

Second Breakfasts and Salsa: cycling Lisbon to Seville
Fresh cherries and skinny dipping in streams, Kate Dwyer reminisces over her Brake the Cycle tour that all began with a book


Gear shift
A Tour leader’s take on why cycling isn’t just about shifting gears, but also shifting habits of mind.


Le Bonk and how to keep riding
When out on a bike it’s important to keep fed and watered, as Omar Lababedi reminds us in his tale of near collapse ahead of the last mounta

In Praise of Slow Cycling
It’s not all about the speed, as Louise Denham recollects in her Brake the Cycle experience


Musings on the Mountain
The following blog reminds us that the only mountains one needs to really overcome are the ones we make in our mind. After all, with a...


Cycling the Iberian Peninsula — be more Rock Rose
Cycling from Lisbon to Seville visiting flagship ecological projects was an inspiration for Ellie O’Grady. Along the way her encounter...