As a serious road rider I don’t get to do a huge amount of mountain biking so when I do it doesn’t tend to be on ‘superbikes’ that cost tens of thousands of dirhams. My off road tastes tend to be...
Cycling
Women on Wheels: Summer Adventures on Two Wheels
As blistering temperatures scorch the Arabian Desert, our committed cyclists pack up their biking equipment and jet off to their selected locations around the world seeking cooler temperatures,...
People: Roisin Thomas
Age: 27 Nationality: Irish Profession: Personal Trainer Roisin Thomas’s passion for cycling is quite evident from the fact that she is the first woman to cycle across the UAE in an impressive time...
People: Liam Bek
Age: 36 Nationality: British Profession: English Teacher for the UAE Military forces When did you get into cycling, and what has made you so passionate about it? Like many other runners, I got into...
How I became a mad cyclist…
The first time I heard about the WOW Cyclothon was from my brother Olivier, who had decided he was going to enter this challenging endurance race with his Airbus Team, which was very appropriately...
Women on Wheels: Take your cycling indoors this summer!
Indoor cycling is not just for cyclists, explains our expert and flywheel instructor, Helle Bachofen von Echt. A dark room full of sweaty, panting, groaning people pedalling like crazy to a heavy...
NASST Cycling
The annual Nad Al Sheba Sports Tournament’s 75km cycling race proved to be a thrilling event on 16th June. The race, which took in five 15km loops around the Meydan racecourse, saw victory for...
fi’zi:k R1B Uomo:
Top of the range cycling shoe with Volume Control Technology fi’zi:k’s range of road cycling shoes is developed in collaboration with leading professional cyclists and used to great effect by...
Women on Wheels: Lessons from pro cycling
Don’t you just love kicking back on the couch and watching Tour de France or other road cycling events? It is just so easy, always a pleasure and quite often also exhilarating to watch those pro...
Top Ten Home Bicycle Maintenance
1. DON’T High-Pressure Wash your Bicycle: Please note that while it may seem like you can just blast your bike clean in seconds with a high-pressure hose, that’s a terrible mistake you never want to...