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In professional mountain biking, it’s downhilling that is the most dynamic… and dangerous. Dominic Bliss met the crazy riders at the 2025 downhilling World Championships, in the Swiss Valais region, and discovered why they launch themselves down steep mountain trails at full tilt

Bikes love bends, so find out where the UK’s best combinations of corners are with RiDE’s guide to the ultimate stretches of twisty tarmac

David Myers tests his sanity (and calf muscles) on the Alpenpässe-Weg – a journey of 40 cols and nearly 700km – to discover how the Swiss Alps were lived in and connected long before the combustion engine

Rough roads rising to 15,275ft above sea level, deserts, water crossings and 21 countries. A total of 16,651 miles in a 36-year-old BMW saloon. Yes, the adventure is as unlikely as it sounds. Many peo

Been somewhere inspirational? Ridden an amazing road? Email yourrides@ride.co.uk to tell us about your trip and your bike

Whether you’re a fan of Mozart, architecture or the famous film, The Sound of Music, Salzburg has something to interest everyone. Poised near the border with Germany, this beautiful small Austrian cit