{"id":36219,"date":"2022-05-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/?post_type=purple_issue&p=36219"},"modified":"2022-05-17T10:32:22","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T08:32:22","slug":"eds-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/2022\/05\/13\/eds-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"Ed’s letter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Issue 393 |<\/span> July 2022<\/p>\n\n

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WELCOME…<\/h5>\n\n
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Two thousand and nine. The year of Shia LaBeouf ruling the box office, Obama taking office and our debut Bike of the Year.<\/span> Since then, it\u2019s become the world\u2019s biggest and most trusted bike showcase, the scale and significance growing every edition. Last year\u2019s winner, the Boardman SLR 9.4 AXS, sold out instantly upon taking the title and, in 2022, we have 23 bikes shortlisted vying to repeat that feat. As well as the overall winner, there are also five categories \u2013 performance, endurance, women\u2019s, budget, and gravel \u2013 in which individual winners will be picked. Turn here<\/a> for Bike of the Year 2022\u2026<\/p>\n\n

Matt Baird, Editor<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 Cycling Plus <\/em>
matthew.baird@ourmedia.co.uk <\/p>\n\n

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Your experts<\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Warren Rossiter<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Senior tech editor<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once again, this year\u2019s Bike of the Year is conducted by our senior tech editor Warren. From a massive longlist, he\u2019s whittled the chosen bikes down to 23 aiming for BOTY glory. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Katherine Moore<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Tech writer<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reviewer, writer and presenter Katherine is our women\u2019s bike expert. In this year\u2019s showcase, she\u2019ll be judging the performance capabilities of the female-specific options of 2022. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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