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The 'Round the Campfire' sessions hosted by Emma Cole feature a stellar line-up of gravel and endurance cyclists telling us all about their recent adventures, favourite places to ride and pro tips for long-distance rides.

Clare Dewey from Epic Road Rides will be giving advice on prep for multi-day journeys, plus the do's and don'ts of setting out on family cycling adventures.

Off-road.cc's Liam Mercer will be chatting to the bike brands at the show and looking at the winner of the Gravel & Adventure Bike for 2025/26.

Finally, our cycling travel specialists will be discussing the hot spot places to visit on two wheels that should be on your lists in 2026.

Click on the session titles below and add to your calendars:

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10 Jan 2026
  1. Angus is an endurance racer, elite multisport athlete, chemistry teacher and lover of the outdoors. "Over the years, I've been fortunate enough to explore the great outdoors on my bike, both near and far. While I've enjoyed traveling to new places, I …
  2. Claire set up epicroadrides.com in 2018 to help make it easy for cyclists to explore the world by bike, providing independent information on cycling holidays and bike rides that helps you plan unforgettable bike trips worldwide. 
  3. Ian Hughes has worked in the cycle industry his whole career, helping to develop the Marin brand in the UK and setting up Scott Sports here. He launched Vielo with his son Trevor in 2017 to create high performance British bikes, able to take British …
  4. Molly is a former professional road racer, now ultra endurance racer and adventure rider. She set a new Guinness World Record in 2025 for the fastest circumnavigation of the British coastline by bicycle in 21 Days, 10 Hours and 48 mins. Riding for ar …
  5. Liam is an enduro rider and as Technical Editor of off-road.cc has dozens of bike reviews under his belt. The Gravel & Adventure Bike of the Year is one of cycling's most prestigious awards and Liam will be revealing what made this year's winner the …
  6. Max and Dmitri have ridden in over 40 countries around the world so have learnt a thing or two about what makes a truly great bike trip right down to the finest details. They'll be discussing their top five cycling destinations in Asia that should be …
  7. Duncan is an adventure cyclist from SW England. He left the UK in April 2024 to pedal his Reilly Gradient over 40,000km around the world, crossing Europe, Central Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, South East Asia, Australia and America carrying everythi …
  8. Red Dirt has been organizing off-road cycling, mountain biking, touring and gravel biking tours in East Africa since 2016. Riders on their trips will experience some of the most unique and beautiful nature and wildlife that Rwanda and Uganda has to o …
  9. Richard's adventures in the slow lane have taken him over 14,000 miles around the globe, hiking, skiing, by canoe and kayak, and through the Sahara and Morocco by fat tyre bike.
11 Jan 2026
  1. Liam Mercer catches up with two of the UK's most successful ultra endurance riders. Josh has raced and ridden on every continent, racing exploring many dozens of countries on the way, while Mark's record-breaking achievements - including his 79 day r …
  2. Brand manager for Strava and an ambassador for Aurum bikes and Mavic, Angèle describes herself as a slow travel advocate. In 2021 she set off on Project SAORSA, a solo bikepacking ride she conceived herself, from her home town of Montpellier to the S …
  3. An  Adventure Queens advocate and chair of the Women of Colour Cycling Collective, Ade only started cycling post pandemic and is now a budding ultra-cyclist who’s working her way towards completing a Transcontinental Race in the not too distant futur …
  4. German native and now resident of Scotland, Markus is a film-maker, photographer and the writer of several gravel and bikepacking books. An accomplished ultra-endurance racer his achievements include three successful finishes of the Highland Trail 55 …
  5. A veteran of many transcontinental rides, Adrian is the organiser of the TransAtlantic Way, a 2250km race around Ireland, and he'll be reflecting on the race, and what it takes to put it on and to take part in it
  6. Claire set up epicroadrides.com in 2018 to help make it easy for cyclists to explore the world by bike, providing independent information on cycling holidays and bike rides that helps you plan unforgettable bike trips worldwide.  Her Sunday session explores how families can enjoy great bike trips together with some simple planning and preparation.