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September 2, 2012

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A book 17 years in the making. Gravel Rides Edin

A book 17 years in the making. Gravel Rides Edinburgh, Fife & the Lothians is scheduled to arrive from the printer in the end of next week - a book packed with rides in & around the best city in the world 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Those 📸 are all from the 16 routes featured in the book - with the promise that you’ll enjoy them equally as visitor or local rider. Link to pre-order in my bio - all Edinburgh City deliveries are done free of charge by bike. #gravel #edinburgh #fife #eastlothian #scotland

Most of my week has been spent uploading 13 brand-

It’s been a while since I spontaneously cycled 125

It’s been a while since I spontaneously cycled 125km, mainly into a headwind. With a heavy backpack with laptop, drill, drill bits and camera gear. Why? I took the bus to Perth, cycled to my house to fix things & work from there, and cycled back. And possibly intentional, I strategically skipped the public transport options in Fife. And while not easy, it was amazing fun. Nice to re-visit some of places in the latest book (link in bio), places like the Cowdenbeath murals the bus stop in Balmerino & West Lomond, all which narrowly didn’t make the cut. The bike is an amazing tool for such spontaneous trips, it takes some courage & willpower to cycle in strong wings & occasional rain, but I loved almost every minute of it.

13 new #gravel & #MTB routes across the Cateran Ec

13 new #gravel & #MTB routes across the Cateran Ecomuseum 🚴‍♂️Funded by the SSE Drumderg Windfarm Community Fund, this 310km network is one of Scotland’s most comprehensive—fully connected and designed to explore by bike from Alyth.Perfect if you’re riding the Cateran Dirt Dash (23/24 May) or planning a longer stay. Base yourself at Forillon (Bikepacking Scotland HQ), grab a coffee at Alyth Cyclery, and explore the rich history along every route.Route 1 is live now—link in bio.Gravel, history, and great coffee 🚴‍♂️This Alyth loop packs it all in—rolling quiet roads, forest trails, and incredible heritage along the way. Highlights include the ancient Shanzie Souterrain, the impressive Barry Hill Fort, and the Pictish treasures at Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum.Refuel stops? Sorted. ☕️ Flour Coffee Shop and Ardler Tavern have you covered.A perfect mix of adventure and scenery in the heart of Perthshire.#GravelCycling #BikeScotland #Perthshire

Impressions from scouting new routes around Alyth

Impressions from scouting new routes around Alyth this weekend to create a continuous network of gravel routes from the small Perthshire town all the way into the Cairngorms National Park. Almost enough to fill another book - with loads of potential to expand this further. Having Ember now serving the A93 makes it much easier to explore this part of Perthshire without a car, but there’s still room for improvement. This was also a perfect opportunity to redefine the Cateran Dirt Dash route for the event in the end of May. With so much good routes to choose from I like to alternate the route each year, so each event explores a different corner of the Cateran Ecomuseum.I’ll share more soon - but this weekend was another proof why this is one of my favourite parts of 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

What a weekend! Scouting routes for the Cateran Di

What a weekend! Scouting routes for the Cateran Dirt Dash on 23/24 May & a new network of gravel routes starting from Alyth - so you can stay at Forillon & bring your bike or hire one from Alyth Cyclery. It’s such a fab place to bike! #gravel #scotland #adventure

Good ideas multiply 👍 A few pics from the Dawn Pa

Good ideas multiply 👍A few pics from the Dawn Patrol rides in Düsseldorf, Edinburgh & Oslo — (very) early starts, good chats, and lots of amazing humanoids on bikes. All of this was feeding into my new book - which is pretty much done now. Pretty cool seeing it come together.

What a great way to start the Sunday at @cyclingwo

What a great way to start the Sunday at @cyclingworldeurope - the Dawn Patrol delivered an amazing dawn & sunrise. Great chats, and we found coffee & baked goodies at the finish. It was great to bring the concept from @oslodawnpatrol & @edinburghdawnpatrol to this great cycling show - I look forward to be back in 2027. Thanks to everyone who joined this morning!

