Travel
Cycling in Seattle and the Washington Cascades: the climbs, roads and atmosphere that make it special
Seattle is not a conventional road-cycling destination.
The city is hilly, frequently wet and divided by water. Its mountain roads are not conveniently gathered around...
Sportives
Best 100-mile sportives in the UK
Riding 100 miles remains one of British cycling’s clearest endurance milestones.
It is far enough to demand structured training, sensible pacing and reliable nutrition, but...
Travel
Cycling in Soča Valley: why it deserves a place on your riding list
Soča Valley is one of those places that looks almost too polished to be real. The river is turquoise, the mountains rise sharply from...
Sportives
Best closed-road sportives in the UK
Closed-road sportives are the closest most amateur riders get to feeling like the pros. The roads are shut to normal traffic, the route is...
Travel
Cycling in Christchurch & Canterbury: why it deserves a place on your riding list
Christchurch and Canterbury make a strong case for being one of New Zealand’s most complete cycling destinations. The appeal is not just that you...
Travel
Cycling in New Hampshire’s White Mountains: the climbs, roads and atmosphere that make it special
The White Mountains do not resemble Europe’s great cycling regions. There are no strings of villages built around famous cols, no summit cafés filled...
Travel
Cycling in the Bavarian Alps: Garmisch-Partenkirchen climbs, roads and atmosphere
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is one of those cycling places where the scenery does a lot of the work before the ride has properly begun. The town...
Sportives
Toughest sportives in the UK
The toughest sportives in the UK are not always the longest. Distance matters, but the hardest events usually combine climbing, steep gradients, rough weather,...
