Sportives

Wiggle Yorkshire Tour Sportive 2017 Review

I was supposed to be going on holiday cycling from Berlin to Copenhagen for a week but because of Ryanair refusing to take the...

Ride Staffs Sportive 2017 Review

The Ride Staffs sportive took place on 2nd July 2017. Starting from Chillington Hall, a large country house between Wolverhampton and Telford, riders were...

Dragon Ride 2017 Review – L’Etape Du Tour Wales

The Dragon Ride had been identified as a keystone of my cycling in 2017. Several club members had come up with the idea of...

Fabian Cancellara Classic 2017 (E3 Harelbeke) Cyclo Sportive Review

As part of my trip to Belgium this year, before signing up to the Gent - Wevelgem sportive, this was the main event for...

Gent – Wevelgem Sportive 2017 Review

This was a late addition to the plan for my trip to Flanders. Having worked out the dates all fitted nicely and that the...

CFC Meon Vale Spring Sportive Review 2017

I did the CFC Meon Vale Spring Sportive last year but managed to forget to actually sign-up for it, as such I didn't do...

Mad March Hare Sportive 2017 Review

The Mad March Hare, My first proper sportive of 2017 and it was an awful, flooded, soggy day weather-wise. Once I'd accepted that I...

The Great Shakespeare Ride 2016 – 100 Miles

The Great Shakespeare Ride was the first sportive I ever did in my fledgling pre-lycra, pre-clippy shoes days. I remember it being very hard...