Come on a guided trip with me & @mrmarkbeaumont on

Come on a guided trip with me & @mrmarkbeaumont on the Mjolkevegen - one of my favourite gravel routes in the world. You can explore Oslo on the first day, and then ride five days in stunning scenery. 6 - 13 Sep - all details are on gravelnorway.com Come & join us! #gravel #norway

🚴‍♂️ 8 days. 15 riders. Epic Norwegian gravel. Joi

🚴‍♂️ 8 days. 15 riders. Epic Norwegian gravel.Join @MarkBeaumont, @JotunheimenTravel & me on the Mjølkevegen 🏔✨📅 6–13 Sept – spots are limited. Link to book in bio or jotunheimentravel.com And to give you a flavour, I just released a new film about the route on my YT channel.#GravelCycling #Norway #AdventureCycling #Mjølkevegen

I look forward to visit @cyclingworldeurope on the

I look forward to visit @cyclingworldeurope on the weekend - a good opportunity to share the @edinburghdawnpatrol & @oslodawnpatrol idea with more people. Join us on Sun 22/3 at 5.40am to welcome the say by bike. Meet outside the @zipperhotel - bring your bike, friends & a smile. Route on Komoot - 31.9km - pace depends on the group - and let’s find some coffee jointly afterwards.And I’ll be on stage at the blogger lounge on Sunday at 12.45 to talk more about human power // communitiessee ya & spread the wordand thanks to @toutterrain for providing me with a bike

Sooooooo looking forward to see the first proof fo

Sooooooo looking forward to see the first proof for Gravel Rides Edinburgh, Fife & The Lothians. The book is already listed & pre-sales will open next week. Three books in a year was a push, but I can’t wait to share this one with you. Official launch date is the 21 May. All pics are taken from the gravel routes in Fife in the book, 2 easy, 2 straightforward & 2 advanced. To shorten the wait, you can watch my latest film ‘Roughstuffing in Fife’ now on YT. #Gravel #Fife #LoveFife

🚵 Dirt Dash Season is GO! The countdown is on for

🚵 Dirt Dash Season is GO!The countdown is on for another epic season with @dirtdash_cc 🙌It all kicks off with the Cateran Dirt Dash in Alyth — expect big views, proper gravel, and that unbeatable Dirt Dash atmosphere.Then we roll into summer at the Yorkshire Coast Dirt Dash in June 🌊And we wrap things up in style at the Dunoon Dirt Dash in September 🍂Three stunning locations. Three unforgettable adventures.Who’s in? 👊Link to join in the bio

Some frames from the new🎬 project I have been work

Some frames from the new🎬 project I have been working on with @welcometofife - Roughstuffing in Fife will premiere on Monday at 7pm on my YT channel - taking you on a 243km ride very close to my home. I can spot the big antenna on the other side of the Forth almost every day when I commute to my co-working place. The route is the bonus route in my next book Gravel Rides Edinburgh, Fife & The Lothians - more about this soon!

New film alert 🎬 - Roughstuffing in Fife portrays

New film alert 🎬 - Roughstuffing in Fife portrays a new 243km bikepacking route through the Kingdom of Fife in Scotland. Premiering Monday 2 March 7pm GMT on youtube.com/reizkultur The route will go live on @bikepackingscot at the same time 👀#gravel #bikepacking

Exploring home. I have worked with Pindar Creative

Exploring home. I have worked with Pindar Creative on updating Edinburgh’s cycle maps & just finished researching & photographing Gravel Rides Edinburgh, the Lothians & Fife. Josh & I explored some of Edinburgh’s excellent quiet cycle routes & added bits of the routes from the upcoming book in - and added on a low tide cycle to Cramond Island. Edinburgh is a wonderful city to explore!

