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1. TEST YOURSELF IN AN ALPINE SETTING Even though the Alps can challenge the toughest of Ironmen, the mountain range has something to offer for everyone. Feeling like a professional or at least a determined amateur? The Alps allow you to test your skills at the heart of French Alps, where the best of the best world's cyclists meet to compete in Tour de France each year. And while this route might not be for everyone's capabilities, it is well rewarding with the dramatic and enjoyable scenery. Meanwhile, in the East, you'll find the Via Claudia Augusta - the first real road used as a Roman trade route in 15 BC. The historic road is now turned into a modern cycling trail, which stretches across the Alps at a comfortable altitude of 1600m. Know what that means? It means that to enjoy this trail, you don't necessarily have to be a fitness head. While more relaxing, this route is as exciting with its ever-changing landscapes, variety of orchards, and vineyards keepin...

Taking your bike on a plane opens up a whole world (literally) of cycling holiday destinations. People sometimes ask me at airports, when they see me with my bike, why I don't just hire when I reach my destination. There are many reasons, the main one being that I'm most comfortable on my own bike and comfort matters if you are riding for several hours a day. Another big advantage is that flights are often sold as singles rather than returns nowadays, and that is ideal if you are planning a linear trip as you can fly into one airport and out of another one some distance away. Organising one-way bike hire is not so easy, and traveling back to the bike hire shop by train just wastes valuable holiday time. And let's not forget cost -- the longer your bike tour, the more likely it will work out cheaper to take a bicycle rather than hire one. But flying with a bike can be quite a hassle, and for periods of a week or less it may make sense to leave it at home. When planning a c...

If you haven't been on a Boris Bike then now is the time. This is your final reminder to not miss out on the fun of hiring one of London's cycle hire bikes and get yourself around London without having to cram onto a bus or tube. Not only that but I highly recommend taking the time to have a day out on the bikes combined with some of London's finest pubs. A Boris Bike Pub tour is all the new rage in London so saddle up for some serious fun. You can hire a bicycle from any of the docking stations located all over central London. There are hundreds of them and ideally located close to some great pubs of London. I have been plotting the best routes to carve out a fun Bike and pub tour so I thought I would share this great idea with the world. First up you need to register for a key token which gives you access to the bikes. This can be done easily online but soon enough anybody will be free to walk up to a docking station and hire the bike. Once you have your key token you...

Why taking a cycling tour in China? Hey, it is a vast land that full of surprises. Be sure to explore it by your own way. Instead of strapping on the coach seats and driven here and there, taking a bicycle means you can discover it in comfortable pace and see the every detail of Chinese splendid culture, its people and scenery. Ride on the off-the-beaten route and interact with local people in the most beautiful places of China, which are also the most suitable places for all ages to travel by bicycle. Guilin: Unique Cycling Trip through the Fabulous Karst Landscape During the cycling tour around Guilin, you will have the chance to ride through the unique limestone mountains, discover idyllic countryside, visit old towns and savor exotic folk customs of the ethnic minorities. Yangshuo could be the highlight of your cycling excursions in Guilin, which provides the most stunning scenery for cyclists. Here is a suitable phrase that describes Yangshuo's beauty: Guilin's scene...