The Tour du Grand Combin is a challenging three-day tour between Martigny and Aosta and a highlight when it comes to alpine mountain biking. A completely different, but no less attractive character can be found on the Belchen in the Black Forest. Ride explores the question of whether or not such a tour should be published in the land of the two-meter rule? The trio of tours is completed by the super tour to the Valle di Mergo near Locarno, where the peculiarities of the southern side of the Alps provide a contrast to the other two stories. Finally, the extraordinary travel report from the snow trail in Bhutan provides a dash of exoticism.

Diversity is also a key feature of the background reports. The focus is on a major story from Innsbruck. Ride explains the constellation, the opportunities and the obstacles of the "Mountain Bike City". The report is supplemented with a riding impression on location. Another story in the July issue looks at the lessons learned from 30 years of mountain bike tourism and asks the question: What has remained after all this time?

Contents of Ride Ride N° 86 - July 2023:

• Extensive lounge pages with all the important news from the sport of mountain biking
• Reportage: What's going on in Innsbruck
• Reportage: 30 years of mountain bike tourism - what's left?
• Photo report: Snowman trek in Bhutan
• In the test: Specialized S-Works Turbo Levo SL, Strive:On CFR
• Touring report: Tour du Grand Combin (Valais, Aosta)
• Touring report: Blechen Supertrail (Black Forest)
• Tour report: Valle di Mergo  (Ticino)

   

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