Valtteri Bottas reveals lizard-leaping, python-dodging cycling exploits on epic ride
Cadillac driver rode between Malaysia and SingaporeFour-day trip helped him acclimatise for Singapore GPValtteri Bottas has revealed the details of an incident-packed 418km bike ride including encounters with snakes, being chased by dogs and the eerie…
‘It’s hard to imagine the fires of July’: a bike ride through the Cairngorms in Scotland
Wildfires raged through the national park this summer, but much of the landscape remains untouched – and autumn is the perfect time to goIn the Cairngorms national park, the bracken is changing from dark green to russet and umber. Birch leaves are lined…
What have I learned in my 53 years? That I shouldn’t listen to strangers who accost me in the street | Zoe Williams
I was shocked when a man in a van aimed an ageist insult at me. And I regret to say that my son has been no help at allI was performing an ordinary and not at all illegal cycling manoeuvre recently when a guy in a white van said: “You’re too old to be…
Britain’s Katy Marchant retires from elite cycling: ‘I’ve achieved more than I dreamed of’
Olympic gold medallist also won world and European titles‘I’m proud of where I’ve got to and what I’ve done’The Olympic gold medallist Katy Marchant has announced her retirement. The 33-year-old took gold alongside Emma Finucane and Sophie Capewell in…
Lime bike profits double as rider numbers surge in England
US-owned firm says average monthly users at UK arm surged to nearly 700,000 with sales up by a thirdLove them or hate them, Lime ebikes are an increasingly common sight on England’s roads with new figures showing annual profits more than doubling thanks…