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The Sunken Bell Tower of Lake Resia: The Alps' Strangest Morning

A flooded village, a medieval tower still standing in the water, and the strangest hour of a week crossing the Alps by gravel bike.

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Fuelling the big climbing days of gravel cycling in the Alps

The Stelvio doesn't break legs because it's steep. It breaks riders who stopped eating an hour before they reached it.

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What to Pack for the Alps: Dressing for a 2,758-Metre Descent

Five to twenty-five degrees, in one day, on one bike. The Alps don't ask you to pack for a season — they ask you to pack for a single stage that moves through several.

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Training for the Alps: 9,000 metres of gravel climbing

Five stages, four countries and up to 9,200 metres of climbing. The training that matters is not the long ride — it is the day after it.

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Hotel to Hotel Across the Alps: A Night-by-Night Look at the Week

Six beds, four countries, one crossing. The Alps read differently when you arrive somewhere new each evening and never carry a bag to get there.

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Riding the Stelvio Pass on Gravel

The Stelvio is a paved legend — but the gravel that surrounds it is the real story. How the famous pass anchors a four-country Alpine crossing on a gravel bike.

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Gravel Cycling in the Alps: A Guide to the Trans Alp Gravel Route

Crossing the Alps on gravel bike: high passes, mountain valleys, and the moment when you realize your legs can do more than you thought.

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