Fast or slow, lycra or no, there should be a bike event here for you. Compiled by Simon Vincett. Browse by type here or by month in the list below. Leave your suggestions in the comments at the end. Something to train for: Around the Bay, Brisbane to Gold Coast Cycle Challenge, Newcrest Orange Challenge, MS
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In this second part, Simon Vincett revisits his highlights of 2015 in the commuting–touring spectrum of bikes and riding. Thanks for reading over the past year. What were your highlights? Following on from my colleague Iain Treloar’s list, this is my collection of the highlights of 2015, ranging from products to experiences and from articles to developments in the
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Jon Miller visits Mt Buller to ride the first IMBA Epic trail in the southern hemisphere. High country snow has melted but not a day too soon for the mountain bikers waiting for the Australian Alpine Epic to reopen. It’s a 40km flow masterpiece that descends 1,000 vertical metres from Mt Buller village into the surrounding valley
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Tasmania has attracted adventurers from around the world for decades with its particular blend of wilderness and rugged beauty. Now the time has come for mountain bikers to get in on the natural spoils. Ben Clark takes us on a test ride through the newest singletracks in the island’s northeast. It seems with every picturesque
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With centuries of history, quiet roads and testing climbs, cycling runs in the blood of Emilia Romagna. Words and photography Iain Treloar. Out my aeroplane window, jagged peaks stretch toward the sun, their heads poking through the cloud. Tiny villages nestle on the shores of lakes, or in Alpine valleys. Kilometres below me, a run
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Orange, in New South Wales’ Central West region, is going mad for cycling. Local enthusiast and advocate David Waddell takes us on a tour of what’s on offer. Heaving myself out of the saddle to climb the last 50m stretch of the Pinnacle on a midday ride with mates I couldn’t help but reflect how
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Across the country, land managers are building bike trails to increase the use of parks and public land. Simon Vincett reports. More and more people are choosing mountain biking for their active recreation and their regular dose of nature, and parks authorities are more and more happy to accommodate them. It hasn’t always been this
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Offering outstanding scenery, a tropical climate and spectacular roads, Taiwan is the surprising little island with the lot. Words and photography by Iain Treloar. It’s 6am, Saturday, and Taipei is waking up. Outside my hotel window, it’s a 180 degree panorama of skyscrapers, high-density apartment towers, hotels and billboards; lush green mountains wallpaper the gaps between. Fourteen
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In Emilia Romagna, on the Adriatic coast of Italy, Iain Treloar goes riding with a ghost. The facts are these. In the mid to late ‘90s, the charismatic Italian climber Marco Pantani ascended to a godlike status in Italy. He’s a member of a disgraced generation of riders and almost certainly doped throughout his career,
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The beach beckons in New Zealand’s sunniest corner. Alex Crisp packed up the family to ride the new trail to get there. Kids love adventures. Rio and Mia buzzed with excitement as we loaded our bikes and donned helmets to explore the Great Taste Trail. We planned to ride 69km along the coastal section of
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