The best cycling gloves, or track mitts, as they are commonly known, have been worn by cyclists for decades to protect their hands and provide extra comfort on the bike. The humble track mitt or short-fingered glove is one of the few pieces of cycling equipment that has stayed the same over the years.
We use our hands constantly when cycling. Whether it is gripping the handlebar tape and gear and brake levers, wiping our faces, drinking, repairing mechanicals, and wrenching on the bars when sprinting or climbing a steep hill. Cycling gloves can protect the skin on our hands, particularly in the event of a crash, and add grip and comfort. Winter cycling gloves do the job of keeping our hands warm in the cold, but when summer arrives, gloves can still serve an important purpose.
I have been riding and racing in cycling mitts for over fifteen years and have learnt a lot about what works and what I like and don’t like in that time. I have tested all of the gloves in this guide myself, riding indoors and outdoors for long periods of time as well as regular washing to put the gloves through their paces.
If you still have some unanswered questions about which gloves to go for there is some handy buying advice down at the bottom of the page to help inform your decision and improve your own knowledge.
The best cycling gloves
Best Overall
+ Very comfortable design
+ Simple, classic styling
– No dedicated thumb wipe panel
The Rapha Core Mitts are twenty pounds cheaper than the top-end Rapha Pro Team mitts and pack a real punch. Available in black and navy with a simple white Rapha logo on each glove.
A perforated mesh fabric on the back provides great comfort and cooling whilst a synthetic, lightly padded suede palm provides solid levels of comfort and grip. The gloves are lightly compressive but remain really comfy everywhere which isn’t always the case, my pick of the…
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