Fifty women. One route from Munich to Lausanne. Seven days across the Alps. No timing chips, no rankings, no fixed groups. Just bikes, mountains, strangers becoming friends, and a finish line at the biggest race in women's cycling. Laura Claus on why the GRL PCK Rally was never really about the destination.

Social Ride Maluku is a cycling community and non-profit foundation based in the Netherlands, built around the Moluccan diaspora. Founded in 2019 from a WhatsApp group and a simple idea, it has grown into a nationwide movement with unofficial chapters across four provinces, a presence on Dutch national television, and a 300km ride that made history.

I’d heard plenty of stories about the SSX Mystery Tour, how tough it is, how many climbs are waiting to test your legs, but also how incredibly beautiful the route can be. Some described it as a cycling adventure; others as a very long day of questioning your life choices halfway up a hill!

Once a year, I like to take on a challenge that I'm not sure I can complete; it gives me the motivation to push myself, something to look forward to and keeps me honest. This year, I took on the Rift, the 200km Icelandic adventure across the lava fields of the Highlands, up volcanoes, over glaciers and through rivers.

Hamedel Ndiaye on his first gravel race in Girona, what it means to be visible in a space where people do not often see themselves, and why showing the messy bits of the story matters just as much as the shiny ones.

Jeremy Ford of Team Africa Rising returns with his mid-year update on the UCI Africa Tour rankings. With national championships across a dozen countries complete and races like the Tours of Algeria, Mauritius, Benin and Cameroon in the books, he breaks down who's moved, who's risen, and what to watch for as the season heads into its second half.

Three days, 300km, and a gravel route shaped by inclusion, landscape, and community. Words: Karla Williams / @karlaxrunbike Photos : @Allterre & @bicycle_factory I came to the Bristol Rally almost by chance after a recommendation from a friend who described it with the kind of certainty that doesn’t need much explanation. Something about it stayed with me. I signed up without fully knowing what I was stepping into, only that it felt like the kind of ride worth experiencing. B

In this episode of Cycling Culture Club Connections, Miles speaks with Alisha Zellner, Community Specialist at SRAM and the driving force behind its global community programme.

There is a specific kind of vulnerability in arriving somewhere alone. Scanning the room, wondering if it shows that you do not quite know where to be. Contributor Jil, writes about doing exactly that at Graveller, a gravel event in Brabant, and what she found when she got there. A space that did not need to announce itself as inclusive because it simply was. An honest and warm piece about courage, connection and what good event design actually feels like.

Contributor Hamadel Ndiaye is often the only Black person at the cycling events he enters. It does not stop him enjoying them. But it does make him wonder who never turns up because they assumed the sport was not for them. In this piece, he writes about representation in its simplest form: not a grand gesture, just visibility. Being present, sharing it, and leaving the door a little easier for someone else to find.

The story behind the CCC X Castelli partnership. It started with a conversation between two believers: people who think brands have a genuine role to play in making cycling more diverse and inclusive. The result is Momentum, our first kit collection, with all profits going towards CCC initiatives, including our scholarship programme and community builder. But the partnership goes well beyond kit. Read the full story to find out what it means for CCC and the riders we serve.

Iman Achieng' Kagumba went to Cape Epic this year. Not to race, but to work. As a soigneur for the Pump for Peace pro team, she spent eight days giving muscle therapy to elite athletes, running between feed zones, and at one point holding four bottles for four different riders who all arrived at once. It is a side of racing most of us never see, and a story about what it feels like when your work is finally trusted at the highest level of sport.

What happens when the growth mindset tool you have spent seven years coaching to kids stops working on yourself? Contributor Mérida Miller got dropped on every climb by her professional friends in Girona, told herself she just was not as strong as them yet, and immediately laughed out loud. A sharp and funny piece about comparison, ambition, and knowing which goals are actually yours.

Words: Jeremy Ford - Team Africa Rising Writer bio Although it is just the first of April and we have only had one of the eight Africa Tour UCI stage races (Tour of Rwanda), many of the 120 African men and women on UCI teams for 2026 have been racing, so we thought we would take a look at the 'Africa Tour' UCI points league tables so far. I have had to manually create the tables below from ProCyclingStats and UCI data as the '2026 Season' league tables on the UCI website ar

Toks didn't just dream up change and let it sit in his head, he manifested it, moulded it and unleashed it on the world in the most beautiful way. Black Unity Bike Ride is the cultimation of that dream and that effort, a series of celebrations of black culture and cycling in London, Manchester and beyond.

March is a time to celebrate the stories, strength, and impact of women everywhere. For Cycling Culture Club, Women’s History Month is a reminder that the freedom we find on two wheels was shaped by women who pushed boundaries and claimed their space in cycling.

In this special episode of Cycling Culture Club Connections, the roles are reversed as Head Cheerleader Merida Miller interviews Miles Baker-Clarke. They talk openly about why Cycling Culture Club exists, how cycling became a space for reflection and reconnection, and why community and diversity matter more than performance. A thoughtful conversation about heritage, belonging, and finding value in quieter rides.

As we head into 2026, it's set to be a hugely exciting year for Africa riders. Guest writer and Head of Communications at Team Africa Rising, digs into the transfers that will matter this year.

Donna’s cycling journey goes beyond miles. It is about making space, finding confidence, and building community. A journalist, mum, and inclusive cycling ambassador at 56, she shares how group rides shaped her, why representation matters, and how showing up authentically becomes its own kind of protest. This episode reminds us that it is not just the ride. It is who you ride with.

Alessandro and Nunziela are at it again, this time exploring the England's south isle, the Isle of Wight