Roadtripping

From where you’d rather be: New Zealand

A few months ago a few mates and I did a Roadtrip to New Zealand which was one of the highlights of my cycling life. With some b-roll footage we decided to piece together a short film (well, Chas and Drew made it). I hope it inspires you to get out and and go for […]

Roadtripping Calpe

A few months back, in the dark reaches of the European winter, Polish riders Szymon Kotowski, Karol Michalski and Wojtek Kwiatek went to Calpe, Spain in search of warmer climates and memorable rides. What followed was three days of discovering Calpe’s hidden gems and relentless climbs. In this Roadtripping piece Szymon shares the story of […]

Cycling the Himalayas - Part One

Here at CyclingTips we tend to focus almost exclusively on road cycling, but every once in a while an off-road cycling story catches our eye. Such was the case with Andrea Oschetti’s journey through the Himalayas. Over the course of a year, Andrea is making several trips to the Himalayas to tackle specific sections of […]

Roadtripping Ireland: Part Three

In this third and final part of our Roadtripping Ireland series, Dave Everett and Szymon Kotowski continue the story of a trip that saw them follow the route for the start of this year’s Giro d’Italia as well as the shenanigans along the way.

Roadtripping Ireland: Part One

The first Grand Tour of 2014 is upon us. This year the Giro again starts away from Italian shores and heads to the north of Europe, this time to the Emerald Isle. Ireland’s a country – or two to be precise – that can lay claim to a few legends of the sport: double Grand […]

‘Thereabouts’

It’s easy to get wrapped up in the details when it comes to cycling. Distances, wattages, victories and other measures often lead us to forget the simple joy of riding a bike. Brothers Gus and Lachlan Morton (yes, the one who races with WorldTour team Garmin-Sharp), got back to basics in an attempt to recover […]

Roadtripping New Zealand

In the second installment of our “Roadtripping” series we headed over to New Zealand’s magnificent South Island to explore the quiet roads, turquoise lakes, towering mountains, and to meet the wonderful people of Wanaka and Queenstown. And to drink their beer.