‘I want cycling to be a more welcoming space’ – how a bike shop worker turned photographer rebelled against marketing imagery with this new exhibition

Becky Mursell is buzzing, and well she might be. Her work – a photography project called The Everyday Cyclist that has been four years in the making – has been launched and is on display in the stunning grounds of Osterley Park in London. More than that, the message she wanted to send is now…

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What 366 Miles on the Mississippi River Taught Me About Aging, Touring, and Just Keeping Pedaling

My son and I during my June 2026 Mississippi River bicycle tour. He provided vehicle support while I rode 366 miles through Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois on my Specialized Diverge. Last week I finished a six-day, 366-mile bicycle tour along the Mississippi River on my Specialized Diverge. The ride began in southeast Minnesota, crossed…

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Three years ago, Sarah Ruggins couldn’t ride a bike, now she has set two world records while cycling from southern Spain to the Arctic – here’s how she did it

Last week, Dr Sarah Ruggins arrived in Nordkapp, in the far north Arctic-tickling tip of Norway, exactly 13 days, 20 hours and 27 minutes after setting off on her bicycle from Tarifa in southern Spain. Her total riding distance was 6,042km, and just to put that into context, last year’s entire Tour de France was…

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