“cycling keeps me happy!”

The inside story of Elsey Davis’s record-setting circumnavigation of her native Cornwall – and the cruel diagnosis that drove her to take on the challenge

FIRST CIRCUMNAVIGATION BY TANDEM, 1975

Wondering whether to tackle Walk1000Miles in 2026? We asked our challengers to speak directly to you to explain why you should definitely do it, and for some advice on getting started. Here’s what they said…

The British cycling icon talks James Shrubsall through her astonishing journey, on and off the bike

Louise Robertson started to wonder if there was something more to life. And she found it in the most remarkable place

It was exhilarating. I was exhausted and relieved, as well as in shock but so happy – just grinning from ear to ear,” says Lindsey Walke, after achieving her long-held ambition of swimming the English