When asked to think about the best places in the world to cycle, most people would point to Amsterdam or to Copenhagen (incidentally a city I have just been in this past weekend), with their incredible cycling infrastructures which have led to a cycling culture developing in these cities and countries. No doubt the luxurious paths in these cities have increased safety leading to record numbers of individuals using bicycles not only for leisure but for commuting too. So wouldn

In the autumn of 2012, I made the move across the Atlantic from the UK to Brasil in order to continue my career as a budding researcher in exercise science. I was informed by a close friend that I was moving to a concrete jungle, and so São Paulo has proved itself to be, but that has not dampened my appetite for cycling. I am not afraid of cycling on the roads as car after car speeds past me at a distance at which I can smell the passenger’s lunch (generally meat, rice and be

Day one (~70 km) After picking up our road bikes in downtown San Diego, an old friend Ian Varley and I started our journey out of the city and northward bound for La Jolla beach. This initial stage proved trickier than expected, with the traffic light system in the city apparently operated by a 4 year old child pushing buttons at random. After our intermittent warm up, we were finally out of the city, cycling along beautifully flat open roads with ample width cycle lanes and