Hills

The Stwlan Dam climb is on a road closed to cars. We lifted our bikes over the gate and then went through the kissing-gate. The road is used by the odd car from the electricity company but that is the only traffic you will meet. This road leads up to the dam way up in the hills above the village of Tanygrisiau.

Omloop het Nieuwsblad has been the start of the Spring Classics season for a while now. Even when known as Omloop het Volk it...

The best cycling climbs in the Midlands are easy to underestimate. There is no single Alpine-style mountain road, but the region is packed with...

The Devil's Staircase hill climb lies between the village of Abergwesyn and Tregaron in mid-Wales. Crossing the Cambrian Mountains, the Devils Staircase forms part of the much longer Abergwesyn Pass. The full pass is 14 miles long and is a spectacular mix of wilderness, mountains and steep climbs. It's not a surprise that the Devil's Staircase Wales finds itself in the 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs book along with the Tough of Bowland.

The Tour of Flanders changes its route regularly, but the Flemish Ardennes climbs remain the race's defining feature. In 2026 the men's race again...

The Trough of Bowland is one of Lancashire's best-known cycling climbs, but the name can be slightly misleading. It is part of a much...

Marchlyn Mawr first caught my attention on Strava’s segment map. It looked like a road to nowhere, climbing high into the mountains above the...

Cycling around the Great Orme gives you sea views, short climbs and an exposed coastal road within easy reach of Llandudno. Marine Drive follows...

Larkstoke Hill is found just about in Warwickshire near to the village of Ilmington. There are quite a few different routes up this hill...

I think it's becoming obvious that I like to set myself a challenge and see what I can do with a bike. It started...

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...

So three years ago now (time flies) I did the Paris-Roubaix Challenge which went well (sort of) and frankly it was time for another...