Wild About Bikepacking – A new film from Bikepacking Scotland launches a 496-km bikepacking route connecting the Argyll islands of Mull, Jura, Islay and Bute
Argyll’s islands, the Inner Hebrides and Bute, offer fantastic bikepacking filled with beautiful beaches, some of the world’s best distilleries, great gravel tracks and local food experiences.The new Bikepacking Argyll’s Islands route, created by Bikepacking Scotland and commissioned by CalMac Ferries and Wild About Argyll, maps a 496km-journey (308 miles) connecting the Isles of Mull, Jura, Islay and Bute on a mixture of gravel tracks, singletrail, cycle paths and roads. The route also makes great use of ScotRail’s Highland Explorer, which provides space for up to 20 bikes, including tandems. The newly introduced train carriage offers a bike-friendly train connection between Glasgow, host city of the UCI Cycling World Championships in 2023, and Oban, where the new route begins. Bikes travel free on trains and all ferries along the route. For new bikepackers and gravel cyclists Bikepacking Argyll’s Islands offers a
Simlångsdalen Epic Gravel: Come enjoy Gravel in Southern Sweden!
The long course is 117 km and 1600 meters climbing and the short course is 65 km with 600 altitude meters. Both courses have at least 90% gravel and forest roads. The routes are new for 2022 and both the long and short course consist of a loop, to minimize the risk of getting lost. For the 117 km route, the first half is quite fast and flat and the second half hilly and with poorer ground. It will be possible to put your own bottles / energy in a car that will be at the depot halfway for the long course. We recommend bikes with at least 35 mm tires, eg mtb, bike cross, gravel or hybrid. There will be a service vehicle following/meeting the riders along the route. Includes energy bar & gel before start and buns and drinks
Press Release – Flapjack Rides
Today I want to speak about Rides Flapjack Rides. They run guided cycling trips for both gravel bike and mountain bikes. Whether you want a hassle free short break with a qualified guide to help you get the most out of your ride, or you want to step into the unknown and embark on your first off-road adventure, Flapjack Rides have a ride perfect for you.Based in the Lake District with a guide who knows all the best routes in the area, Flapjack Rides are great value single day and multi-day all-inclusive bike adventures. Meet the local guide Dan Critchley - Adventure monger Dan Critchley, our level 2 British Cycling qualified mtb guide, knows The Lakes and its trails well, having lived locally and biked the superb mountain paths and woodland trails since he was a teenager in the early 90s. Dan grew
Explore Your Boundaries – a new documentary by Mark Beaumont and Markus Stitz
Explore Your Boundaries - a new documentary by Mark Beaumont and Markus Stitz about gravel routes following the council boundaries of Clackmannanshire, East Lothian, Falkirk and Glasgow‘Explore Your Boundaries’ was inspired by the desire to create adventures close to home, a way of seeing the familiar in unfamiliar ways. Mark Beaumont, Guinness World Record holder for the fastest circumnavigation by bike, and Markus Stitz, singlespeed round the world cyclist and filmmaker, mapped 24 Scottish council boundary routes to encourage people to stay active, whether cycling or walking, and to inspire adventures that started and finished at their front door. To create the routes, they uploaded the council boundaries GPX files onto the mapping platform Komoot and matched them with the closest existing pathways. This ‘Explore Your Boundaries’ documentary captures their four adventures in Clackmannanshire, East Lothian and Falkirk, undertaken from
GRAVEL MALAGA
We are a small company offering guided gravel riding holidays in Southern Spain. We have been running mountain bike holidays here for about 5 years, and now we want to show people that Malaga is also a great place for gravel biking – there are literally thousands of kilometres of un-paved roads and tracks – amazing scenery, no traffic and great weather – it's really just ideal for gravel riding.We have personally planned and ridden hundreds of km of gravel routes all over the Malaga region, and we are still discovering new places to ride each week. There's something for everyone - from easy scenic rides, to fun and technical, to full day big mountain epics. The terrain ranges from easy double track through wide open farmland and dirt roads through forest, to rough tracks, river crossings and even some
PACENTI WHEELS JULY UKGBC ‘EXCLUSIVE PROMO’
Buy a set of our Carbon Wheels and we will include a free set of tyres. These will be either Schwalbe G-One Bites (38/40mm) or Schwalbe Pro One road tyres (28mm). Buy a set of Aluminium wheels and get 50% off tyres. Enter the codes 'FOCTYRES' or 'HPTYRES' at the checkout to take advantage of this offer. The tyres will be fitted and set up either tubeless or with inner tubes and then the wheels tension checked before sending. Start Shopping https://pacenticycledesign.co.uk/pages/gravel-landing
Built to Last – A new film from Bikepacking Scotland set in the Cateran Ecomuseum launches seven new cycling itineraries in Perthshire and Angus
Ecomuseum, 'Built to Last' is the latest film from round the world singlespeed cyclist and founder of Bikepacking Scotland Markus Stitz. The 10-minute documentary featuring Bob Ellis, founder of the Cateran Trail, Neil Tuer, owner of Alyth Cycles and Jane Wilkinson, willow weaver at Special Branch Baskets, with music from Dave Macfarlane, launches seven new cycling itineraries designed for road, mountain, gravel and touring bikes as part of Travel for All Our Tomorrows - which aims to develop new regenerative tourism experiences in the Cateran Ecomuseum. The Cateran Ecomuseum is a museum without walls, close to the cities of Perth and Dundee in Scotland, both accessible by a new electric bus service from Edinburgh. One of a growing number of ecomuseums worldwide, all its sites are outside. Community led, it empowers local people to take an active role in preserving the
RAIDERS GRAVEL, A 4-DAY GRAVEL STAGE RACE IN GALLOWAY, SCOTLAND OFFICIALLY UNVEILED
GATEHOUSE OF FLEET, SCOTLAND – Raiders Gravel Galloway presented by Canyon is the UK’s newest gravel event. A 4-day international gravel stage race. A uniquely Scottish gravel adventure awaits riders in the heart of the Galloway Forest Park. The 4-day festival features 3 gravel riding stages where riders explore the many corners of the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere taking in the natural wonders, wildlife and serene outdoors. This premium all-inclusive event has the optimal mix of adventure, entertainment, culture and relaxation, guaranteeing an unforgettable time in the South of Scotland. Raiders Gravel is a team event where riders enter and participate in teams of two. The inaugural edition will take place from October 7th to 10th 2021. Team entry packages include daily breakfast, recovery lunch and dinner, evening entertainment, welcome drinks, GPS rider tracking, professionally managed race route, special inaugural edition
Hidden Tracks Cycling – Coached Skills Days
Anyone who can ride a bike on the road can ride on a trail – right? Introducing Bike Skills Coaching days help you improve and hone those off road, gravel, mountain bike or cyclo-cross riding skills. Look in any park and you'll see loads of people happily riding around the place. Surely, you don’t need coaching for off-road riding, it's the same as riding on a road but with more bumpy bits, isn't it? Almost, in my park, everyone is having a lovely time because all the trails are nice and smooth, add in some nasties, technical trail features or TTFs in the jargon, aka, rocks, gullies, gravel and roots and it all changes. Agree, most people can tackle these TTFs at a low level (as on our Green and Blue rides) but it isn’t much fun when these obstacles get a
#GOODCAUSE – ST MALO 2 NICE
Planning and riding from St Malo 2 Nice for Bowel Cancer UK and Mind Charities