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when planning a cycling trip, Europe offers two main options: overcrowded destinations with good coffee, smooth tarmac and a sense of community, or hidden gems that require a bit more planning but pay

The food, the culture, the art, the accent, the sheer bloody romance of the place… yet my favourite thing about France is that you’re never more than a layby away from a bloke sat in a plastic chair s

Most grand prix motorcycle riders who competed at Spa-Francorchamps agreed that it was the greatest racetrack of them all, even though many breathed a sigh of relief when it was removed from the world

The most challenging corner of the post-war period.” Those were the words of Motor Sport’s Denis Jenkinson when that corner, or rather sequence thereof, appeared under threat 30 years ago. He was talk

‘Believe it or not this was my first audax. I’ve been eyeing PBP [Paris-Brest-Paris, 1,200km] for decades but you have to do a series of audaxes to qualify, and there aren’t any organised audaxes in M

Halfway up the hill on the north bank of the River Neckar in Heidelberg is a path called the Philosophers’ Walk. Taking its name from the days when the university’s professors and students used to str