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Mont Ventoux for amateurs: routes, pacing and what to expect

Mont Ventoux has a presence that few climbs can match. Its white limestone summit looms over Provence, its weather can swing from scorching heat...

Cycling Bormio: riding the Stelvio, Gavia and Mortirolo in the Italian Alps

Bormio feels built for cyclists long before you start riding. The valley sits high enough for the air to feel cool and purposeful, even...

Cycling the Icefields Parkway: The Complete Guide to Canada’s Most Spectacular Mountain Route

The Icefields Parkway, stretching 232 kilometres through the heart of the Canadian Rockies between Lake Louise and Jasper, stands as one of the world's...

Cycling Calpe and the Costa Blanca: a long day climbing into the Alicante mountains

Calpe has a particular clarity in the early morning. The Mediterranean sits flat and metallic, the light clean and precise, and the bulk of...

Cycling Cape Town and the Winelands: long days over Franschhoek Pass & Bainskloof Pass

Cape Town feels expansive from the first pedal stroke. The light is bright without being harsh, the air carrying a salt edge from the...

Why the Algarve is Portugal’s best late summer cycling escape

The wheels start to spin before the air has fully woken up, somewhere high in the folds of the Serra de Monchique. Up here,...

Girona: the dream made real, one climb and one glass at a time

The roads in Girona don’t just climb - they reveal. From the first pedal stroke out of the city’s sun-washed walls to the twisting...

Cycling Vancouver and the Sea-to-Sky: The Complete Guide to British Columbia’s Most Scenic Coastal Route

The Sea-to-Sky Highway, officially designated as Highway 99, unfurls along one of the world's most dramatic coastal corridors, stretching 135 kilometres from Vancouver through...