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A new generation of riders is making their mark in cycling, but these super-talents don't appear from nowhere.
In a winter cycling context, most of all, we feel a certain pride; it's only the serious who go out in this weather.
Team Alpecin is not your average team. It is something of a paradise, a hyper-sophisticated enclave for the amateur cyclist, a year-long experience that trains the body and the mind and creates lifelong friendships.
You might not realise you're wearing a truly great base layer when you reach the top of an alpine pass this summer.
'It's unreal,' the ambitious rider explains, 'I was so surprised when I saw my Strava after riding my favourite trail on the Twostroke; I got new best times both up and downhill.' She wields her phone to show the proof: 'I'd never have expected a personal best on that descent without a dropper, but I felt really confident.
One of the most recent whips that Swiss Cycling's Timon Ruegg and Kevin Kuhn pulled attracted more attention than usual.
Slowly becoming recognised as a world-class cycling destination, the Lozoya Valley in Spain's Sierra Norte de Madrid is winning riders over with its rugged landscape, steady climbs, and sublime asphalt.
Discover our first experience of Jordanian gravel. Seven day rides-loosely, on roads made for those who are unafraid of gradients with our gravel bikes.
This content is brought to you in partnership with South Tyrol. Follow the link for the previous article in this series. Text and photography by Phil Gale. The newer we are to cycling, the more we are blinded by the greatness of the most well-known roads.
There's cross-country. And then there are the cross-country relays. A Long Form Dispatch from the English National Cross Country Relays.
The World Half Marathon Championships played out in a beautiful city for running Sunday, 8am - We're running along the former Turia riverbed. Signs denote exactly where we should run. The blue line from yesterday's race is vivid, but there is little else to remind us that last night two new World Half Marathon Champions were crowned.
Team ASSOS at the 2018 ABSA Cape Epic is made up of Christopher Haas and Stephan Weber, road riders, keen triathletes, and longtime friends from Germany. "We're the sorts of guys who mountain bike in winter when the weather is foul," laughs Christopher when we catch up with him after his extended trip to South Africa.
It could be easy to argue that Paris has always had a cycling culture, but it is one that has largely been reserved for the more hardcore category of rider and centred around a certain Sunday in July.
This year marked the 70th edition of this deggedly popular event, and race organiser Gianni Demadonna maintains realistic aspirations of the standard of runners that the crowds want to see: "We need athletes who have medals at the World Champs or Olympic Games and new athletes who can be Champions in the future.
We've always had a soft spot for the Strade Bianche. Falling one week after the traditional opening weekend with the Belgium Classics of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne Brussels Kuurne, it is a young race when compared to its peers.
For almost seven years bikedress has been offering Munich residents the chance to peruse the finest cycling gear and equipment, but Heiko is the first to admit that "just selling bike wear isn't enough."
Cycling has its enduring traditions, like peloton etiquette, sock height and those early-season Classics in Belgium where riders battle over cobbles on bikes that are fundamentally the same as they...
Weather can transform a ride. In this case, the suns presence and total absence of any less-than-spectacular weather elevates the climb up the mighty Stelvio from brilliant to extraordinary. The...
Gravel is having a bit of a moment within the world of cycling, seeing myriad events popping up all over the place, but it wasn't until taking part in 3T's Jeroboam Gravel Challenge that we became fully acquainted with how wildly this concept can be interpreted. We were in for a bumpy ride...
Ive been toying with the idea of a gravel bike for the past 12 months, but havent dared justify a sum of money for something that hovers cagily between the two bikes I already own: my mountain bike...
As we wait for the bill from the now harassed-looking waitress,, the stream of runners coming down from the marathon's mountaintop finish increases. This has been a hard day for all, but as with any stage race, those who finish first get more time to recover, winning the race to the table if you will.
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There is a familiar saying in the majority of endurance sports, which in essence states that the larger percentage of any top-level performance comes from the head, rather than the legs. In cycling this is certainly true, but how do you tap into the power of the mind, motivating riders to push themselves to their ...
Run the Alps' Emmie Collinge describes her experiences meeting and running with the impressive Marco de Gasperi, who has developed some exciting new trail races in Valtellina, Italy. Raised on a diet of mountains and fresh air on the outskirts of neighboring Bormio, a town in Northern Italy near the Swiss border, 39-year-old Marco de Gasperi's running career followed a fairly direct, albeit mountain-orientated trajectory.
Fixie athlete Patrick Seabase heads out on June 3 for the challenge of his life.
I sat at the top of the mountain for more than three hours before flying down; I've got the sunburn and the haphazard video of the flight to prove it. Fortunately no broken bones, just a descent that scared me too much to attempt.
Emmie Collinge explores Switzerland's lesser known province of Ticino and discovers mountaintop WWI fortifications, Italian espressos, warm blue lakes, high mountains and charming Swiss villages. At some point in the next few months, the first snowflakes of winter will float down onto the mountaintops of Switzerland.
The mosquitoes are here with a vengeance. I immediately regret my choice of shorts and a t-shirt. Yet sitting opposite me, World Skyrunning Champion Emelie Forsberg remains unfazed, the occasional swat giving away the slightest hint of annoyance. As someone who's grown up ski mountaineering and mountain running, she's obviously had bigger things to worry about than mosquitoes.
Tracksmith Versus: Emmie Collinge If you've read METER #1 or #2 you'll recognise the name Emmie Collinge. In issue 1 she wrote about the rise of running crews and issue 2, together with photographer Phil Gale, she's written about the rise of the Vertical KM and the unique style of the Italian running scene.
Aritikel der Novemberausgabe von DISCOVER GERMANY als pdf lesen With deceptively simple forms and stark contrasts using solid wood and white surfaces, Jannis Ellenberger's work is an exception from that of many other German designers, earning him the 'if product design award' for his free-standing sink, which stands at the centre of ...
An exclusive interview with the star Flemish actress Veerle Baetens from The Broken Circle Breakdown
With his doping scandal behind him, Frank Schleck opens up about fatherhood, brotherly love and Luxembourg's smooth roads.
Carice van Houten: torn between Holland and Hollywood
Translation of a Berlin Highlights tourist map.
A look at what has shaped Rotterdam's architecture
A look at Scandinavia's most unusual sporting competitions
A delightful Christmas market on the shores of Lake Geneva
Markus Flueck leads Huggler Woodcarvings where tradition meets innovation.