Dig Day with @lochaber_trail_association at the @m

Dig Day with @lochaber_trail_association at the @mountainfestival - what a joy. I loved talking about how bikes have connected me to so many people around the world - so this was the perfect opportunity to connect with local riders & get stuck in. Thanks heaps to Mark for inviting me along - on tools & camera. A few hours to give back to those amazing communities without Scotland wouldn’t be such a cool place.

Looking back to exploring Halifax in Nova Scotia o

Looking back to exploring Halifax in Nova Scotia on a gravel bike last October. Hundreds of km of great trains & great autumn colours. Looking forward to spend next week writing features - so you can get a good idea where to explore.#canada #novascotia

What does it mean to document a race while you’re

What does it mean to document a race while you’re still racing it?My latest short film, Still A Race, supported by @schwalbetyresuk explores exactly that.At the 2024 edition of @mothernorth.cc in Norway, I decided to take the idea of race documentation a step further. Instead of following the event from the outside, I filmed it from within — while racing the full unsupported route myself.That meant carrying all camera equipment on the bike. Managing batteries, sound and storytelling in between resupply stops. Filming in real time, often at the end of long days, deep in the Norwegian mountains. No crew. No second chances. No separating athlete and filmmaker.Ultras are already a balance of physical effort, logistics and mindset. Adding documentation into that mix changes the dynamic completely. You don’t just ask, “How do I go faster?” You ask, “Is this moment worth stopping for?”In the end, I finished Mother North in 5 days, 5 hours and 55 minutes, in 28th position — with enough film material for a 10-minute film that captures what it feels like when racing and storytelling collide.Still A Race is now available to watch on YouTube - enjoy the film.These are frames which take you behind the scenes, my equipment, and those small encounters along the way while taking time to stop. #gravel #cycling #norway

Launching 18 Feb 8pm GMT - My latest film ‘Still A

Launching 18 Feb 8pm GMT - My latest film ‘Still A Race’ documents my journey racing @mothernorth.cc in Norway - filmed by bike, without any outside assistance.I premiered the film at the Fort William Mountain Festival as part of my talk at People Power - enjoy the full film on my Youtube channel -link in bioThe route of Mother North takes you through the stunning landscapes of Norway on ca. 1,000km - including great routes like the Mjølkevegen, Rallarvegen and Grimsdalsvegen & I loved combing being immersed in those places while at the same time having the focus the race provided. Supported by @schwalbetyresuk #gravel #bikepacking #ultracycling

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The Cateran Dirt Dash 🚴‍♂️ #gravel #bikepacking #event

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Scouting routes for this year’s Cateran Dirt Dash on 23/24 May - nae bad or? #gravel

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Let us introduce the Mjolkevegen #Gravel Collective - come & ride with Mark Beaument & me in #Norway

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Cyclingworld Europe X Dawn Patrol

The Oslo Dawn Patrol is a social ride every Tuesday & Thursday at 5.40am - check out https://www.instagram.com/oslodawnpatrol for more. #bicycle #norway #oslo

Oslo Dawn Patrol - This is what Oslo looks like at 5.40am #community #cycling

New film & guided ride in 🇳🇴 - really excited to be joined by Mark Beaumont on the Mjolkevegen

Join Markus & Mark Beaumont, round-the-world record holder, on a guided ride on the route in September here: https://jotunheimentravel.com/en/activities/mjolkevegen-gravel-collective/Experience one of Norway’s most scenic gravel routes travelling from the extensive native forests around Lemonsjøen to the rural uplands of Valdres, and passing beneath some of Norway’s highest peaks in Jotunheimen National Park.Let me take you on a journey along the Mjolkevegen. In preparation for the guided ride this year, I cycled the route with my partner Louise last July and experienced the magic of the Norwegian mountains and hospitality first-hand.

Mjolkevegen - Norway's Gravel Paradise

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The Dirt Dashes are back in 2026 - come & join us for an amazing #gravel adventure

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