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LEADOUT • Bikes, gear, people, racing, opinion

Neater and sweeter • The new Cannondale Synapse gets more aero with better SmartSense integration

LEAD OUT New gear

Q&A Tim Declercq • The Belgian rouleur tells Cyclist about the sacrifices and satisfactions of being one of the world’s top domestiques

Big friendly giant • Curve’s Ryan Flinn talks Cyclist through the aptly named Titanosaur

Little levers • The list of evidence for using shorter cranks just keeps getting longer

Q&A Serge Laget • The veteran French cycling historian and award-winning author discusses his enduring passion for the Tour de France

Why is an anti-doping body losing its members? • The MPCC is an organisation that is active in the fight against doping, and yet fewer than 50% of WorldTour teams are members. Cyclist finds out why

Big Ride: Mallorca Treasure island • Mallorca is famed for its all-season sun, spectacular climbs and sandy beaches. But it has another side that you may have missed – as pretty, as dramatic, but as far from the cycling hordes as you can get

40 years of hurt • When the Tour de France starts on 5th July, it will be 40 years since a French rider last won the yellow jersey. Cyclist the investigates the reasons why and speculates on when we might again see a French rider top the Parisian podiuma

Vive la France • Four of the greatest riders in French cycling history

Race of truth • French GC challengers have a reputation for being poor at time-trials. Romain Bardet reveals why

Pride and passion • For 28 years Marc Madiot has overseen France’s Groupama-FDJ pro team, bringing drama and emotion to a sport increasingly dominated by data and technology. He tells Cyclist about his constant quest for wins

Classic Climbs Dinner Plain • An under-the-radar challenge in Victoria’s High Country

Made in Japan • In the spring of 2020, Polish photographer Bartosz Hołoszkiewicz packed his cameras and boarded a plane. He didn’t know what he’d find but he knew what he was looking for – the makers and the stories behind the world’s most particular cycling culture: Japan

Best of days • The spring Classics mark the true start of the racing season, which means cobbles, gravel and big, big distances – and photographer Harry Talbot was there to capture it all. He talks Cyclist through his pick of his pics

High rollers • CeramicSpeed has gone from one man making custom bearings in his apartment to a multinational company producing some of cycling’s most desirable upgrades. Cyclist visits its Danish HQ to find out how

In the Lion’s den • Cyclist takes a trip up Memory Berg with the Lion of Flanders himself: Johan Museeuw

TESTED • The latest bikes and kit get put through their paces

Parlee Ouray • An unusually adjustable stock bike shows the merit of keeping things simple

Santini Magic Jacket • Featherweight and effective, the Magic avoids the dark arts

3T Strada Italia • The latest Strada is just as hard to categorise as the original

Campagnolo Shamal wheels • The newly versatile Shamals get a wavy facelift

Basso SV • Always fast but not always perfect

Pirelli P Zero Race TLR • Does bigger keep getting better?

The means, not the end • A bicycle is the perfect blend of form and function – until you’re not actually riding it