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That time we attempted an Everesting on Mt. Everest

While Everesting has boomed in recent weeks, the concept has been around since 2014 and spawned some remarkable rides. In 2017, CyclingTips' Andy van Bergen led an audacious attempt to complete an Everesting on the slopes of Mt. Everest itself. Here's how that went.

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Pete Stetina is calling from a phone booth over the Pacific. Will you answer?

This piece is brought to you in partnership with Sportful. Find out more about our sponsored content policies here. We have heard the term “privateer” thrown around in cycling, referencing a rider who races (typically professionally) without the support of a professional or factory team, creating relationships with sponsors independently. It can be a hard …

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Watch: Into the Rift, the story of the Atlas Mountain Race

Held in mid-February, before the world changed, the inaugural Atlas Mountain Race was an ultra-endurance bikepacking race held over 1,200 kilometres of the most rugged and remote roads in Morocco. Along forgotten gravel paths from Marrakech to the Atlantic coast, riders climbed a staggering 25,000 metres of elevation, over terrain that included snow-capped peaks, scorched …

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Everesting on a fixie with a hormone headwind

Come hell or high water, she would be spending her birthday spelunking into the deepest depths of the pain cave.

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Riding 85 km within 2 km of home: Every street in my suburb without a map

I unclipped and pulled off to the side of the road. Behind me, my friend and colleague Andy van Bergen followed suit. We both surveyed our surroundings for landmarks that would jog our memory; something that would tell us whether we’d already ridden this suburban backstreet. We’d spent nearly four hours in the saddle and …

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