The Castelli Cycling Trasparente 3 women's winter jersey is a premium piece at a premium price but it’s worth it. The fit, performance and style are all top drawer from a jersey with the credentials of a jacket.

The Castelli Cycling Mitica is a women’s jersey like jacket that is built for harder riders with high intensity in mind. It keeps sweat at bay whilst using Gore Windstopper X-Mid fabric to keep out the chill. Cool styling and subtle features put this jersey’s performance rating up there with the best and if you are working particularly hard in the cold this one might be for you.  

The 7Mesh WK2 shorts are a premium short that feels like a second skin to wear. These really are a road short only though, wear them with baggy over shorts and you’ll damage the outer edge causing it to stretch and roll up.

The Tifosi Brixen unisex glasses have interchangeable lenses, medium coverage and are pretty lightweight too. For a middle of the range pair of cycling glasses, these perform pretty well. They might not look as ‘cool’ as other glasses but they are unobtrusive and suitable for a range of cycling disciplines.

The UCI and motorbike federation are in a jurisdiction dispute over e-mountain bike racing, as world series races are announced by the International Motorcycling Federation that will allow bikes whose assistance can exceed 25 km/h up to 45 km/h. The cycling body states that E-mtb racing falls under its jurisdiction, one it wishes to develop further with the introduction of the UCI E-Mountain Bike World Championships in Mont Sainte-Anne later in 2019. 

Under new ownership by Fox, Marzocchi saw a comeback last year with the release of their 2019 Bomber Z1 fork and a Marzocchi Transfer dropper post. Now the company release the 2019 Marzocchi Bomber Z2 with slightly narrower 34mm stanchions aimed at the trail mountain bike market. 

If you are looking for a different drivetrain option that doesn't start with Shimano or SRAM for a gravel or cross-country bike, then e*thirteen may have just the thing for you. Their new lightweight XCX cassette, chainring and crank range gives you plenty of options and the price isn't steep either.