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.
Rides in New Places
Cycling Stwlan Dam: climb profile, gradients and how to ride it
The Stwlan Dam climb is on a road closed to cars. We lifted our bikes over the gate and then went through the kissing-gate. The road is used by the odd car from the electricity company but that is the only traffic you will meet. This road leads up to the dam way up in the hills above the village of Tanygrisiau.
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Cycling bodies urge £30m investment in community facilities after Places to Ride study links scheme to estimated £13.1m NHS savings
British Cycling, Scottish Cycling and Beicio Cymru are calling on government to invest £30 million in a new phase of community cycling facilities, saying...
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Riding the Sella Ronda in autumn: a solo day cycling from Corvara in the Dolomites
I arrived in Corvara in that quiet window of autumn when the Dolomites seem to exhale. The summer crowds have thinned, the chairlifts creak...
Cycling Tips
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...
Rides in New Places
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...
Rides in New Places
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 Tips
Five ways to get more out of your next group ride
Joining a group cycling trip can be intimidating, especially if you worry about being the slowest rider. But according to Much Better Adventures’ cycling...
Rides in New Places
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...
Cycling Tips
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,...
Cycling Tips
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...
