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Cycling in Bogotá & the surrounding high plateau: the climbs, roads and atmosphere that make it special
Bogotá makes an immediate statement to a visiting cyclist before the road has even started climbing. The Colombian capital sits at around 2,640 metres...
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Cycling in Puglia: the best routes in Salento and the Valle d’Itria
Puglia offers a very different version of cycling in Italy. There are no Alpine passes to tick off and few climbs that need their...
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Cycling in the Vosges: Gérardmer, La Bresse and the climbs that make it special
The Vosges do not have the altitude of the Alps, the celebrity of Mont Ventoux or the sheer scale of the Pyrenees. Look only...
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Cycling in Malmedy & Hautes Fagnes – why it deserves a place on your riding list
Malmedy is one of those cycling bases that makes more sense with every hour you spend riding from it. The town sits on the...
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Beaujolais wine country: cycling through the region of 2026 Tour de France Femmes Stage 5
Stage 5 of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes carries the peloton from Mâcon into the heart of Beaujolais, crossing a landscape of vineyard-covered...
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A cyclist’s guide to Lisbon & the Sintra coast
Lisbon works surprisingly well as a cycling destination because the best riding begins where much of the city starts to disappear.
The Portuguese capital itself...
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Cycling in Dubai desert loops & Jebel Jais: why it deserves a place on your riding list
Dubai is unlikely to be the first destination that comes to mind when planning a cycling trip. Mallorca has the Tramuntana mountains and established...
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A cyclist’s guide to the Andalusian coast: riding from Málaga and Marbella
The Costa del Sol has most of the ingredients required to become one of Europe's obvious winter cycling destinations, yet it still sits slightly...
