Oisin Sands is the editor of Sportive.com, and after an unpromising start (his first sportive featured hallucinations of riding a tandem) he has now at least mastered the art of attaching numbers to his bike with zip ties. 2014’s schedule includes the Ronde van Vlaanderen, Dragon Gran Fondo and One Day Coast to Coast but his long-term ambition is to climb every mountain. In between sportives, Oisin is busy trying to work out the fastest colour of bar tape.
2024-05-13 10:07:00 - Sportive Breaks have launched two new cycling tour packages for 2024, featuring exclusive trips to Mont Ventoux and Mallorca, designed specifically for women cyclists....
2024-05-08 10:21:10 - Zwift has announced that the price of its monthly subscription will increase from next month. The cost of the popular indoor cycling platform is to rise from £12.99 to...
2024-05-07 15:25:20 - Looking for a cycling challenge in the immediate future - as in next weekend? Organisers of The Gralloch - the UK's qualifier for the UCI Gravel World Championships -...
2024-04-30 16:28:04 - The organisers of Rebellion Gravel, a new Irish gravel cycling weekend set to launch this August, have announced that the event will not take place this year. Billed as...
2024-04-30 09:44:04 - Entries for the 2024 Ford RideLondon-Essex 100 closed last night, with organisers failing to sell out the full allocation for this year's event. For many years the...
2024-04-26 15:24:48 - How far north can you cycle in 24 hours? The North Race, a new time trial challenge by Restrap, aims to find out just that. Starting from Restrap's headquarters in...
2024-04-25 12:01:59 - Children's charity Honeypot have opened entries to their House To House cycling challenge. The House to House Cycle is a 225-mile ride through Britain's beautiful,...
2024-04-24 16:55:18 - So, favourite takeaway: Chinese or Italian? Dream bike: carbon or titanium? If you're playing a game of 'this or that' with the folks at Italian handmade bike brand...
2024-04-24 10:40:34 - Any time you see the words "Yorkshire", "sportive" and "100 miles" in a sentence, you know you're in for a tough ride. Struggle Dales is no exception - the fact they...
2024-04-24 09:42:20 - Legendary Irish cyclist Stephen Roche, who won the 'Triple Crown' of victories in the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and the World Road Race Championship in 1987, will...
2024-04-23 11:19:48 - Author and ITV cycling commentator Ned Boulting returns to theatres nationwide with a new one-man stage show based on the 1923 Tour de France. Ned Boulting's Marginal...
2024-04-22 12:14:33 - Hard to believe but Rapha celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. As part of the celebrations, the trailblazing brand are hosting a special ride in Kendal, Cumbria....
2024-04-19 11:23:08 - From Scott of the Antarctic to Star Wars, Ireland's Ride Dingle sportive packs a wealth of cultural, historical and natural landmarks into its 120km. Entries close today...
2024-04-17 15:14:45 - In the quest for ever wider, squishier rubber on my gravel bike I found myself in the market for a set of 650b wheels. The Cannondale Topstone can clear 2.1" mountain...
2024-04-16 10:18:34 - Pre-orders open today for the RCR PRO Replica, the top-tier aero-light bike from Flemish brand Van Rysel. Already raced to sixteen victories this season at the highest...
2024-04-15 09:49:18 - Fancy bagging free entry to one of the Struggle series of sportives? The organisers are offering complimentary entry to any of their events, if you volunteer to work as...
2024-04-12 11:15:00 - Vicenzo Nibali, aka "The Shark" - remember him? Winner of all three Grand Tours - the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and La Vuelta - the recently retired pro is to join...
2024-04-11 22:44:36 - Entries are now open for Scotland's Tour O The Borders sportive 2025. There aren't many closed-road sportives left in the UK, and Tour O The Borders lays claim to being...
2024-04-10 23:04:21 - The team behind The Gralloch - the UK's qualifier event for the UCI Gravel World Championships - have revealed the course for this year's race. Based in Gatehouse of...
2024-04-10 12:21:47 - "Scottish Borders gravel riding at its finest" - that's the promise from Glorious Gravel, who have just launched their new Scottish Borders Gravel Epic sportive. Based...