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,...
Reviews
Garmin Edge 850 review: the best all-round Garmin for training and navigation?
The Garmin Edge 850 is probably the easiest model in Garmin's current range to recommend to a serious road cyclist, but it comes with...
Travel
Cycling in Hudson Valley and the Catskills: why this New York escape deserves a place on your riding list
The Hudson Valley and Catskills do not sell themselves like a classic cycling destination. There is no single famous climb that dominates the marketing,...
Sportives
Étape Loch Ness guide: route, closed roads and Fort Augustus climb
Étape Loch Ness is one of the UK’s most distinctive closed-road sportives, not because it is the longest or the steepest, but because it...
Travel
Cycling in Sicily: the Etna region, climbs, roads and atmosphere that make it special
There are mountains that rise from the landscape, and then there is Mount Etna. Sicily’s great volcano does not simply sit above the island....
Men's Cycling
How to visit the Tour de France 2026 Grand Départ in Barcelona
The Tour de France 2026 Grand Départ in Barcelona is not just a race start. It is three days of cycling, city spectacle and...
