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7 Islands 7 Reasons – Part #1 Fuerteventura

The first part in a series where Santa Cruz rider Jordi Bago travels to the Canary islands to explore the riding and culture. Fuerteventura was top of the lift:

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French Connections – a day at the Côte d’Azur

Opening the door my nostrils are flooded with the warm sweet smell of the boulangerie, my stomach groans in anticipation. Content with a bag full of toasty pastries we pitch up on a bench outside and the pain au chocolats are swiftly devoured.

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A Journey to Harris, Scotland’s Forgotten Island

“You could bury a body out here and totally get away with it,” it’s probably true I thought, as we wound our way through the lunar-like landscape of Northern Harris. It had already been an adventure getting here, eight hours from Edinburgh, including a ferry crossing, but what a journey it had been. We were here to check out the riding potential of one of Scotland’s most mysterious islands, and looking outside the car windows, we were in for a treat.

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Photo Story: David Cachon in the vulture’s nest

This is an account of what happens whenever you practise both climbing and MTB while trying to reach the biggest colony of griffon vultures in Europe. “I’ve always considered things happen because of something, I don’t believe our destiny is written. Rather it is our behaviour, thoughts and feelings that influence the course of one’s own life.”

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Enduro racing with the Ghost PathRIOT LC 10

It was only by the end of 2015 that Ghost Bikes announced to stop all activities around downhill racing after some very successful years with Marcus Klausmann, Johannes Fischbach and the RRP team. Ghost decided to invest their resources in enduro racing; new bikes and a new team. We’ve spent a few days with Ghost to learn more about their new brand philosophy.

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