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It’s impossible to ‘fail’ on a cycling adventure: the only way to fail is by not starting it

Fingers up to the naysayers, the doubters, and the inner voices – adventure on two wheels is what you make it. The only true failure is not taking that decisive first pedal revolution, says Steve
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“My go-to hallucination is that I’m riding in a peloton of imaginary friends”: The sleepless and very long adventures of Angus Young

Angus Young is one of the most accomplished offroad ultra cyclists around, and he’s just shifted his cycling career up a gear by going full-time. We spoke to Angus about his ride from novice to endurance ace
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Get the best start in ultra racing: Everything you need to know about getting started with off-road ultra racing

Over the past few years bike packing based offroad ultra races have thrived. Many of us fancy a crack at one; though, the prospect can be very intimidating. Here’s what you need to know about getting started with ultra racing
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You never forget your first mountain bike – memories of my 1987 Raleigh Elkhorn

Steve takes a virtual rigid ride back to 1987 on his old Raleigh Elkhorn, his first mountain bike
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“If you did make a mistake or crash, there were no injuries or warning shots. It was a dangerous place to film a project”: Gee Atherton on recent Ridgeline VII film and the HUGE risk of crashing

With his latest high mountain project just released, we caught up with Gee Atherton to learn more about his film projects, and why he still puts his life on the fine and rocky line after such serious past crashes
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From his 1996 Olympic-winning bike to this year’s Cape Epic: We talk tech and evolution with Bart Brentjens

Dutchman Bart Brentjens became the first ever Olympic mountain bike champion back in Atlanta 1996, and he’s still racing now (occasionally). We spoke with Bart about the evolution of his own bikes and the sport over the last 30 years
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The big cycling app trap: Apps are muting the adventure and exploration of off-road riding

Love them or hate them, mobile apps and platforms of all kinds have had a huge impact on our cycling – and have muted the disconnected sense of adventure and exploration for many riders, according to Steve Thomas
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The oldest spinners in town — senior pro racers who went toe-to-toe with the young guns (and some who are still going)

Professional cyclists need to have exceptional levels of fitness and endurance, and some managed to keep those levels up well into their 40s and beyond. Here's a selection of the most notable veteran pros from past and present
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“The biggest fear is that we could lose trail access”: Hans Rey reveals all about his recent open letter to the bike industry

Last week, mountain bike legend Hans Rey sent an open letter to the bike industry relaying his thoughts and concerns over the need for eMTB category definitions and power limits. We caught up with him to learn more
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“I think from the moment riders win World Cups on them, everybody will be on them”: Olympic gold medallist Bart Brentjens on 32″ wheels and heading Nukeproof’s new XC team

We caught up with former MTB Olympic Champion Bart Brentjens to hear about how his KMC Nukeproof MTB Racing team prepares for the coming Whoop UCI World Series season and about the return of Nukeproof, and got his thoughts on 32" wheels
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