Triada MTB – Paltinis – Traseul Scurt

Paltinis is the oldest and best mountain resort in Romania and Transylvania. The forest trails around Paltinis are epic, and you can ride for days on some of the best mountain bike trails in Europe. This route, taken from the Triada mtb events, is a classic, and great introduction to the best mtb trails in Romania

Sibiu and North East Hills

A tough but rewarding and extremely scenic ride around the hills surrounding historic Sibiu. A very worthy 100km ride from this wonderful city and world heritage site.

Sibiu and its Parks

This is a superb evening or morning ride around the outskirts of the historic city of Sibiu, home to Larisa, taking in the beautiful city park.

The Advent of the E-Bike

Firstly, video did not kill the radio star – Steve Wright is living proof of the longevity of that format. Secondly, the Kindle did not kill off the book, and finally, and the reason for this blog – the E-bike will not kill off good old fashioned cycling.

Touring Lake Balaton Part 3

So it is our last day cycling, and I was both excited and sad at the same time. We had all become great friends during our tour, led by Tamas, with Peter and Laszlo keeping us supplied with water, coke and lots and lots of humour.

Touring Lake Balaton Part 2

Setting off from our hotel with a larger peloton, today was to be a day of twisting roads, climbing and history, as we took a long flat road towards the rising countryside of Hungary and the magnificent Balaton area, filled with culture

Touring Lake Balaton Part 1

Arriving at the airport, the first thing I saw was a large sign saying #helloHungary. Speaking to Tamas, this is a drive by Hungary to promote tourism, of which cycling is a key part.

Lake Shoes & Christian Van Asten

Leading one of the top footwear brands in the industry, Christian values the consumer highly, and so takes time to travel all over the globe visiting shops and consumers

My First Olympic Distance Triathlon

Triathlon training advice and information, as Luciana Prados writes about her first triathlon