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              Cycling holidays

              • Tuesday, 27 August, 2024
                Travel
                In Mark Cavendish’s tyre tracks on the island of champions

                The little island in the Irish Sea has become a breeding ground for cycling champions — including the newly crowned greatest sprinter of all time

                A front-on view of two cyclists in full sports cycling gear riding along a narrow hilltop country lane across moorland, with a drystone wall to their left
              • Friday, 9 August, 2024
                How To Spend It In...
                Cyclist David Millar’s guide to Girona

                The former road racer came to Catalonia for his job – and stayed for the coffee, trail runs and restaurants

                David Millar by La Porta dels Apòstols in Girona
              • Monday, 15 July, 2024
                FT Globetrotter
                Easy rider: exploring central Switzerland by e-bike from Zürich

                Make short work of some serious climbs on a route that takes in lakeside villages and Alpine passes

              • Saturday, 1 June, 2024
                Travel
                Riding the Tour de France — in Italy

                For the first time, cycling’s biggest race will start in Italy, and the route is ideal for amateurs to follow too

                A man in red top, bike helmet and sunglasses cycles between shoppers and yellow-stone buildings
              • Wednesday, 3 April, 2024
                HTSISix all-action adventure holidays for 2025
                Slow Cycling in South Africa

                The cult adventure outfit has taken their easy-riding ethos to the Western Cape

                The author takes a break in Rolbaken nature reserve
              • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
                Travel
                Extreme cycling: four days across a frozen lake in Mongolia

                The Mongol 100 is part of a growing series of events promising ‘extraordinary adventures for regular folks’

              • Wednesday, 26 July, 2023
                HTSI
                Six of the best carbon road bikes

                From smooth riders to superbikes

                BMC Teammachine SLR MPC
              • Monday, 10 July, 2023
                FT Globetrotter
                The BIG picture: a cycling tour of Copenhagen’s most trailblazing 21st-century buildings

                A two-wheeled exploration of the radical imprint of starchitect Bjarke Ingels and his global BIG studio on his hometown, from harbourside baths to a ski-slope power plant

                The ziggurat-style 8Tallet apartment buildings, on the edge of a lake in Copenhagen
              • Tuesday, 13 June, 2023
                FT SeriesSix trips to feed the soul
                Pedalling to inner peace in Patagonia

                Yogis brag about finding answers to life’s transcendental questions on their mats. Others find them in the saddle

                Flavio Valabrega in front of Cerro Castillo
              • Tuesday, 9 May, 2023
                FT Globetrotter
                Five stunning cycling routes around Zürich

                These two-wheeled adventures into the Swiss heartland skirt lakes, cross mountain passes and take in hamlets and fairytale castles

                An aerial view of Schloss Kyburg – a Swiss castle with a hamlet in front of it and miles of forest around it
              • Friday, 23 September, 2022
                Travel
                Hidden Himalayas: hiking the new Trans-Bhutan Trail

                Bhutan is finally reopening its borders this weekend — and launching a 400km footpath across the country

                A man standing on a rocky promontory overlooking a lake
              • Friday, 12 August, 2022
                Travel
                With a bike, you can conquer countries and continents

                Two-wheeled odysseys may feel daunting — but just a few hours in the saddle can take you from one world to another

                Tim Moore and his bike beneath a statue in Seville
              • Sunday, 17 July, 2022
                HTSI
                Destination Norway for a stunning cycling holiday

                A six-day, five-star tour around Norway’s Sunnmøre Alps serves up fairytale scenery, flawless roads and near-total absence of traffic

                The author climbs towards Nysætervatnet
              • Friday, 20 May, 2022
                Five of the world’s best bikepacking adventures

                The editor-in-chief of the Bikepacking Journal picks great routes — from the Scottish hills to the wilds of New Mexico

              • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
                Travel
                A new bikepacking adventure — on London’s doorstep

                The Cantii Way takes riders on a four-day loop through the byways of rural Kent

                An off-road track through King’s Wood, en route to Canterbury
              • Tuesday, 28 December, 2021
                FT Series
                Wellbeing and fitness: the cool guide to winter cycling

                The best new wheels, city rides and far-flung trips to keep you rolling through the frosty months

              • Tuesday, 12 October, 2021
                FT GlobetrotterSport and the city: where to run, cycle, swim — and more — in London
                Women’s cycling in London: the best routes and groups

                One FT writer’s journey from two-wheeled commuter to ‘Lycra-clad obsessive’

                Siona Jenkins
              • Sunday, 12 September, 2021
                FT GlobetrotterSport and the city: skiing, cycling and running in Tokyo
                Local heroes: three of inner Tokyo’s most rewarding bike routes

                In this vast metropolis, exploring the capital’s neighbourhoods on short cycle rides is a great way to get to know the lie of the land

              • Monday, 6 September, 2021
                FT GlobetrotterSport and the city: where to run, cycle, swim — and more — in London
                Two wheels good: four of London’s most bike-friendly routes

                A steadily expanding network of protected lanes means that cyclists can explore the capital virtually unbothered by drivers — on routes that zip through 1,000 years of history

              • Monday, 6 September, 2021
                FT GlobetrotterSport and the city: an exercise guide to NYC
                Fast exit to Brooklyn: four bike routes around the New York borough

                The best way to take in all that Brooklyn has to offer — from spectacular cityscapes to hipster havens — is on two wheels

              • Tuesday, 24 August, 2021
                FT GlobetrotterSport and the city: where to run, cycle, swim — and more — in London
                Power to the pedal: the galvanising effects of experiencing London by e-bike

                How going electric brought new energy to the way the FT’s CEO — formerly an e-bike sceptic — navigates the UK capital

              • Monday, 23 August, 2021
                FT GlobetrotterRide with the FT
                New York state of ride: the best bike routes around Manhattan and beyond

                With the number of cyclists soaring in the increasingly bike-friendly city, here are four stunning — and safe — routes that take in everything from Central Park to Randall’s Island and criss-cross NYC’s iconic bridges

                Gillian Tett in Central Park
              • Monday, 16 August, 2021
                FT GlobetrotterRide with the FT
                ‘It’s like retreating into your own private world’: Lionel Barber on cycling 

                For the former FT editor, nothing beats taking to two wheels

              • Wednesday, 11 August, 2021
                HTSI
                Cool kit for serious summer cycling

                15 ways to stay chill in the saddle

              • Monday, 2 August, 2021
                FT GlobetrotterSport and the city: staying fit in Frankfurt
                Curiouser and curiouser: Frankfurt’s most fascinating bike routes

                The shades of the Brothers Grimm, Elvis Presley and Roman legionaries await you on these two-wheeled adventures in the city’s hinterlands — as well as sylvan splendour, industrial heritage and exhilarating workouts

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