Cycling Tips
How to cycle up Alpe d’Huez: route, gradients, pacing and the 21 hairpins
Alpe d’Huez is the climb almost every cyclist recognises before they have ever ridden in the Alps.
The traditional ascent begins in Bourg-d’Oisans and climbs...
Sportives
How to train for your first sportive
Training for your first sportive is really about making the event feel like an extension of what you already do rather than a one-off...
Training
6 Reasons to Zwift All Year Round
Indoor cycling used to have a very definite season. Once the clocks changed and the British weather became sufficiently unpleasant, the turbo trainer came...
Sportives
What distance sportive should I choose?
Choosing the right sportive distance is less about finding the longest route you can technically finish and more about picking a distance that matches...
Travel
A cyclist’s guide to Dutch coastal routes and polders
The Netherlands is often reduced to one cycling stereotype: flat roads, bike paths and a lot of wind.
That description is not wrong, but it...
Travel
A cyclist’s guide to Emilia-Romagna’s Adriatic coast: Riccione and Cattolica
Riccione and Cattolica offer one of the most accessible cycling bases on Italy’s Adriatic coast. Both towns sit on a broad, largely flat shoreline,...
Travel
Cycling in the High Atlas from Marrakech: the climbs, roads and atmosphere that make it special
Marrakech is one of those cycling bases where the landscape changes faster than you expect.
Within an hour of leaving the city, the traffic and...
Travel
Cycling in Sardinia: coastal roads, wild interiors and why it deserves a place on your riding list
Sardinia does not have the same automatic cycling reputation as Mallorca, Tenerife or the Alps. That is part of what makes it so appealing.
The...
