Rides, climbs and travel
Classic climb: Blockhaus, the climb that made Eddy Merckx
The Apennine peak where Eddy Merckx began his record-breaking Grand Tour dominance
Big Ride: The treasure island of Mallorca
Mallorca is famed for its all-season sun, spectacular climbs and sandy beaches. But it has another side that you may...
Classic climb: Coll de Rates, a favourite training climb of the pros
Cyclist joins in the action on a climb that’s a current favourite test piece of the pro peloton
Big Ride: Glory of the snow on the Passo Giau
The Passo Giau is the centrepiece for a Dolomites ride with a sprinkling of winter
Gravel Big Ride: A symphony of gravel in Austria
Home of Mozart and the Von Trapps, Salzburg offers a week’s worth of gravel roads set among green hills, freshwater...
Classic climb: Passo Fedaia, the Gothic Italian monster dubbed ‘the graveyard of champions’
The Dolomites shows its dark and moody side
Big Ride: Everesting in the Pyrenees
Everyone knows about Everesting – repeating a climb until you aggregate 8,848m of elevation. Well, this one is different. In...
Win a 2025 Étape du Tour three-night VIP package including two race entries
Two lucky winners will get entry to the Étape as well as three nights' accommodation, spa amenities, private transfers and...
UK ride: To the Golf Ball
After paying respects to a neglected figure from the history of cycling, we race a storm up Scotland’s highest road...
Classic climb: Cap de Formentor, a bucket list climb
It’s not long, it’s not hard, it’s not high, but it’s a memorable climb nonetheless
