Ten things i learnt in 5,000 miles

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

Moments enjoyed, lessons learned, the strange thoughts that only happen on a walk: welcome to the bits and pieces that don’t make big stories, but do make a difference.

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!

Andy and Alissa have been riding around the world for nearly eight years, covering more than 80,000 miles riding from the UK to Japan, through Southeast Asia, Australasia and the length of the Americas, and are now somewhere in Africa. Here’s what they’ve learned…

Taking on 80km uphill in one go, Chris Fellows discovers a Colombia as addictive as it is unforgiving