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Complaints by manufacturers lead to talks with Cycle to Work providers about size of commissions
The pixelated roads are getting busier — and even the professionals are joining in
The Spanish city of Girona has become a focus for the sport’s new trend
From the longest climb with spectacular views in Spain to the savage slopes and succulent bends of Italy
Six places to find a wealth of terrain, facilities and adventure
In Victoria’s High Country, a former railway has been turned into a cycle path that weaves between farms, vineyards and restaurants
Thirty years after reunification, the former ‘death strip’ has become a trail for biking and hiking — a city playground full of poignant reminders
To Ad Dakhiliyah and Old Tanuf, the gruelling Haute Route event culminates at Jebel Akhdar, one of the Mideast’s toughest road biking tests
Historic villages, long lunches, tots of fruit brandy — and a total lack of Lycra
The 46-mile cycling path links islands to cross the Seto Inland Sea — and offers a route to tourist-free Japan
Usually one for more testing terrain, Tim Moore tries out a week of rather softer routes — disembarking from a luxury cruise
Using ski lifts, hiking trails and climbers’ refuges, a new trip takes cyclists deep into the mountains
For the first time, one of cycling’s Grand Tours is leaving Europe. Robb Penn rides the course
An hour’s flight from Tokyo, Memoirs of a Geisha author Arthur Golden starts a celebratory bicycle trip to Kyoto
Still recovering from his record-breaking ride around the world, the cyclist joins Simon Usborne for a spin
Now three-quarters of the way through, the adventurer discusses his gruelling bid to span the globe in 80 days
Four ancient foot ferries offer a short cut along a lovely stretch of coast
Cycling’s biggest competition gets underway this weekend and runs for three sweat-soaked weeks. For those inspired to follow in the tyre-tracks of the pros, here are six great rides, from the cobbles of Flanders to the Argentine altiplano
Cyclist Mark Beaumont’s attempt to circumnavigate the globe puts Jules Verne to shame
In the 1880s a small village just outside London found itself ‘the Mecca of all good cyclists’. Michael Hutchinson explains why
A new retreat offers off-grid, backwoods luxury — and cycle routes for the brave
The newest and longest of the ‘EuroVelo’ bike routes traces the old Iron Curtain from Norway to the Black Sea. Tim Moore set out to be the first to complete it
Twenty years after he reported on the Troubles, Martin Fletcher returns to Northern Ireland to enjoy country lanes, cliffs and castles on a 200-mile cycle along the Antrim coast
Why Mallorca is a magnet for cyclists
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