Ride N° 86 - July 2023

Cover Ride N°86

The July issue of Ride is all about diversity when it comes to mountain bike tours. From the Tour du Grand Combin in the Western Alps to the Belchen in the Black Forest and the Velle die Mergo near Locarno to Bhutan in the Himalayas.

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. The Belchen in the Black Forest has a completely different, but no less attractive character. 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 explores the findings from 30 years of mountain bike tourism and asks the question: What has remained after all this time?