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Happy Friday. Later today, we will be announcing the winners of our Bike of the Year mega-test.<\/p>
Bike of the Year is our most comprehensive test, covering everything from budget road bikes to Tour de France superbikes \u2013 and the latest, gravel trail, enduro and electric bikes.<\/p>
This year, our reviewers have tested more than 50 bikes, logging thousands of miles in the UK and abroad.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>
Stay tuned to find out which bikes are crowned our overall road and trail winners later today, with further winners announced over the weekend \u2013 and all the reviews published over the coming weeks.\u00a0<\/p>
Elsewhere this week, we covered all the latest tech from Fort William. The opening round of the downhill World Cup saw aerodynamics return to downhill<\/a>, an ebike without a motor<\/a> and a host of prototype bikes<\/a>.<\/p> Our video team also hit up the Traka in Spain, sharing a gallery of the competitors’ gravel bikes<\/a>.<\/p> Back at home, Ashley Quinlan told us why alloy wheels can be faster than carbon<\/a> and Simon von Bromley covered a new Shimano patent that reveals a potential move to 13-speed cassettes and fully wireless groupsets<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p> While recent weeks have seen a spate of bike releases, this week was much quieter. However, we did learn of the new 3T Strada Italia. Completing the brand\u2019s made-in-Italy collection, the new Strada can fit 35mm tyres and has adopted SRAM\u2019s Universal Derailleur Hanger, which is uncommon in the world of road bikes.\u00a0<\/p> With the sun finally beaming down and nearly as radiant as Jack Luke after he’s snagged another tandem frame on Facebook Marketplace, we updated our pick of the best cycling jerseys<\/a>. We also continued publishing reviews from our recent cycling shorts<\/a> group tests, including the men\u2019s Q36.5 Gregarius Pro shorts<\/a> and the Rapha Women\u2019s Core Bib Shorts<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>