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No Stone Unturned: A solo bikepacking journey through Kyrgyzstan

In August 2019, German adventurer Markus Stitz set off on a 10-day bikepacking trip through the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan. Stitz, who in 2016 became the first person to circumnavigate the globe on a single-speed, was hoping to unpack his life a little while getting lost in the beauty of a truly wild country. …

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The Road to Cape Epic – Episode 3: Featherweight vs Heavyweight challenge!

The ABSA Cape Epic is the pinnacle of mountain bike stage racing. It attracts the highest profile professional athletes and the most competitive of amateurs, who over eight days test their limits across the stunning Western Cape province of South Africa. Last year CyclingTips Founder Wade Wallace and ex-pro teammate Allan ‘Alby’ Iacuone didn’t finish the 2019 Cape Epic, but in 2020 they’re having another crack and will be documenting their journey.

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Inflection point: As gravel racing goes mainstream, can it retain its renegade status?

The gravel phenomenon that’s taken root in American cycling shows no signs of slowing down in 2020. New events are selling out in a manner of minutes. Bike brands are marketing gravel-specific wares ahead of other disciplines. Former WorldTour pros are finding a new home in a friendlier, dust-covered peloton. Gravel triathlons are popping up …

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Best of 2019: Spomenik hunters in the land of the Macedons

Across the lands that once belonged to Yugoslavia lie hundreds of strange, brutalist monuments to nationhood. CyclingTips contributor Tom Owen set out on a journey through the wilds of North Macedonia to hunt these haunting ‘spomeniks’ and explore Europe’s ragged fringes.

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Best of 2019: Crossing the Simpson Desert by Fat Bike

Over 10 days in July 2019, a small group of riders covered more than 600 km on the Madigan Line across the Simpson Desert, retracing the camel tracks of a major expedition 80 years earlier.

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