‘I’m pretty smoked, mate’: Lachlan Morton completes epic 14,200km ride around Australia in record time
Pro cyclist ends 30-day journey in home town of Port Macquarie, smashing previous record by nearly a week
September 2024
‘It’s a lot of pedalling, mate’: cyclist Lachlan Morton making record pace in 14,200km journey around Australia
The professional rider says the demands of the outback odyssey are ‘wildly different’ from racing as he eyes fastest circumnavigation
‘Golden gap year’: how to make a midlife break work
Sabbaticals are now a top workplace trend, but before you take the plunge, here it what you need to consider
Tour de France: the new cycle route from Nantes to Mont-Saint-Michel
La Régalante is a 170-mile cycle network linking historic villages, windmills and abbeys in less-visited parts of Brittany and the Atlantic Loire, with pitstops at lovely bars and B&Bs
August 2024
Fjords and seaweed safaris: a new cycle trail along Denmark’s east coast
A cycling holiday on the Jutland peninsula’s ‘Fjordmino’ is a gentle procession of quiet roads, ferry rides, cute B&Bs and islands
‘A journey and an adventure’: driving Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way
Running 1,600 miles from County Cork up to County Donegal, this route, launched 10 years ago, takes in the west coast’s spectacular scenery
Tackling the wild Rhône on a bikerafting adventure in France
How an ebike gave me the legs to tackle Switzerland’s contours
Think Andalucía is parched and dusty? Not where I’m cycling
July 2024
An Olympian effort: my struggle to cycle from London to Paris
How I found bliss cycling along the coast of Estonia
June 2024
Fantasy house hunt
Homes for sale for cyclists – in pictures
Mountain highs: biking and bivvying in Slovenia
May 2024
Somerset’s growing cycle network bears fruit: a ride on the Strawberry Line
Mostly traffic-free and flat, this route between Yatton and Cheddar takes in old stations and views across the Levels to the Bristol Channel – and it’s being extended to form part of the 76-mile Somerset Circle
April 2024
Car-free UK
A car-free trip to the Forest of Dean: a moss-cloaked corner of ancient England
Trains, buses, cycle routes and footpaths lead to magical scenery and magnificent wildlife in a landscape steeped in history
March 2024
In the company of wolves and kings: Suffolk’s new medieval cycle trail
The Wolf Way – a magnificent, not too hilly, cycling route – takes in the county’s myths, market towns and Gainsborough landscapes
February 2024
Readers' travel tips
Ditch the car and saddle up: readers’ best slow travel breaks
From Hydra to the Hebrides, our tipsters embrace life in the slow lane, getting off the beaten track on foot, by bike and even a donkey
January 2024
I’ve made secret discoveries on my doorstep: a year-long journey across my local OS map
We have become disconnected from the wild world around us and I wanted to get regular small doses of the delights of travelling without having to wait for the trip of a lifetime
September 2023
Pews, picnics and pedalling: my cycle trip through Herefordshire – with a toddler in tow
Easy riding: Sweden’s newest national cycle route is perfect for a towpath adventure
