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Singapore

Tuas Lamp Post 1

How did a sticker-covered lamp post become a beloved landmark for cyclists in Singapore?
To ride these contraptions, riders need bravery, tights, and a vest.
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5 Cycling Races Even More Intense Than the Tour de France

Get your penny farthing to the starting line.
April White June 27, 2024
Toledo, Spain

Monument to the Eagle of Toledo

An homage to the first Spanish cyclist to win the Tour de France.
Angélique Schmeinck cooks a three-course meal among the clouds.
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A Hot-Air Balloon Restaurant and Other Stories of Food on-the-Go

Five highlights from Gastro Obscura's "Moveable Feasts" series.
Sam O'Brien August 1, 2022
A soigneur performs a successful musette handoff to cyclist Andre Darrigade in 1956.
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Inside the Tour de France’s Fast and Furious Feed Zone

Feeding cyclists mid-race involves a century-old method of careful handoffs.
Megan B. Wells July 13, 2022
Numbers and arrows help point cyclists on their way.
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How Flanders Made Navigating a Cycling Paradise as Easy as Memorizing a Phone Number

To map out routes through stunning landscapes, riders rely on numerical "nodes."
Daniela De Lorenzo May 14, 2021
A section of the trail on a narrow strip of Belgium.
Belgium

Vennbahn Cycleway

Walk or bike along a narrow strip of Belgium sandwiched by German territory.
Xorret de Cati Hill Cycling Sculpture
Castalla, Spain

Xorret de Cati Hill Cycling Sculpture

This statue celebrates the winners of one of the most popular mountain stages in the Vuelta a España cycle race.
Southern Entrance of Tunnel
Edinburgh, Scotland

Innocent Railway Path

The U.K.'s first underground railway line is now a lively thoroughfare for runners and cyclists.
Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium

Cycling Through The Trees

This bike path traverses the treetops.
York Solar System Trail.
Bishopthorpe, England

York Solar System Trail

Cycle the solar system—from the sun to Pluto—right here on earth.
Van Gogh Bicycle Path
Eindhoven, Netherlands

Van Gogh Bicycle Path

Inspired by "The Starry Night" this Dutch bike path turns into a glowing work of art each night.