Tour

Jane Shearer and Chris Nelson circumnavigate Taiwan – delighting in local cuisine, dodging typhoons and grappling with the local road code that includes the committing 'Taiwan Turn' into oncoming traffic.

As part of an international crew of seven women, Ella Wake cycles 833km down the length of Sri Lanka over ten days. They have raised over $20K for Hey Sister to help fund higher education for 13 Sri Lankan orphaned girls.

John and Jenny Mote cycle tour through Somerset, Devon, Bretagne and Normandy to watch their granddaughter Ellesse Andrews triumph in the velodrome at the Paris Olympics.

Jo Wynn-Williams and a group of solid family friends embark on a once in a lifetime cycle safari through Kenya and Tanzania.

Brett Cotter tours through Tuscany following the L'Eroica route after being inspired by the film at last years Big Bike Film Night.

Rod Oram rides from Kazakhstan to Istanbul – completing the first phase of his Beijing to Birmingham Silk Road pilgrimage.

Hugh Malan regales us with his European Divide Tour, from south-west Spain to the far north-east of Norway, where he encountered an endless headwind, Santa's Village and swarming horseflies - not for the faint of heart.

Finn McLachlan - son of Ground Effect Product Designer Fraser - joins his mates for a weekend at the old Ida Valley Railway Hotel, but elects to take the long way via the A2O, Danseys Pass and Otago Central Rail Trail.

Where in the world is the Pamir Highway, and why would you want to go there on a bike?
If you are a pub quiz nerd with an interest in former Soviet republics, you already know. But for the rest of us, the Pamirs are a central Asian mountain range squished between the Hindu Kush, Tian Shan and Himalaya mountains.

Although a seasoned commuter and mountain biker, this was to be my first real experience cycle touring. Perhaps not geographically the easiest of cycle tours, Banks Peninsula rewards you with spectacular views, exhilarating downhills, gruelling uphills, and - once off the main roads - relatively stress free riding.