Author: Tom Owen

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Spomenik hunters in the land of the Macedons
Across the lands that once belonged to Yugoslavia lie hundreds of strange, brutalist monuments to nationhood. CyclingTips contributor Tom...

Inside Sierra Leone's richest race: A startling look at West African cycling
The break is going to stay away. This much is certain with more than half the race to go. The two riders who escaped are Osman T. Kalokoh...

Bikepacking the Pirinexus: An eye-opening ride through Catalunya
The Pirinexus is a hilly 340km mixed terrain cycling loop that connects Spanish Catalunya with the southern-most tip of mainland France. ...

Last good country left: Hemingway's Spain, by bike
In mid-September, British writer Tom Owen, his mate Ben, and photographer Matt Grayson flew over to Spain for a week-long bikepacking adv...

The Slaithwaite Redemption: A bikepacking adventure in England's Peak District
On Strava I clicked my way around the Yorkshire moors, then into the Derbyshire peak district, across a corner of Staffordshire, then fin...