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Seasoned bikepacker and route guide Markus Stitz shares the six cycling destinations he rates as the very best in the world

It’s 7pm. There is just 5km left between me and the cod drying rack that marks the finish of this race. I’ve got a cramp in my left thigh. I’m soaked through and just about to set foot into the forest

A NATURAL PLAYGROUND, THE FJORD DISTRICT IS MAGICAL FOR FAMILIES IN WINTER. VISIT NOW TO CATCH THE END OF 2025’S STRONG AURORA CYCLE

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As we drive to our hotel in Trondheim, the Trøndelag landscape unfolds like the opening of a Scandinavian drama. Red Monopoly-style houses with candlelit windows are scattered among towering pine tree

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