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Adventure, Features, Rides, tasmania - September 20, 2019

A ride through the rugged wilderness of Tasmania’s south west

Tasmania’s south west is a land of imposing mountains, raging rivers, button-grass plains and ancient forests. It contains the state’s largest national park — the aptly named Southwest National Park — and it is as remote as it is wild. It is the region’s wild nature that makes it such an enticing destination for a …

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A burrito recipe and gear checklist: How to do gravel raceday mornings right

After half a year in our Endless Gravel van, Marshall Opel has perfected his pre-race routine. It’s simple, and purposefully so, designed to fuel him quickly and keep those race-day nerves at bay. Here’s how his gravel raceday mornings go down. The alarm goes off and I clamber down from my bed, slide open the …

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What it’s like climbing to 4,300m (as a lowlander who hasn’t acclimatised)

It’s most of a decade since I first heard about John Summerson’s book, The Complete Guide to Climbing (By Bike). This catalogue of the USA’s greatest road climbs sang to me — I was already hooked on riding up any and every mountain I could, and learning that there were climbs much longer and higher …

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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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The Clan’s calling: A Pan Celtic race across Scotland, Ireland and Wales

On July 7th 2019, 84 riders set out from Inverness to race across three Celtic nations – Scotland, Ireland and Wales – in the inaugural edition of the Pan Celtic Race. The ride would encompass Celtic history as well as scenic splendour, as riders pushed their physical and mental limits to reach the finish line in Llandudno in time for the party 10 days later.

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A ride through the rugged wilderness of Tasmania’s south west

A burrito recipe and gear checklist: How to do gravel raceday mornings right

What it’s like climbing to 4,300m (as a lowlander who hasn’t acclimatised)

Spomenik hunters in the land of the Macedons

The Clan’s calling: A Pan Celtic race across Scotland, Ireland and Wales

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