Wilier Triestina Bikes

Just a few days to go and Omar Di Felice will be in the Antarctic for Antarctica Unlimited: an adventure that will fulfil a lifetime dream. 

The Trans Am Bike Race begins in the city where the enormous Columbia River flows out into the Pacific Ocean, in Astoria, Oregon, and it ends where the equally enormous York River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, on the Atlantic Ocean in Yorktown, Virginia.

Since 3 October, 2023, Wiebke Lühmann has been headed southward on her Adlar in mixed bikepacking/carrier mode. Final destination: Cape Town. Starting from Germany's Black Forest, she is headed where the Atlantic meets the Indian Ocean, in South Africa.

It's quite fortunate that Georgia isn't entirely considered Europe. It is still seen as a “transcontinental country”: partly situated in Europe but in Asia, as well.

The fact that Mark Cavendish is the world's greatest sprinter is a given, regardless of the Tour. A truth set in stone. However, beating Eddy Merckx's record of stage wins at the Grande Boucle was a target and a satisfaction that was difficult to put into words.

It's exactly as the headline says.

The Absa Cape Epic is the Tour de France of mountain bike racing, except that it takes place in the south of another continent. In South Africa: between Hermanus and Paarl, in a crown of plateaus to the north of Cape Town.

Never has a final sprint been so eagerly awaited. The final stage of the 2023 Giro d’Italia in Rome. Speeding through like a lightning bolt between the Colosseo and the Altare della Patria, right beside the Fori Imperiali. Right at the beating heart of Rome.

Wout Alleman has won the 2023 European Elite MTB Marathon title. This in itself is an exciting result for the Wilier – Pirelli Team. Nevertheless, Fabian Rabensteiner, reigning European champion and silver medallist last Sunday in Laissac, is equally satisfied with the outcome of the race.

It's an important moment for Cycle The World's couple: Caroline Soubayroux is expecting. But, for someone who, not so long ago, travelled 29,000 km pedalling around the globe, is it possible to balance pregnancy with a passion for cycling?

Ladakh is an ideal destination for Omar Di Felice. This is because it is hard to spot on a map given its position set between India, Pakistan, and China, and also because it is difficult to imagine someone cycling along these roads when the weather is good, never mind during the ice-cold winter. But these are exactly the characteristics a place must have to effectively become an OmarZone.