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Everesting tips from a national champion

“I will never Everest again.” Strong words from a national champ. But if you saw Ruth Winder around hour 10, slogging up a near 20% grade for the 12th or 13th time, you’d grasp why. Everesting is hard, even for the pros. 29,029 feet (8,848 meters) takes a while, no matter how strong you are. …

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When the world went grey, cycling brought the colour back

There’s a wedge of bush – a kind of green island in suburbia – running over a freeway tunnel near my house, crowded with dense scrub and cut by two creeks. At the southern verge, a rough trail drops from the paved bike path and takes a serpentine route through the gum trees, over a …

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The space between us: Chasing distance in the wilds of western Scotland

Markus Stitz is an Edinburgh-based filmmaker, photographer, writer, and the founder of Bikepacking Scotland. You might remember his inspiring journey through Kazakhstan, as featured on CyclingTips earlier this year. In his latest adventure Markus bikepacks his way around the Argyll region of western Scotland in a journey that sees him explore the differences between social …

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Forget Everesting, this is quite the opposite

There’s a stretch of gravel road that points straight through Eastern plains of Colorado, aimed at Kansas like an arrow. It doesn’t bend or turn, not once, for forty miles. There are roads that haven’t seen a tire for years. No human nor vehicle. Only hooves. The ride from Alex Howes’ mountain-town home in Nederland, …

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Holidays at home: Coronavirus stole my job but changed me for the better

Coronavirus has made life difficult for many people across a range of industries, cycling commentators included. With no bike races for much of the year so far, Dutch commentator José Been has seen virtually all of her work dry up. But there’s been a silver lining: the opportunity to ride her bike more, and all …

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