour de France debut, combining individual ambition with a disciplined supporting role for five-time winner Tadej Pogačar

Alleman masters the Black Forest as Weinbeer seals World Cup crown • Wout Alleman delivered a perfectly judged late charge to win a breathless men's race in Kirzharten, while Anna Weinbeer dominated the women's contest and secured the 2026 HERO UCI Cross-country Marathon World Cup with one round remaining.

ELIAS SCHWÄRZLER TAKES MOUNTAIN BIKING TO NEW HEIGHTS WITH ASTONISHING BALLOON LEAP • Elias Schwärzler becomes the first person ever to ride a mountain bike on top of a flying hot air balloon at an altitude of 950 metres, before launching into freefall, performing two front flips and landing safely under parachute. During sunrise near Shumen, Bulgaria, the Austrian rider made history and set a new world first.

BEYOND THE RACE: NEW FILM CAPTURES THE SPIRIT OF THE GRALLOCH ULTRA • The rise of gravel racing has brought bigger fields, faster bikes and an increasingly professional edge to the sport. Yet at the heart of gravel's appeal remains something far simpler: adventure. A new film by Edinburgh-based filmmaker and ultra-endurance rider Markus Stitz reminds us exactly why that spirit continues to draw riders into the unknown.

SCOTT RACING AND MASSI ISB SPORT CONQUER THE PYRENEES AT A THRILLING 2026 ANDORRA EPIC • Few stage races in mountain biking combine altitude, technicality and raw beauty quite like the Andorra Epic. Nestled high in the Pyrenees and forming part of the prestigious Epic Series, the four day event has quickly established itself as one of Europe's premier marathon mountain bike races.

BOOK REVIEW: RESTLESS LANES BY RICHARD WARRICK • A refreshing take on the Land’s End to John o’ Groats narrative

1200 Kilometres of Lessons • I'm Kait Keet: a South African bicycle novice with great spirit, strong legs and a consistent pull towards living an adventurous life.

GRVL SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE WITH NEW MEN'S COLLECTION • In a cycling apparel market increasingly focused on reducing environmental impact without compromising performance, British gravel brand GRVL has unveiled a new Men's Collection aimed squarely at riders who demand both.

FIVE YEARS IN YELLOW WITH TOUR DE FRANCE 2026 COLLECTION • As the Tour de France prepares to roll out from Barcelona in 2026, Italian apparel specialist Santini has unveiled a collection that captures the architecture, mythology and culture of cycling's greatest race.

BIKE TOURING IN CORSICA • Gabrielle and Matt are an English couple who became bike touring fans when they cycled from England to their...