Peaks and troughs: cycling and eating in Austria’s Tyrol

18 September 2018 05:30
Ahead of the Road World Championships, our writer samples the Alpine route, before riding off in search of the area’s best food producersFrom the moment I step off the plane in Innsbruck, mountains dominate the view. Mighty and majestic, they instil a twinge of excitement (mixed with dread) when I imagine being up among them on two wheels.It will certainly make for a magnificent backdrop next week, when more than 1,000 professional cyclists descend on Tyrol, western Austria, for the Road World Championships. After events in the US, Qatar and Norway in recent years, the annual UCI (Union Cycliste International) race is coming to the Herz der Alpen (heart of the Alps) – a slogan used on the postersall over the region. Related: To ski or not to ski? Are the Alps fun without hurtling downhill? Continue readingread full article

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