Giro Sector gravel cycling shoes review – highly capable for both racing and all-day epics, and with a mid-market price

A great all-round choice for both racing and long gravel epics

Image shows the Giro Sector MTB gravel cycling shoes
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Cycling Weekly Verdict

Incredibly well built, Giro’s Sector two-bolt compatible gravel shoes are lightweight, supportive and stiff enough for racing – while also being comfortable enough for long gravel outings. The supple upper moulds to your foot and the two dial set-up allows you to adjust the tension so it’s ‘just so’.

Reasons to buy
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    Lightweight

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    Very comfy

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    Breathable

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    Reflective detailing

Reasons to avoid
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    Not so grippy in the mud

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Giro’s performance orientated Sector gravel shoes are a great all-round choice for both racing and long gravel epics – thanks to the stiff and supportive platform combined with such a supple upper.

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Anna Marie Abram
Fitness Features Editor

I’ve been hooked on bikes ever since the age of 12 and my first lap of the Hillingdon Cycle Circuit in the bright yellow kit of the Hillingdon Slipstreamers. For a time, my cycling life centred around racing road and track. 

But that’s since broadened to include multiday two-wheeled, one-sleeping-bag adventures over whatever terrain I happen to meet - with a two-week bikepacking trip from Budapest into the mountains of Slovakia being just the latest.

I still enjoy lining up on a start line, though, racing the British Gravel Championships and finding myself on the podium at the enduro-style gravel event, Gritfest in 2022.

Height: 177cm

Weight: 60–63kg