Pedalnorth was started as a place where cycling friends could share routes, rides and their cycling lifestyle. It has always aimed to be different and to promote those aspects of cycling that often get left behind, despite their relevancy, simply because these lifestyle points are not always as being seen as commercial enough. Cycling isn’t just a sport, nor a supportive industry – it’s a way of life. For us, if people ride a bike and love their adventures, then write about it and help you on your journey. Ultimately, we’re simply a group of like-minded friends and cyclists, contributors, freelance writers and photographers all over the world, who love bikes and cycling. We’ve been described as an artisan group of eclectic writers, all simply living a life based around cycling, and doing all we can to promote cycling to others – and, that’s a description we’re extremely proud of!
Editorial Team
Robert Thorpe
Editor in Chief
A former middle distance track runner and cross country runner to a high level in his youth, Robert found time for cycling between training and races. He spent many years as a climbing instructor and mountain runner, and has lived his life in the outdoors.
Having a climber father and cyclist mother, two wheels were always on the horizon, once the mountains had exhausted him.
Robert is a former member of the government Cycle Training Standards Board and a British Cycling Ride Leader. He lives in the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and whilst also writing freelance, Robert studied literature at university, he is a published poet and is still writing that unfinished novel.
Robert is also a brand ambassador for BikeBoxAlan, Orbea (U.K.) MTB, and Lake Cycling Shoes.
Nadezhda Pavlova
Editor in Chief (designate)
Nadezhda has a Masters of Sports, specialising in triathlon, also competing at a high level: -1 place in age group full distance Ironman Russia (rating Tristats.ru), -1 place Russia, 33 Global Rank women age group distance 70.3 and full distance Ironman 2016 from countries all over the world (Rating ETU European Triathlon Union).
Currently living in Barcelona, this talented athlete achieved 11th place World Championship Ironman 70.3 championships at Australia 2016.
Nadezhda is also an artist, designer, business executive and model. When not doing one of these multiple activities, Nadezhda is a certified triathlon coach, and works with leading brands and events across the cycling world.
Nadezhda is also a global brand ambassador, and writes blogs for Time Bicycles.
PEDALNORTH EDITORS (SUBJECT FOCUSED)
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Our subject focused editors are all experts in their own areas, and also ride bikes in their daily lives. We’re not an office-based publication, who occasionally travel out to the hills – we live and breathe cycling.
Ben has written and taken images for some of the most respected brands in cycling, and also advises on our aesthetic issues; whilst Alex is one of the top pro riders and mountain bike guides in Romania, working alongside mountain guide wife and partner, Teo, who also works within the mountain rescue team.
Their knoweldege and expertise is world-class, and it’s shared with you here – at www.pedalnorth.com
Teodora Sabina
Senior Editor, Reviews & Mountain Sports
Alex works within the outdoor adventure industry in Romania, and is a Masters Graduate in Sports Education from Sibiu University. Teo is also a member of a Mountain Rescue team in the Carpathian Mountains, and a mountain runner competing at home and abroad, across Europe.
When not riding or running, Teo guides and teaches people of all ages in mountain sports, and works alongside Alex in their own guiding and sports education company.
Alex Sabin Husariu
Senior Editor, Mountain Bike Europe
Alex works within the outdoor adventure industry in Romania, and is an engineering graduate and professional mountain bike racer. He also teaches skiing in the mountains near to Sibiu in Transylvania.
With a wealth of racing and mountain experience, alongside his writing and photographic abilities, we’re excited to have Alex joining the team here at Pedalnorth, ably assisted by his wife, Teo, also a mountain activities teacher and mountain sportswoman.
Ben Thorpe
Senior Editor, Photography & Technical Content Editor
Ben studied photography at university in London, and has worked with leading brands, as well as creating his own images of urban architecture and life scenes. He’s also a cyclist himself, riding all manner of bikes, from fixed gear, mtb to road and TT.
Ben recently moved back to North Yorkshire and the Yorkshire Dales National Park, having lived and worked in London since university.
Contributors & Writers
Our bloggers are all experts in their field and their advice is here to help you in your own cycling and fitness lifestyle.
Click the name under each image to link to their own social media profiles to follow them online.
Regular Photographic Contributors
Our writing team, living as they do, all over the cycling world, use a variety of photographers alongside their own images. We felt that it was only right to show you a select few of the very best photographers that we frequently call upon to create some of the best cycling images of any cycling lifestyle website currently online globally. Both Valaria and Andrei are among the best cycling photographers to be found anywhere, globally; capturing the essence, the spirit and the movement of cycling in their amazing images. You can click their links to have these talented photographers produce work for you, too.
Valeria Panarina
Freelance Fashion & Lifestyle Photographer
Valerie studied photography in New York, before gathering her camera bag and setting off to explore life through her camera lens. Now living in Barcelona, she works with leading global companies such as AirBNB themselves, as well as fashion houses in Spain, and the cultural, business and lifestyle communities within Catalonia.
Andrei Dina
Freelance Fashion, Sports & Lifestyle Photographer
Andrei hails from the culturally magnificent city of Sibiu in Transylvania, and spends time exploring both the historical cityscapes and the nearby mountains. He’s extensively travelled and has been working with leading brands, creating his unique images for many images.
CONSULTANT EDITORS
Subject Experts & Guest Bloggers
Being one of the most successful independent cycling blogs globally, means that we have to stay focused on content and what’s happening… or ought to be happening within cycling. That means using the expertise of some very talented and very bright people – our consultant editors, from around the cycling globe.
Whilst not regular contibutors to the Pedalnorth website, nor active members of the team, they are our ‘go-to-experts’ for all manner of cycling related subjects. Each of them deserve the accolade of being leading people in particular aspects of cycling, with a wealth of knowledge. Best of all, you can benefit from their expertise and knowledge, by continuing to read our content and by riding our routes and supporting Pedalnorth – the home of eclectic artisans on 2-wheels.
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