Italy’s retro bike race is a cycling classic
Run on gravel roads with 80s bikes, woollen jerseys and fuelled by rich Italian food and wine, the gloroius L'Eroica race captures the golden era of cycling, says Matthew Sparkes
Wellbeing and spiritual breaks
Whether you want to detox, practise yoga or learn to breathe better, there is a course out there for you
Bare your sole: the joys of shoeless hiking
Nicola Iseard sheds her walking boots, socks and inhibitions, and lets her feet go au naturel on a 10-mile ramble through the Yorkshire Dales national park
Five new cycling adventures in Europe
The best new ideas, from cycling and cruising in the Ionian to cobblestones and beer in Belgium
Five great biking challenges
Test your skills in the saddle, from the Yorkshire dales to northern Italy
Fancy a go at the Tour de France?
Inspired by the Tour de France? Time to start training for next year's amateur Étape challenge, a section of cycling's toughest race. Or you could do it the Kevin Rushby way...
Roller coaster: a cycle trip across northern England
A new coast-to-coast cycle track, the 169-mile Way of the Roses from Lancashire into Yorkshire opens in September. Dixe Wills gets a preview
Don’t let the phoney melanoma scare keep you out of the sun
Response: There are many good reasons why we won't – and shouldn't – give up our tan, says Sam Shuster
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