Author: ANDY TOMKINS

Andy Tomkins is the director of Sportive Cycle Coaching, specialising in helping ordinary folks improve their overall comfort, efficiency, fitness and delivery of power for riding their bikes. As well as being a Level 3 Cycle Coach under the Association of British Cycle Coaches, he is also trained as a bike fitter, using the BikeFit systems and approach. Andy's palmares includes ascents of over 65 Alpine & Pyrenean Cols, Lands-End to John O’Groats (1000 miles), Pyrenean Crossing West to East (400 miles), L'Etape du Tour, Paris-Roubaix, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Tour of Flanders, Vatternrundan and Pikes Peak in Colorado, USA. www.sportivecyclecoaching.co.uk

Training

Avoiding the ‘Dot-com’ fate: Where do sportives go from here?
ANDY TOMKINS 16 December, 201916 April, 2026

I think that all readers of Sportive.com would probably agree with me that the sportive market is massive in terms of…

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Training

Cycling power meters: 7 questions every newbie should ask
ANDY TOMKINS 8 November, 201929 July, 2026

Once the preserve of pro cyclists, power meters are increasingly used by keen amateur cyclists looking to harness power data in…

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Bikes and Kit

Review: SCICON Aerotech Evolution X TSA Bike Travel Case
ANDY TOMKINS 12 August, 20192 November, 2025

The delivery driver let out a huge sigh of relief as I opened my front door a couple of weeks ago…

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Training

Quiz: Are you a Strava segment junkie?
ANDY TOMKINS 17 June, 201920 August, 2026

As Lance Armstrong said a long time back, ‘It’s not about the bike’. I suspect that most Sportive.com readers will know…

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Training

Chopsticks player or Mozart: what sort of cyclist do you want to be?
ANDY TOMKINS 30 April, 20193 March, 2026

Since starting my cycling training business a few months ago, I’ve been trying to understand why coaching (i.e. expert advice) is…

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