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Cycling in Serra da Estrela: climbs, roads and planning a Portugal mountain trip
Serra da Estrela is the obvious place to go if you want serious mountain riding in mainland Portugal. Torre rises to 1,993 metres, the...
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Cycling in Western fjords (Bergen region) – why it deserves a place on your riding list
Bergen is not the obvious place to choose if your first priority is guaranteed sunshine and uncomplicated road riding. It rains, the fjords turn...
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Cycling in Nelson & Tasman – why it deserves a place on your riding list
Nelson and Tasman are easy to underestimate if you arrive expecting New Zealand cycling to mean one thing: enormous alpine roads, remote gravel or...
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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...
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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...
