The world at 15mph(ish!)
The world at 15mph(ish!) In 2012 Naomi (a self-confessed non-athlete) set out on the cycle tour of a lifetime with a man she’d met just three times before. Fuelled by stubbornness, determination and cake, the trip eventually totalled 32,000 km including Alpe d’huez,Cairo to Capetown, South East Asia, India and Nepal. If you’re not sure you’re fit enough…
Jenny Tough – pushing boundaries
Jenny Tough – pushing boundaries In 2018, Jenny Tough surprised the ultra bikepacking community – and herself – when she came in as the first female in the inaugural Silk Road Mountain Race in Kyrgyzstan. Jenny came into unsupported bike racing from solo touring adventures, through the Canadian Rockies, circumnavigating the Baltic Sea, crossing Korea,…
Happiness is a road at least 10,000-miles long – from Edinburgh to Bhutan on a bicycle
Event cancelled We are sorry to announce that this event has been cancelled. Happiness is a road at least 10,000-miles long – from Edinburgh to Bhutan on a bicycle Christopher Boyce always knew that the idea of cycling to Bhutan, the small kingdom in the Himalayan foothills world-renowned for its national focus on happiness, was…
Come on Britain’s oddest bike rides…
Come on Britain’s oddest bike rides… Cycling writer Rob Ainsley – author of 50 Quirky Bike Rides and Bluff Your Way in Cycling – reveals Britain’s highest, steepest, scariest, quirkiest, bendiest, wettest and plain oddest bike rides, illustrated with pictures from his regular route research round the UK for Cycling Plus magazine. Join him to…
RAD Monika: The first woman to ride the Vuelta a España route
Please note that Monika Sattler has cancelled this event. Tickets which have already been bought for this event will be refunded. Monika Sattler, also known as RAD Monika, is a cyclist, presenter, speaker and author. As the first female in history, she set a world record by cycling one of the toughest cycling challenges in…
Around the World with Jenny Graham
Around the World with Jenny Graham THIS EVENT HAS SOLD OUT Adventure Syndicate member Jenny Graham rode her way into the Guinness World Records last year becoming the Fastest Woman to circumnavigate the world by bike. Completing her ride solo and unsupported she covered 18,427 miles (ca. 29,655 km) in 124 days knocking almost three…
What would you be willing to risk in order to ride a bike?
What would you be willing to risk in order to ride a bike? What would you be willing to risk in order to ride a bike? What does it take to create a women’s right to ride movement in a conflict zone? National Geographic Adventurer and global human rights activist, Shannon Galpin, worked in Afghanistan…
The Change Cycle
The Change Cycle Cargo bikes have the potential to help decarbonise transport in our towns and cities, and even in rural areas. As a part of Edinburgh Social Enterprise’s Climate Action Fringe, an expert panel from the world of Edinburgh cycling discuss travel and the movement of goods and people around the city, and the…