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Happy thoughts to think when you’re filled with existential dread

A small group of riders rolls away from the camera down a one-lane dirt road in a forest. The road is sandy-white, and lined on the sides with red-brown leaf litter from the coniferous trees that tower over it. The road curves and rises slightly into the distance, broken sunlight filtered through the trees.

EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Riding home

EscapeCollective Paywall Badge 500 km across the Aussie outback: Stories from the Simpson Desert Bike Challenge

How to be a tourist at the 2025 Tour de France

EscapeCollective Paywall Badge A revelation 40 years in the making

‘It was one of the most glorious feelings I have ever experienced’ – Svein Tuft on the magic of bike touring

EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Explore cycling’s WorldTour with this fascinating interactive map

EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Looking for new gravel to explore? Sherpa-Map can help

Lachlan Morton’s next target: Riding all the way around Australia

EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Riding the rails: How to turn abandoned train lines into a cyclist’s playground

Tiff Cromwell and Valtteri Bottas pose for a portrait. They're in front of a vineyard, wearing cycling kit and helmets, and have their arms around each other.

EscapeCollective Paywall Badge Five rides that changed us: Tiff Cromwell and Valtteri Bottas

Scene from the 2024 Race Around Rwanda.

Race Around Rwanda gallery: Roads full of life