{"id":41259,"date":"2022-09-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/?post_type=purple_issue&p=41259"},"modified":"2022-10-04T17:32:54","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T15:32:54","slug":"eds-letter-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/2022\/09\/30\/eds-letter-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ed’s letter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Issue 398 |<\/span> November 2022<\/p>\n\n

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WELCOME…<\/h5>\n\n
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As someone who once captained a Sunday football team to a 13-month losing streak, the non-competitive element of sportives certainly appeals to my languid sporting mindset. And yet there\u2019s something about actual racing, against humans or clocks, that always brings a heightened thrill, from squeezing into that aero jersey to the starting-line tension and mid-ride tactics. This month Mark Bailey discovers the very best advice for anyone wanting to take on hill climbs, time trials, road racing or track events this autumn and beyond. Just don\u2019t forget the safety pins\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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    Titanium, magnesium, steel and alloy bikes battle in the big test <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    Riding in one of the world’s great cycling cities, Copenhagen <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    John takes on the new London to Paris gravel event <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n
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    Your experts<\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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    John Whitney<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Deputy edito<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/em>r<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Long-serving CP staffer John\u2019s been busy this summer, riding in the cycling utopia that is Copenhagen, plus testing his gravel chops in a new London to Paris event.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Warren Rossiter<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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

    Is there more to life than carbon-framed bikes? Our reviews expert Warren thinks so, testing a quartet of options boasting magnesium, steel, alloy and titanium<\/em><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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