The dragon ride

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

We unearth the must-go destinations and amazing roads to make this your best biking year yet

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

City racing for all levels. Places now at t100triathlon.com 1 FROSTY AQUATHLON (various distances) Littlehampton Wave, Littlehampton, West Sussex tuff-fitty.co.uk/frosty/ 8 CARLISLE SPRING DUATHLON (5

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Our selection of the best, fastest, toughest, quirkiest and most enjoyable UK races this month