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Bike traveling stories from Nafent Magazine. Whether they are bike tours, or simply spending time riding at a destination abroad, Nafent covered it all.

Racing the Cape Epic, the most adventurous and professional mountain bike race on earth

If in the road cycling scene the month of July is synonymous with the Tour de France, in the world of mountain biking March means Cape Epic. For all those people who enjoy mountain biking in search of the best climbs and the most attractive trails, the Cape Epic is, without a doubt, a once-in-a-lifetime adventure.

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Old towns, wine yards, and glorious gravel: the UCI Gravel World Series visits Monferrato

A forgotten area in the heart of Europe, a secret gem of beautiful ‘Strade Bianche’ just a one-hour drive away from the Milano airport, Turin or Genoa – the brand- new UCI Gravel Series is discovering the Italian area of Monferrato. A hilly wine-making landscape scattered with medieval villages and fortresses that spoils the eye and challenges the legs during La Monsterrato – Strade Bianche Monferrato.

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China cycling: nearly 1,5 billion inhabitants, but no road star

China has the largest number of active continental cycling teams after Italy (eleven and fourteen respectively) and hosts many UCI races each year: nine. Nearly 1,5 billion people live in China, but arguably its most famous road cycling star – Meiyin Wang – is someone you have never heard of before, even though he raced three years with Bahrein Victorious between 2016 and 2018.

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Bike packing adventures in Latin America: ‘It was now or never – enjoy the moment’

Bike packing adventures in Latin America: ‘It was now or never – enjoy the moment’ Sonia and Eloi are biking their way across Latin America, a dream they have long held. It was the Covid pandemic which finally gave them the impetus to undertake the bike packing journey. After all, “dreams are to be pursued”.

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Catalan cyclist ‘Tonipedales’ fullfils childhood dream with bike trip around the world, literally

Nearly a year ago, Antoni Rodríguez made the radical decision to quit his job: tired of doing the same work every day. The Catalan cyclist took the risk of seeing his daughter, wife, family and friends significantly less, in order to fulfil a dream. He chose to get rid of a completely structured life and embrace the fear of uncertainty instead. Rodríguez went on a bike packing trip around the world. Literally.

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