Pilgrim's progress

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!

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

UK racer Ben Moore has just returned from China’s biggest MTB event, the Forlong Mountain Bike Festival in Hebei province. “It was a very interesting week,” he tells us. “China isn’t just another coun

The Doc decides that most cycling disciplines are all a little bit unusual

Rugged coasts, punchy climbs and four Tour champions with 11 titles between them – Brittany is French cycling’s heartland. Kevin Raymond sets out to discover why...

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