Andy nichols’s orbea orca

It perhaps goes without saying, but gravity is always trying to pull you down when you’re riding uphill. Therefore, a lightweight bike helps a lot if you want to climb faster, or simply make the hills

Orbea’s Orca M20i Team is a consummate lightweight bike, perfectly suited to hilly and mountainous terrain. Its handling and responsiveness are particular highlights, and the customisable specificatio

(CUSTOM SPEC) Could our senior tech ed’s needs for a big-mountain, gravity-focused e-MTB be met? Orbea’s Wild e-MTB caused quite a splash when it launched at the tail end of 2024. Not only is it a sla

During the night of 27th April 2024 – just 15 hours before the 18th edition of the men’s Rutland-Melton CiCLE Classic – the rain began. Race founder Colin Clews watched anxiously as heavy clouds drenc

When an invitation landed in Alice Barraclough’s inbox to cycle up Alpe d’Huez, she was grieving a miscarriage. And with every hairpin bend, she found herself processing her emotions in a way she wasn’t prepared for

This year, there are 10 World Cup rounds for downhill (DH) and for both Olympic-distance (XCO) and short-track (XCC) cross-country, and seven for enduro (EDR), which is the most we’ve seen for a long