What is it about the sea that calls us to it? If travelling by bike the chances are it's not the fun of a day at the seaside with a bucket and spade and a couple of ice-creams. Is it the natural beauty, the end-of-the-road nature of the route or something else? This week's issue, the fourth in our Travel Month, isn't about riding to the coast, it's…

In our third issue of Travel Month we're heading off the beaten track to explore new places on our gravel bikes. The growth of this new cycling discipline has opened many new places across the world to those travelling on two wheels. So we went in search of the best places to ride. Adventurer Julian Sayarer has crossed the world by bike, and this w…

It was the Dalai Lama who said ‘Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.’ On the surface, that might sound extravagant. We can’t all fly off to the Maldives, or spend weeks away from family or work to explore the world. But think about it a little, and think about it in terms of your cycling. ‘Some place new’ needn’t be far-flung, or fiv…

In the first of our travel issues, we go in search of some epic climbs. Tom Davidson takes on the cobbled climb of the Gotthard Pass while Simon Warren of 100 Climbs fame trawls through his unequalled climbing knowledge to name his 14 bucket list climbs around the world. Editor Simon Richardson talks to them about the climbs they've ridden, and why…

Throughout October, Cycling Weekly will be bringing you four issues dedicated to travel on two wheels. From climbing mountains, to getting off the beaten track, we'll be finding out what inspired our writers to discover new places on their bikes. Summit baggers: Tom Davidson heads into thin air on the cobbled Gotthard Pass in Switzerland, Simon War…

Since so many of you asked, it’s an Icebreaker Quantum LS Zip Hoodie. It’s wool, and comfortable for strenuous exercise or just wearing. And it doesn’t smell. I was very upset to fray a few threads in the right shoulder the day after I got it, but otherwise, it’s held up quite well. And no, I wasn’t compensated for that. The post The Week in Bike #…

Because this is a news show or something, Catalunya, Trofeo Binda, Gent-Wevelgem, herding a peloton of cats, weather, motors, reporting, impressions, Be King of America, Flanders, banking on upstream sources with the optimism of a Californian water manager in the 1960s. The post The Week in Bike #63 – Talent Retention appeared first on Cyclocosm.…

E3, Cancellara, The Recon Ride, minor league, analysis, highlights, Wiggle-Honda, Fedrigo by not a nose, Catalunya GC mayhem, next HTRWW, morphophobia, electronic shifting, motors…or an actual problem The post The Week in Bike #62 – Plus Ça Change appeared first on Cyclocosm.

Last week, puppy, Paris-Nice, that other race, How The Race Was Worn, Nokere Koerse, GP Nobili, Sanremo, women, Ronde van Drenthe, UCI recap, Wild, Novilon Eurocup, WorldTour, TUEs, CIRC, process, Cookson, some charity rider, Mertens, puppy. The post The Week in Bike #61 – Public Relations appeared first on Cyclocosm.…

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Release timing award, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Le Samyn, Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne, Elevengear, that other stuff, Astana, Tinkoff, data (but…), Data, VPNs, markets, DATA. The post The Week in Bike #59 – The Data appeared first on Cyclocosm.

Impressions, Sarah Storey, Hour Record, production, Tour of Oman, Ruta del Sol, Cyclingnews redesign, Tour of New Zealand, Team USA, broadcasters, Boels Dolemans, history, E3 Poster, UCI The post The Week in Bike #58 – Het Nieuwsblad Eve appeared first on Cyclocosm.

Let me go back, Grand Tour of Petro-Dollar Excess, Tour of Yemen p/b AQAP, Qatar, Oman, Pozzato, DIA, Armstrong, English major, lawyers, inflight wi-fi, Murcia, Almeria, Algarve, Women’s Tour of New Zealand, looking forward, crash roll, conclusions, EWR, Penn Station, Brooklyn, cyclocross essentials. The post The Week in Bike #57 – Internal Monolog…

A few corrections, singing, Bobridge, Dennis, and the Hour, Dubai, Qatar, wins, season starts, regime change, Bpost, Van Loy, van der Poel, women’s classics, legal, technical, ethical, Horner, shirts, UCI, sorry. The post The Week in Bike #56 – The Apology Show appeared first on Cyclocosm.

Dubai, Dubai, Dubai, …profit, a lot of races right now, Etoile de Besseges lanes, Farm to Fork Fondo, women, crosswinds, part-time cyclocross, tags. The post The Week in Bike #55 – Supply and Demand appeared first on Cyclocosm.