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For the next instalment of our Great British Bike Rides series we’re heading to some of the most wild and untamed lands north of the England-Scotland border – the Cairngorms

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Yellow jersey at the tour de france

We are one Grand Tour and a whole Spring Classics season into 2019 already, so the time is right for our columnist, Emma Nicholson, to address this perennial conundrum.  

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We’re a fun-loving and relatively easy-going bunch, us cyclists – just give us an open road and we’ll find hours of potential fun. Well, until the heavens open, our tyres

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Ridge view in the Peak District as a venue for great British bike rides

For the next instalment of our Great British Bike Rides series we’re heading to the Peak District, a region famed for its monstrous climbs and rolling country roads. Time to

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In a typical professional cycling race, there will be one sure-fire way of winning and somewhere in the region of 200 ways to lose. But that’s hindsight talking through Captain

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Women on cycling holiday in New Zealand cycling towards Mount Cook with bike panniers cycling travel insurance

A growing number of people are now ditching the idea of a week relaxing by the pool in favour of adventurous cycling holidays. And who can blame them? After all,

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Aerodynamic cyclist cycling fast on road bike

If there’s one goal that all cyclists share, then it’s this – get faster. Each and every one of us are on some sort of never-ending quest to get faster

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Scarborough beach front at the end of the Lancaster to Scarborough cycle ride

For the next instalment of our Great British Bike Rides series, we’re dipping our toes into a truly accessible challenge. Britain’s geography naturally encourages adventures from one coast to the

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four members of cycling team on road bikes cycling through countryside

There’s nothing better than getting out there with your friends, riding the roads less travelled and exploring the world by bike. Well, until one of them blows a snot rocket

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Group of friends cycling together along country road, one waving at camera

We’ve all been there once, twice, a million times: the alarm clock goes off on ride day, but all you want to do is throw it across the room and

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cobbles

Utter the word ‘spring’ into the ear of any sane person and they’ll instantly think of blossom, baby lambs and new beginnings. Speak the word into a cycling fan’s ear

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For the next instalment of our Great British Bike Rides series, we’re heading to one of the most mountainous regions of the UK, the Lake District. It’s time to throw

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man cycling

Words & images by Emma Nicholson There is a collection of words whose use in sports marketing and journalism is always up for debate. Suffering – alongside the various iterations

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travel insurance for cycling

Whether you’ve been reluctant to get out of bed and join your friends on the group ride or you’ve lost the wheel of the rider in front on the tough

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man by sign

As cyclists we’re constantly exploring our world, taking the road less travelled and discovering the answer to the question, “Where does this go?”. As a result, we come across some

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For the next instalment of our Great British Bike Rides series, we’re heading to the wide-open spaces and awe-inspiring landscapes on offer north of the border. Scotland has a huge

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The dangers of under-insuring When insuring anything, be it your home, car or bike, it’s easy to underestimate their actual value, or in other words, how much it would cost

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emma galibier cycling

Do you know which is the most used app on your phone? For many cyclists, myself and many friends included, it is the Met Office weather app. If there is

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Cyclists preparing to cycle up a hill

When planning a cycling holiday, the last thing you want to think about is having an accident or missing your event, but unfortunately, these things happen. Chances are, your bike

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Group of cyclists

We’re all guilty of breaking at least one unwritten rule in our cycling careers. We may not have realised ‘in the moment’ and may still be scratching our heads about

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cyclists on path

To kick off our brand new Great British Bike Rides series, we’re heading to South Wales to sample some of the best rides that this region has to offer… It

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Cycling holiday in Mallorca

With the ever-increasing popularity of cycling, not to mention the range of bikes and types of cycling, as well as the plethora of cycling-related events and trips on offer, having

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Sock with PedalCover logo

Looking in from the outside, cycling is quite a peculiar sport – its combatants clad head to toe in Lycra, drink champagne as they ride through Paris and argue all

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A first look at the 2019 Tour de France The 2019 Tour de France route was unveiled in grand style some weeks ago. It’s being billed as the highest ever,

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Stay motivated throughout winter Winter in the UK is pretty tough on cyclists. It’s all too easy to cave into the little voice suggesting that it’s far too miserable outside

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