Sportives
Toughest sportives in the UK
The toughest sportives in the UK are not always the longest. Distance matters, but the hardest events usually combine climbing, steep gradients, rough weather, remote roads and poor timing...
Travel
Cycling in Hudson Valley and the Catskills: why this New York escape deserves a place on your riding list
The Hudson Valley and Catskills do not sell themselves like a classic cycling destination. There is no single famous climb that dominates the marketing,...
Sportives
Étape Loch Ness guide: route, closed roads and Fort Augustus climb
Étape Loch Ness is one of the UK’s most distinctive closed-road sportives, not because it is the longest or the steepest, but because it...
Travel
Cycling in Sicily: the Etna region, climbs, roads and atmosphere that make it special
There are mountains that rise from the landscape, and then there is Mount Etna. Sicily’s great volcano does not simply sit above the island....
Men's Cycling
How to visit the Tour de France 2026 Grand Départ in Barcelona
The Tour de France 2026 Grand Départ in Barcelona is not just a race start. It is three days of cycling, city spectacle and...
Travel
Cycling in Gold Coast & hinterland: why it deserves a place on your riding list
The first thing that surprises you about riding on the Gold Coast is how quickly the city disappears. One moment there is salt in...
Travel
Cycling in Bernese Oberland: Interlaken, Grindelwald and the climbs, roads and atmosphere that make it special
Cycling in the Bernese Oberland feels different because the mountains do not wait politely in the distance. They arrive early, fill the horizon, and...
Travel
Cycling in Taroko Gorge and the Taiwan KOM route: the climbs, roads and atmosphere that make it special
The road into Taroko Gorge does not feel like a normal climb at first. It feels like an entrance.
You leave the Pacific behind near...
Travel
Cycling in Tirol: Innsbruck, Ötztal and the climbs, roads that make it special
Tirol does not ease you into the Alps. It puts the mountains in front of you as soon as you arrive. In Innsbruck, they...
Sportives
Dragon Ride guide: route, climbs, difficulty and training tips
Dragon Ride is one of the UK’s defining sportives. Based at Margam Park near Port Talbot, it sends riders into the Bannau Brycheiniog, or...
Sportives
Best UK sportives to ride in 2026
The UK sportive calendar has changed shape in 2026. RideLondon is no longer the obvious mass-participation centrepiece, with the event placed on indefinite pause,...
