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Bosnia on a bicycle | Rob Penn

Somewhere between Trebinje and Mostar, my slow progress was brought to a halt by the menacing gaits and the broad palms of two burly Serbian policemen...

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Buy 'Em, Ride 'Em, Sell 'Em | Jasper Winn

For a day I cycled with a chicken merchant who strung his livestock, heads down, over every part of his bike like a Duchamp surrealist artwork. Everytime we picked up speed downhill the chickens would

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Cycling in Ireland | Jeremy Seal

Cyclists from Europe's and America's more bustling corners are delighted to discover an abiding truth behind that familiar giftshop postcard - of a flock of sheep blocking a road above the caption 'Traffic Jam in Ireland'

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Cycling in Tuscany | Sue Carpenter

The closing - and opening - weeks of a long summer are the best time to cycle through Tuscany. Spring and autumn days are mellower, the light softer, the palette more varied

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Meals on Wheels | Mark Eveleigh

I wondered if a couple of tonnes of Japanese metalwork would be able to stand up to this much elephant

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Mountain Biking in Los Angeles | Nancy Lyon | United States, California, Los Angeles

Forget cars. What could look cooler and tougher in L.A. than dodging limos and weaving between stretch-caddies - on a mountain bike!

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Saddle Soaring in Guangdong | John Borthwick | China, Guangdong, Guangzhou

As I pedal through the back blocks of Guangdong Province it strikes me that, due to the garish cycling garb we are wearing, my ten companions and I may well be regarded by the Chinese as the 'Lycra minority'

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The Longest Ride - Round the world by bicycle | Rob Penn

In the three years it took me to ride 24,000 miles round the world, I was frequently amazed at the genuine and unmistakable trust people from the 31 countries I crossed placed in me, simply because I was riding a bicycle

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Western France 2 | Martin O'Brien | France, Loire, Amboise

There is simply nothing like it. The fresh-air freedom of cycling the open road, the exhilaration of spinning wheels and wind in the hair and, every day, somewhere up ahead, the softly seductive prospect of a picnic lunch.

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