The trail blazer

The 125K race starts in Inverie, a remote village on the Knoydart peninsula, accessible only by a boat or two-day hike. There is an extremely lively community-owned pub plus an impressively stocked co

... Tom Davidson asks riders if it’s what they really want

Amid the stunning peaks of the Austrian Tirol, Joe Mackie finds Mayrhofen Ultraks Zillertal offers a truly epic trail adventure

Our carefully curated selection of the best trips to refresh mind, body and soul

Naysayers silenced as crowds roar for the Tour

The first women’s Tour de France ran in 1955 – and then vanished. Stephanie Boland charts the long, winding road to its modern revival