More than just a driving route – an alternative North Coast 500 by bike When I visited towns and villages…
I don’t know about you, but for me every moment I jump aboard a ferry feels like the start of…
“The thing I love about the Explore your Boundaries concept is: It forced us to find routes which we never…
The last week of January provided me with an interesting insight not only into the world of professional cycling, but…
The world of ultra-endurance is a fascinating place. While I was still tired from covering GBDURO, which finished one and…
For years I had dreamt of spending Christmas or New Years in Shetland. I wasn’t entirely sure what exactly its…
GBDURO is a 2000-km self-supported bikepacking race across Britain. In 2021, two round the world cyclists, who had recently discovered…
(Originally published February 2021) I can’t remember a winter like this one since I moved to Edinburgh in 2009. Growing…
On my recent trip to Norway I left my bike back home. Ahead of the trip I had two busy…
I could already spot the stunning autumn colours from tiny windows of the plane. Although muted in a layer of…
The design of the bottle of Dark Arts Gin, the first one from Scotland’s most southerly distillery, reflected well on…
I’ve been busy working on a new book called Big Rides: Great Britain & Ireland [edit: now available, so grab…
For me, planning a bikepacking adventure is not only something that comes naturally, but also my job. After cycling a…
Often my choice of bike is inspired by people or certain events. When I got asked to watch a few…
There is the one side to Mark Beaumont that is widely published: the cyclist, adventurer and athlete, who went out…
Markus Stitz has worked on developing gravel routes in Scotland in Highland Perthshire, Argyll and most recently in the Cateran…
When planning a gravel adventure or cycling holiday abroad (when possible again), Germany might not be the country that widely…
We are pushing up a steep, icy hill. While it’s still possible to find lines through snow and heather to…
The inspiration for this blog came from a blog post of the founder of Apidura, Tori Fahey, who, similar to…
Working on a new film about the John Muir Way, a 134-mile-journey through the Central Belt of Scotland forced me…
Who knows when we can start flying again so why not consider a staycation in beautiful Scotland. Our contributor, Markus,…
For cycling, the UK is the gift that keeps on giving. New cycling destinations pop up in conversation/social media feeds/articles…
Bikepacking in Kyrgyzstan is one thing but one event in history will stay in my memories forever. The fall of…
Having successfully finished two of the toughest bikepacking races in the world, the Highland Trail 550 and Silk Road Mountain…
You may wonder why we are publishing a blog about cycling in sub zero temperatures just as a heatwave is…
A few weeks ago I spent the long Easter weekend in Alyth, a small town on the foot of the…
Chile. The smell of freshly baked empanadas, washed down with Sauvignon Blanc. The taste of red dust, rinsed down with…
By the time we had reached Glasgow Queen Street it was dark. It was an ordinary Thursday evening at the…
Christmas is a time for celebration, but also a time for reflection. With the joy of being able to sit…
I was shaken awake in the middle of the night…‘You should go out and see the view before the clouds…
Argyll was the first place I went in Scotland after cycling around the world (33,500km) in August 2016. Although I did…
Sleeping under dark skies gazing at the stars, enjoying the tranquillity of the Highlands and treating yourself to a dram…