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Travel | The Sibillini Mountains of Italy in Autumn

The Sibillini Mountains in autumn offer a spectacle of rare beauty. The golden yellows, reds, ochre of oak, beech, wild cherry, elm and flowering ash, contrasted with bright green mosses and conifers. Taking the old trails is almost a privilege so they are hidden in the dense woods! Like a soft carpet, the dry leaves hide the stones and roots, it’s like skiing in deep snow! Occasionally the mountain peaks peek through the branches of the trees reminding us what austere place we are in. This is a short route like so many in a day like any other, waiting for the winter to give some other emotions …… as always here!

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The Big Picture | A Wander Through the Land of Fire and Ice

It was harder than I had expected to wrench ourselves away from what had become a glorious Scottish summer. For weeks at a time the sunny days had rolled in to the eastern highlands, and following another rider down the trails was dangerous if you didn’t want a mouthful of airborne loam-dust. Way back in March though, we had taken the plunge and booked flights to Iceland to explore the mysterious...

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Travel: Two wheels / one love – The Jamaica Fat Tyre Festival

Mountainbiking on Jamaica? Endless white beaches, Bob Marley and Reggae music are usually the first things that spring to mind, but that you can ride a mountainbike here, we don’t quite believe it.

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Travel: A Mission To a Place Less Ridden – South Africa

Ewald Sadie is an action sports and outdoor photographer based in Cape Town, South Africa. This is a recap of his his trip to find some unridden terrain with Matthieu Hamel:

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Ici c’est Bien! EP3 – Adventures in Corsica

The end of the season is coming and, after Slovenia, I needed to find a sunny place to ride. As usual, my criteria are to find new horizons where I can go deep in a different culture and with hilly landscapes where I can play. After some time to reflect, Corsica naturally made its way among other possible destinations. This island has it all: history, an authentic culture and mountains worth the most exotic isles. So I packed my bag and got ready for this third episode.

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