Travel
Cycling in Carinthia: Wörthersee, Villach and Austria’s lakes region
Carinthia is one of the easiest places in the Alps to build a cycling holiday around more than climbing. Austria’s southernmost state has proper...
Travel
A cyclist’s guide to Nova Scotia’s Cabot Trail
Nova Scotia's Cabot Trail is one of those roads that looks made for a bike until you study the profile properly. The loop around...
Travel
Cycling in Chiang Mai: Doi Suthep, the Samoeng loop and northern Thailand’s mountain roads
Chiang Mai is one of the easiest places in South-East Asia to combine a city break with serious road cycling. The old city sits...
Travel
Cycling in Costa Rica’s Central Valley: Poás, Irazú and volcano routes
Costa Rica's Central Valley is an unusual road-cycling base because the biggest rides begin almost as soon as the urban area gives way to...
Travel
Cycling in Lofoten Islands: Arctic roads, fishing villages and practical route planning
Lofoten looks made for cycling photographs: narrow roads beside clear water, sharp mountains rising almost directly from the sea, red fishing cabins and summer...
Travel
Cycling in Dordogne & Lot: river valleys, limestone climbs and quiet French roads
Dordogne and Lot sit in a useful middle ground for cyclists who want proper terrain without building an entire holiday around famous cols. The...
Travel
Cycling in Tokyo and Chichibu: city riding, Okutama roads and mountain escapes
Tokyo looks an unlikely base for a road-cycling trip when viewed from the centre of the city. The scale, density and railway network dominate...
Rides in New Places
Sa Calobra cycling guide: distance, gradient, gearing and how hard it is
Sa Calobra is a 9.4km Mallorca climb averaging about 7%. Here is how hard it is, what gearing to use, when to ride it and what the descent-first route is really like.
