“nothing prepares you for the algarve’s beauty, even after a 2,000km ride from the uk”

In the mid-1980s, despite regularly making nuisances of ourselves at our local bike shop, my girlfriend Josie and I were determined to resist all attempts to turn us into racing cyclists. While happy

Want to cycle 1,000 miles across rugged Scottish terrain, climbing more than twice the height of Everest? Oh, and it’s totally unsupported. Then try the Trans Alba race: you don’t have to be mad to do it, but it probably helps!

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

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

I am lying hip-deep in a peat bog looking up at the grey, ominous sky and pondering my life choices. My backpack is so heavy with all my food, water and camping gear that I can’t actually get up. I am

Having ticked off France, Spain and Portugal on his epic European adventure, Nick Sanders points his Royal Enfield Bear 650 north and heads for the Arctic Circle