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Adventure, bikepacking, Featured Video, Features, Salsa Cycles - May 12, 2020

‘Choosing to Live’ is a gorgeous gut-punch of a cycling video

Some cycling videos hit you with flashy stunts. Others make you laugh. But ‘Choosing to Live’ is a different beast altogether. Ostensibly a promo for adventure cycling brand Salsa, it’s so light on branding that it’s basically non-existent. Instead, it leans on the incredible story of Sarah Hornby’s journey through the Canadian Rockies as she …

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All Hope on the Zoncolan

Approaching the ascent of Mount Zoncolan, above the town of Ovaro, a banner hangs from the timbers of a village house, reading: “The ascent of Zoncolan is a spiritual journey.” A little further up, another banner advises: “He who wants to climb Zoncolan must give up all hope.” Indeed, bicycling the legendary climb, half-way up, …

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The first-time bikepacker, her $350 MTB, and a 1,500 km ride across Mexico

For most people that tackle a long journey on two wheels, there’s a long period of build-up. Years spent riding bikes, building strength and fitness and developing a sense of adventure until a long bikepacking trip becomes an attractive possibility. “Eesh” took a different approach. While backpacking in Central America she met Alee Denham, an …

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The Heat Road: Riding 5,600 km from Paris to Dakar in less than 20 days

French adventure cyclist Steven Le Hyaric is no stranger to long and difficult rides. Over 51 days in 2018 he crossed the Nepalese Himalayas by mountain bike; he’s ridden across France in less than 20 days; he’s crossed Corsica in 10 days; and he’s done more than his fair share of ultra-endurance races too. In …

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Adventure, Featured Video, Features, Rwanda - April 27, 2020

Watch: Tugende, the documentary of the Race Around Rwanda

Rwanda is a land of contrast – a place of kindness haunted by the cruelty of the 1994 genocide. In the years since that horrific event, the country has developed into one of Africa’s most progressive and technologically advanced nations. It’s also one of the most cycling-mad countries in Africa, hosting the Tour du Rwanda …

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