The harder the climb, the sweeter the descent. This rule may not apply to everyone. For me and anyone else who enjoys a good hard ride, here are a few thoughts on a tour in Liguria that was far too grueling.

The blog posts about retirees riding e-bikes have generated some interesting reader responses. One comes from Christian Großmann from Hesse, who has been a mountain biker for nearly 50 years. The tirade against seniors on e-bikes really upset him. After all, he is one of them.

The urban downhill racing series "Cerro Abajo" has so far mainly been held in Latin America. Now organizer Red Bull is announcing an edition in Genoa. From October 18 - 20, the Italian port city will be a downhill track. Tomáš Slavík takes the measure in the video and passes his first test of courage.