Sportive

What can I expect from the Paris Roubaix Sportive?

The Paris Roubaix Sportive is a cycling event that takes place in Northern France each year. It is one of the most challenging and prestigious amateur cycling races in...

Velo Birmingham and Midlands 2019 Sportive Review

After the fun of the 2017 edition of the Velo Birmingham, the event made its belated return in 2019. A completely different route saw the riders head east into...

Gent Wevelgem Sportive Review 2019

Gent Wevelgem is becoming a bit of a favourite sportive of mine having done it before in 2017 and 2018. 2017 I ended up doing two sportives in two...

Paris Roubaix 2018 Sportive Review

I rode Paris Roubaix once before in 2013, it was...interesting. I ended up riding a route of my own after puncturing and needing to chop off a corner to...

Tour of Flanders Sportive 2018 Review

During the week we’d had two days of full-on rain. Not good when cobbles are involved. We also went out for a ride with the intention of my doing...

Gent – Wevelgem Sportive 2018 Review

Hannah and I decided to head to Belgium this Spring to catch as many of the pro races we could. It also gave us the chance to ride some...

Wiggle Forest Ranger Sportive Review 2017

This was to be my last sportive of the season and my second foray into the Wiggle Super Series after Mat and I tackled the Yorkshire Tour earlier this...

Velo Birmingham 2017 Review

I hadn't planned on riding the 2017 Velo Birmingham. I was registered as tickets went on sale but I baulked at the £85 entry fee. About a month before...

La Ronde Picarde 2017 Review

La Ronde Picarde was planned as the last big ride of 2017 and the last little trip away with the bikes. The plan was to do the long 180km...

Mad Summer Hare 2017 Sportive

The final warm-up before tackling La Ronde Picarde a week later, the Mad Summer Hare was to provide a good challenge. It’s the first time that this sportive has...

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 bikes onboard, I was suddenly...

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 sent on their way for...