Omloop het Nieuwsblad has been the start of the Spring Classics season for a while now. Even when known as Omloop het Volk it usually… Read More »The Climbs of Omloop het Nieuwsblad – Men’s & Women’s Races
The cycling climbs of the Midlands tend to be underrated. In Simon Warren’s 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs book there’s only really a couple of options.… Read More »Top 21 Cycling Climbs of the Midlands
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… Read More »Devil’s Staircase, Wales
We’ve missed out on the Tour of Flanders this year (other than on Bkool) but the climbs are still there. The race has legendary status… Read More »Climbs of the Tour of Flanders
The Trough of Bowland entered into cycling lore when Bradley Wiggins used it for his training ahead of his successful 2012 Tour de France attempt.… Read More »Trough of Bowland Climb
Marchlyn Mawr is another one of those semi-closed road hill climbs in North Wales. Similar to Stwlan Dam, the road is closed to cars but… Read More »Climbing the Marchlyn Mawr Dam Road
I’ve always enjoyed riding in North Wales, places like Stwlan Dam and most of Snowdonia. Unfortunately this weekend I didn’t get to cover many miles… Read More »Climbing Around The Great Orme
I’ve written about riding in North Wales before here, but the weather this weekend reduced us to just short blasts around points of interest such… Read More »Cycling the Stwlan Dam Climb
Larkstoke Hill is found just about in Warwickshire near to the village of Ilmington. There are quite a few different routes up this hill but… Read More »Cotswold Climbs 3 – Larkstoke 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 with… Read More »Cycling up Snowdon on a Road Bike