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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Cycling in Serra da Estrela: climbs, roads and planning a Portugal mountain trip
Serra da Estrela is the obvious place to go if you want serious mountain riding in mainland Portugal. Torre rises to 1,993 metres, the...
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Cycling in Western fjords (Bergen region) – why it deserves a place on your riding list
Bergen is not the obvious place to choose if your first priority is guaranteed sunshine and uncomplicated road riding. It rains, the fjords turn...
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Cycling in Nelson & Tasman – why it deserves a place on your riding list
Nelson and Tasman are easy to underestimate if you arrive expecting New Zealand cycling to mean one thing: enormous alpine roads, remote gravel or...
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A cyclist’s guide to Garden Route in South Africa
South Africa’s Garden Route is one of the country’s most varied areas to explore by bike. Running broadly east from Mossel Bay towards Storms...
