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Festive Runhundred 2: The 100km running challenge gets a little bigger.
Festive Runhundred 2: The 100km running challenge gets a little big...
In 2021, I started my own running challenge called “Festive Rundred’. The idea is simple: run 100km between Xmas Eve and New Year’s Eve…
RHYS HOWELL
Jan 29, 2023
Festive Runhundred: 100km between Xmas & New Year
Festive Runhundred: 100km between Xmas & New Year
I set myself the challenge to run 100km between xmas eve and new year’s eve. Here’s how it went.
RHYS HOWELL
Dec 31, 2021
KOM Berlin, a hill-climbing story
KOM Berlin, a hill-climbing story
On 26th September 2020, we saw the first edition of KOM Berlin, a hill-climbing challenge held atop Berlin’s highest pile of rubble.
RHYS HOWELL
Oct 1, 2020
THE WALL — Riding the length of Berlin’s former border.
THE WALL — Riding the length of Berlin’s former border.
What greater expression of freedom than riding your bike with friends across the former divide.
RHYS HOWELL
May 30, 2020
‘The Commute’, Berlin to Koblenz — Bikepacking across Germany (again).
‘The Commute’, Berlin to Koblenz — Bikepacking across Germany (again).
I briefly recollect what it’s like to cycle across Germany in the winter. The coldness and the beauty; the pain and the delight.
RHYS HOWELL
May 25, 2020
Leading the way in the new reality of Cycling eSports.
Leading the way in the new reality of Cycling eSports.
In the new reality we currently find ourselves in, it’s safe to say that one of my roles at Canyon has pivoted slightly and the other has…
RHYS HOWELL
Mar 27, 2020
Free to use: the worst gravel bike names.
Free to use: the worst gravel bike names.
As someone who has named a gravel bike for Canyon, I feel I am pretty well placed to give some advice to anyone else who is thinking of…
RHYS HOWELL
Nov 10, 2019
My First Climb: Deene Road
My First Climb: Deene Road
From the ages between 4 and 9, I grew up in a small village on the outskirts of Rutland in England. It’s a quaint little place, despite…
RHYS HOWELL
Jun 14, 2019
Canyon to Rapha — a bikepacking tramp across Germany: The Final Part
Canyon to Rapha — a bikepacking tramp across Germany: The Final Part
Day 5 (Möckern -> Rapha Berlin)
RHYS HOWELL
May 7, 2019
Canyon to Rapha — a bikepacking tramp across Germany: Part 3
Canyon to Rapha — a bikepacking tramp across Germany: Part 3
Day 2 (Ballersbach -> Melsungen)
RHYS HOWELL
May 7, 2019
Canyon to Rapha — a bikepacking tramp across Germany: Part 2
Canyon to Rapha — a bikepacking tramp across Germany: Part 2
Day 1 (Canyon, Koblenz -> some lightly wooded area near Ballersbach)
RHYS HOWELL
May 6, 2019
Canyon to Rapha — a bikepacking tramp across Germany: Part 5
Canyon to Rapha — a bikepacking tramp across Germany: Part 5
Day 4 (Sankt Andreasberg -> Möckern)
RHYS HOWELL
Jul 9, 2018
Canyon to Rapha — a bikepacking tramp across Germany: Part 4
Canyon to Rapha — a bikepacking tramp across Germany: Part 4
Day 3 (Melsungen -> Sankt Andreasberg)
RHYS HOWELL
Jul 1, 2018
Canyon to Rapha — a bikepacking tramp across Germany: Part 1
Canyon to Rapha — a bikepacking tramp across Germany: Part 1
This is the first post in a series of stories chronicling my journey across Germany.
RHYS HOWELL
May 28, 2018
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