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...

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...

Hyperice Hypervolt Go review: is the original still worth buying?

The original Hyperice Hypervolt Go is no longer the company's current compact massage gun, but that does not make it useless. It was launched...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Silca Mattone saddle bag review: premium storage or overkill?

The Silca Mattone is a small saddle bag built around one unusually elaborate feature: a BOA dial and Hypalon strap instead of the Velcro...