Holiday Reading: Pt 2
28 12 24After a busy year of adventure, racing and exploration by bike we look back on another selection of our favourite stories from the trail in 2024.
OUTSIDERS: HANNAH GHAZI-IDRISSI
As part of our Outsiders series we caught up with doctor and ultra distance racer Hannah on how she balances life, work and riding at home in Innsbruck.
If you could create the perfect bike and clothing system for an ultra race what would you do.
Albion co-founder Charlie Stewart attempts to answer the question with the help of Sturdy Cycles.
MOLLY WEAVER - FASTEST KNOWN TIMES
Ex-pro roadie turned amateur multi-terrain racer Molly Weaver talks about her FKT on the Lakeland 200 as well as her outlook on racing since leaving the pro peloton.
As part of our Outsiders series we caught up with Samuel Organ, a muscian who left his home in Brighton to embrace the wayfairing lifestyle and explore the connection between music and nature.
THE ARIZONA TRAIL: IMPROBABLE BUT POSSIBLE
How does a 13 year old ride the Arizona Trail Race? Earlier this year Albion ambassador Rich Rothwell and his son James went on the adventure of a lifetime, as the two of them completed the race and became the unsung heroes of the trail.
Rich reflects on the journey, the 21 mile hike-a-bike through the Grand Canyon, and James's astonishing outlook on ultra distance racing as a teenager.
PREPARING FOR YOUR FIRST BIKEPACKING RACE
Grace Pyne works at Laka, a company that provides collective bicycle insurance especially for cyclists. Earlier this year, the opportunity arose to take part in her first bikepacking race, the Utrecht Ultra, a 1000km long race starting and finishing in Utrecht, The Netherlands with a time limit of 100 hours. We caught up with Grace after her experience to hear how she found the experience of training and racing.
This summer saw the culmination of the Pan Celtic Race series as riders departed the Isle of Man following an overnight time trail to make their way back to where it all started five years ago in Inverness.
On their 1700 mile journey they passed through the Lake District as well as the Hebredian Isles of Mull and Skye.
See the story of this year’s race, in pictures by Albion photographer Harvey Waller.