The stages

True to form, this year’s Vuelta doesn’t shy away from the high mountains and offers just two nailed-on sprint stages

In the first week of September, this year’s six-stage Tour of Britain runs from east to west, finishing in Wales

Over his 12 years as a professional rider, Thierry Gouvenou never stood atop the podium. But in his 12 years designing stage routes, the 56-year-old Frenchman has built a reputation as the artist behi

Right in the shinbone of the Italian boot lies Gran Sasso d’Italia National Park. One of Italy’s most biodiverse and seismic regions, this 2,014km² reserve is among the largest protected areas in Euro

Length: 21.3km Elevation gain: 1,142m Average gradient: 5% Maximum gradient: 12% The Colle del Nivolet in north-west Italy is the most beautiful mountain road in the world. Fact. But that’s not the on

Take a look at the people wandering around Girona and you may notice that some of them stand out from the crowd. Among the locals and the tourists here to see the city’s famous fortified walls, Gothic