When you think Munich, you think beer halls, lederhosen and Bayern Munich and not necessarily a region rich for cycling. But we’re here to tell you to change your thoughts
When you think Munich, you think beer halls, lederhosen and Bayern Munich and not necessarily a region rich for cycling. But we’re here to tell you to change your thoughts
The best resolutions are the ones that are realistic, specific and rewarding, so we’ve got the ball rolling with some suggestions. None of these will have you cursing yourself or
Chilly mornings are becoming reality once again at this time of year, and we appreciate that it can be pretty difficult to motivate yourself to get up and cycle in
Spending more than a day at a time in the saddle demands some level of planning, and with every ride you finesse the kit you need and how to set
New trends and developments often have the purists up in arms and that has certainly been the case with electric mountain bikes. There are some who believe that eMTBs are
The towns of Spain’s Mediterranean coast are well-used to packs of cyclists rolling in and out, with places like Calpe and Malaga becoming hotbeds for riders both professional and amateur
Gravel riding has been the ‘in thing’ for a while now and it’s easy to see why, as it combines everything that’s great about road, cyclocross and mountain biking. Born
Words by Kit Nicholson Who doesn’t love an intermission? Get up, stretch your legs, nip to the bathroom and join the queue for an over-priced ice-cream… The 2019 season ended
The great and the good of the cycling world gathered at the Palais des Congrès in Paris earlier this week for the great unveil of the route for the 2020
This week we’re heading into the deep valleys of southwest France. Though we’re only 350km or so north of Bilbao, the first in this series on lesser-known cycling destinations, you’re
Autumn and winter provide plenty of excuses not to head outside and instead jump on the turbo trainer for an hour or so. Time on the turbo can be strange
It’s the last week of September and after a balmy summer, autumn is being played in by a tempest of heavy rain, just in time for the Road World Championships.
Are you looking for something different for your next cycling trip? Somewhere a little special, off the beaten track and away from the chaingang hordes of Mallorca, Girona and Gran
Early autumn is the time of year for a uniquely British type of time-trialling event. Hill climbing is a brutally hard and gloriously difficult test of late season form, very
While the Vuelta a Espana may not quite be over, the Worlds are looming in just two weeks. That’s right, a mere fortnight before the annual battle for the honour
Now in its 74th year, the Vuelta is the youngest of the three Grand Tours by almost three decades and it often suffers from a sort of inferiority complex. However,
24 August to 15 September 2019 – 3,272 kilometres The third and final grand tour of the year is just over the horizon and after a surprise Giro win for
The bicycle is a wonderful machine. It can take you on exciting adventures, bring you great happiness and hugely improve your health and wellbeing. It can also do the more
Fiona Kolbinger, the 24-year-old cancer researcher from Germany, has taken victory in the seventh edition of the Transcontinental Race. She arrived in Brest, France just ten days, and two hours
Places to cycle in and around London Now that La Grande Boucle has ended for another year we’ve no excuses left for staying home all day watching cycling on TV.
What do you get when you take a writer’s brain, place it in a fan oven and turn up the heat for several days? It turns out, not a lot.
We’ve only just made it past the first rest day of the 2019 Tour de France and already the race is knocking our socks off. The ‘hardest route of the
The UK isn’t known for its cloud-topping cols and high altitude mountain passes. But we do have Snowdonia, a region blessed with unparalleled natural beauty and a ton of challenging
Ten female cyclists have just set off on the toughest ride of their lives – cycling the entire Tour de France route a day ahead of the male professionals to
The Tour de France is the biggest race on the cycling calendar, a Christmas come early for cycling fans across the globe. But let’s be honest, it’s often baffling to
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