Detour!

A joyful journey to discover the forgotten bike races on the margins of cyclingJoin Ned Boulting as he travels to some of cycling’s most obscure races, getting to know the people who make them happen, the riders who take part and the locals whose towns the races pass through. What keeps these races from collapse and who keeps them going year after year?Wherever the journey leads – from the Duracell Dwars door het Hageland to the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s Cup Women’s Tour of Thailand – these unsung races take centre stage.The Tour de France is one thing. But it is not the only thing. Not by a long way.