Sam takes us on a long ride on some new-old trails that will make for a great weekender, or a really big day out. Words Sam Jones Photography Jordan Gibbons and Stef Amato Sam Jones (Cycling UK), Jordan Gibbons (Pannier), Sophie Gordon (Cycling UK), Vedangi Kulkarni (freelance), Stefan Amato (Pannier), Rob Penn (freelance) and Katherine Moore (Unpaved podcast). The last time I ‘turboed’ anything was more than 20 years ago in the student union, and it involved cheap lager…
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