By photographer and Paul’s friend, Paul Davy He’s a bike messenger or was until 06-08-14. This is the day he became free. People wax lyrical about how being a bike messenger is being free, being your own boss. Well it is part of the time – mostly summer time – but when it becomes time […]
“The rain is pounding on my head as I sink into the steaming hot water of Hirayu-Onsen. My muscles relax immediately, grateful for the relief after a tough 1100m ascent from Takayama in the valley below. I could not be happier, and I know Katie must be feeling the same in the women’s bath; she […]
The thought of riding across Iran during the cold months may excite and terrify you at the same time. Pooyan Shadpoor did it in the beautiful video below. It makes you want to start exploring your own backyard and then start to branch out and see new things and exotic places.
Issue 4 is our 1st Birthday Issue. It is packed full of amazing photography from the Giro d’Italia, Giro Rosa, La Course, the Tour de France, Tour of Utah, Touring with Jack Chevell and so much more. We have some thoughtful articles and a little tale at the beginning on how this magazine came to be. […]
This is the fourth and final part of Brian Hodes’ photographic series, ‘My Dubai’. It is more than apt to say that Brian is a craftsman behind the camera. He loves the subject he shoots. Not everyone that picks up a camera can shoot a interesting and beautiful picture. There is something very special about […]
“My grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel, I drive a Mercedes, my son drives a Land Rover, his son will drive a Land Rover, but his son will ride a camel“ – Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Given that the fortune of oil will come and go, Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum was responsible […]
It is now time to put your money where your mouth is. It is easy to talk a good game when it comes to equality in sport, given women an opportunity to have a meaningful and sustainable cycling career etc etc. However, those words are easy to come by when you do not have to […]
It is now time to put your money where your mouth is. It is easy to talk a good game when it comes to equality in sport, given women an opportunity to have a meaningful and sustainable cycling career etc etc. However, those words are easy to come by when you do not have to […]
“There is no glory without the glory of the country and its citizens. We have to be proud of our forefathers, who were able to face the harshness of life with a strong will and dedication to shape a better collective future .” – Sheikh Zayed
In this industry, we are very fortunate to find and work with some great people and brands. One such brand is Trasé. A Norwegian brand that is independent and impressive. We have had the fortune to publish three stories with Trasé. This particular story set out below was published in Issue 1 of Conquista. Normal […]
On Sunday 20th July I tackled the road cycling race Le Tour de Mont Blanc. A single stage race consisting of a full loop around Mont Blanc spanning 330Km (200 Miles) and 8,000 metres of ascent and descent. To put it in perspective the route is 100Km longer than this year’s longest Tour de France […]
As you no doubt know, Zak is battling it out in his first Tour de France. We interviewed Zak about his life so far (at the time) last year for the very first Conquista magazine. In case you did not get a chance to read the article, here is an extract so you can catch […]