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Best of 2019: Riding the Silk Road before it changes forever

Kyrgyzstan is about to change forever, with China's Belt and Road Initiative set to fundamentally alter the isolated, undeveloped former Soviet state. In a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, we went to catch a glimpse of this real-life Narnia – whilst it's still there.

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Bikepacking New Zealand’s South Island: 10 days, 1,200km and plenty of gravel

In late 2019 Minas Aroney and his mate Karl got off a ferry at the top end of New Zealand’s South Island and started riding. Over the next 10 days they’d cover roughly 1,200 km with around 16,000 metres of climbing. It was an adventure designed to put Minas’ gravel bike through its paces and …

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A taste of Tibet

In spring 2018, Tim Walton and Linda Beilig set off from the UK to explore the world by bicycle. To date, they have cycled 33,000 km through 31 countries, camping and couchsurfing along the way. What follows is the story of their 1,000km journey across the Tibetan Plateau in Western China.

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Documentary: The Inaugural Pan Celtic Race 2019

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. This was the first race in a planned five-year Race Series which will take riders on roads less travelled, tracing ancient paths and eventually …

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Record ride: From the north of Europe to the south of Africa in 72 days

On September 8, 2019, ultra-endurance riders Jonas Deichmann and Philipp Hympendahl set off from the North Cape of Norway — Europe’s northermost point — and started riding south. Their goal: to reach Cape Town in South Africa in under 75 days and break the previous world record (102 days) for the fastest unsupported continental crossing …

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