A cyclist’s guide to the Dalmatian Coast: Split, Makarska and the roads below Biokovo

The Dalmatian Coast looks like obvious cycling country from a distance: blue water, limestone mountains, small harbour towns and roads squeezed between the Adriatic...

A cyclist’s guide to Burgundy: vineyard roads, Beaune and the Voies Vertes

Burgundy is a cycling destination that works best when it is treated as a network rather than a single climb. Around Dijon and Beaune,...

Cycling in La Roche-en-Ardenne: steep Belgian roads, river valleys and relentless climbing

La Roche-en-Ardenne is one of the most useful road-cycling bases in southern Belgium because the climbing begins almost immediately. The town sits low in...

Lezyne Strip Drive Pro 400+ review: still a strong rear light in 2026

The Lezyne Strip Drive Pro 400+ arrived as part of Lezyne's major light-range update in 2023, but age has done relatively little to weaken...

A cyclist’s guide to La Rioja: vineyard roads, Haro and the Ebro valley

La Rioja is one of Spain’s most satisfying regions for cyclists who want a trip to feel like a holiday rather than a training...

Cycling in Texas Hill Country: Fredericksburg, quiet ranch roads and rolling heat

Texas Hill Country is not a destination built around one famous ascent. The appeal is in the accumulation: repeated short climbs, ranch roads that...

Castelli Diluvio Pro overshoes review: serious warmth for wet winter rides

Castelli's Diluvio Pro Shoecover is not a lightweight rain cover. It is a 4mm neoprene winter bootie built for the combination that causes most...

Cycling in Montréal and the Laurentians: city routes, climbs and the P’tit Train du Nord

Montréal works best as a cycling destination when the city and the countryside are treated as parts of the same trip. Mount Royal gives...