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Heute eine Königin!

Las Ciclistas Festival im Engadin
Heute eine Königin!

In der Badehose auf die Trails

Bikeparks am See
In der Badehose auf die Trails

Vier Tage Trailglück am Molvenosee

BIKE Women Camp 2026
Vier Tage Trailglück am Molvenosee

TOUR TIPS

Cool Trails – MTB Rides & Where It’s Coolest Right Now

Cycling & Heat – 8 Tips
Cool Trails – MTB Rides & Where It’s Coolest Right Now

The best cycle routes around the German team’s base in Winston-Salem

2026 World Cup in the USA
The best cycle routes around the German team’s base in Winston-Salem

Why these five countries in particular are so popular

Gravel and bikepacking destinations
Why these five countries in particular are so popular

SUPERTRAILS

Route 66 - the Lugano legend

MTB cult route in Ticino
Route 66 - the Lugano legend

Is the Zugspitz Bike Park worth a visit? We went there

New bike park near Garmisch
Is the Zugspitz Bike Park worth a visit? We went there

Trail happiness: six MTB trails in Germany

The country needs trails
Trail happiness: six MTB trails in Germany

GERMANY

6 MTB trail rides with refreshing cool water

Cycling & Swimming
6 MTB trail rides with refreshing cool water

Poison on the trail. Or: When the caterpillars arrive!

Oak processionary moth
Poison on the trail. Or: When the caterpillars arrive!

Award for volunteer trail builders

Bike Spirit Awards 2026
Award for volunteer trail builders

The ‘crawl list’, part 4

Death, murder and manslaughter on the trail
The ‘crawl list’, part 4

In the footsteps of Beckenbauer and co.

A football-themed walking tour of Munich
In the footsteps of Beckenbauer and co.

AUSTRIA

Learn to ride with flow on the Turracher Höhe

Free riding technique courses
Learn to ride with flow on the Turracher Höhe

Gravel Carinthia – 1,800 kilometres of gravel, spread across 24 routes

Carinthia
Gravel Carinthia – 1,800 kilometres of gravel, spread across 24 routes

7 trails from July 2026 near Salzburg

New Faistenau Bike Park
7 trails from July 2026 near Salzburg

SWITZERLAND

From the glacier to the Rhine

Mountain biking in Flims Laax
From the glacier to the Rhine

The Val d’Uina is closed!

Attention to those crossing the Alps
The Val d’Uina is closed!

Stress-free cycling across the Alps - 3 enjoyable routes for beginners

Crossing the Alps
Stress-free cycling across the Alps - 3 enjoyable routes for beginners

ITALY

The grand season finale in Brixen

Bike Festa South Tyrol
The grand season finale in Brixen

A world-class World Heritage Site

Val di Fassa MTB region
A world-class World Heritage Site

The World Championship venue

Trentino Summer 2026
The World Championship venue

FRANCE

A Tour de France pass without cars – the legendary 21 hairpin bends of Alpe d’Huez

The Alps – Mountain Passes
A Tour de France pass without cars – the legendary 21 hairpin bends of Alpe d’Huez

Col du Galibier – to the ‘roof of the Tour de France’

Car-free mountain passes 2026
Col du Galibier – to the ‘roof of the Tour de France’

Free travel for bicycles - on the Col du Grand Colombier

Car-free pass roads 2026
Free travel for bicycles - on the Col du Grand Colombier

TRANSALP

High time for the Transalp on the bike

Brenner closed
High time for the Transalp on the bike

4 days of trail cinema at its best

MTB hut tour in the Engadin
4 days of trail cinema at its best

How to plan your MTB tour today

Has the paper map had its day?
How to plan your MTB tour today

EUROPE

The Iron Curtain Trail – a borderline experience in the Czech Republic

A cycling tour along EuroVelo 13
The Iron Curtain Trail – a borderline experience in the Czech Republic

Germany’s first cross-border trail park – now open!

Borderless Trails
Germany’s first cross-border trail park – now open!

Military trails between the Dolomites and Lake Garda

The 8 best touring spots in Trentino
Military trails between the Dolomites and Lake Garda

WORLDWIDE TOURS

When the helicopter comes, it gets expensive

Mountain rescue
When the helicopter comes, it gets expensive

Wiebke Lühmann's 20,150 km cycle tour

From Freiburg to Cape Town by bike
Wiebke Lühmann's 20,150 km cycle tour

The untamed

Trail park road trip in Iceland
The untamed