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Cycling in Oaxaca region – why it deserves a place on your riding list
Oaxaca is one of Mexico's strongest cycling destinations for riders who prefer a trip built around mountains, small roads and places worth stopping in...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Cycling in Quito & Andes volcano routes: the climbs, roads and atmosphere that make it special
Quito is an unusual place to begin a cycling trip because the first challenge arrives before the road has properly started climbing. Ecuador’s capital...
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Cycling in Sun Moon Lake and the central ranges: a practical Taiwan riding guide
Sun Moon Lake is one of Taiwan's most recognisable landscapes, but for cyclists its appeal goes beyond the famous photographs of bikes beside the...
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Cycling in Kyoto and the Kansai hills: river paths, Ohara and quieter roads beyond the city
Kyoto is one of those cities where the cycling changes completely depending on which way you point the bike. Stay close to the centre...
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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 Dubai desert loops & Jebel Jais: why it deserves a place on your riding list
Dubai is unlikely to be the first destination that comes to mind when planning a cycling trip. Mallorca has the Tramuntana mountains and established...
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Cycling in the High Atlas from Marrakech: the climbs, roads and atmosphere that make it special
Marrakech is one of those cycling bases where the landscape changes faster than you expect.
Within an hour of leaving the city, the traffic and...
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Cycling in Taroko Gorge and the Taiwan KOM route: the climbs, roads and atmosphere that make it special
The road into Taroko Gorge does not feel like a normal climb at first. It feels like an entrance.
You leave the Pacific behind near...
