Party pace (with a hint of race): Rapha Pennine Rally report
The Rapha Pennine Rally returns for a second edition next week, which reminds me that I hadn’t yet posted a report…
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Ireland’s premier gravel ride: Lakelander Gravel Grinder 2021 report
Billed as “Ireland’s premier gravel cycling challenge”, the Lakelander Gravel Grinder pits riders against a gruelling 100km or 50km course set in the…
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Crunchy perfection: Andy rides the Glorious Gravel Salisbury Plains
I’ve flown in an aeroplane. I’ve used a plane when hanging a door. I’ve eaten plain crisps and (unbelievably, you’d imagine)…
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Sportive report: Glorious Gravel Salisbury Plains Summer Epic
The past weekend saw the first edition of Glorious Gravel Salisbury Plains sportive. I headed along at the last minute –…
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Ribble Reborn: Sportive.com visits a cycling giant in Lancashire
Anyone paying even casual attention to Ribble Cycles in recent years will have noticed that something is stirring in Lancashire. Founded…
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Doom Cross nearly killed my bike (and I loved it)
Amid a rising tide of corporate sportive homogeneity, how very refreshing – think a trough of icy water in the face…
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Why La Marmotte is Europe’s toughest granfondo
La Marmotte. With a 173km parcours sending you over four mountain passes to rack up over 5000m of climbing, it’s not…
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La Marmotte 2018 ride report
If you can’t stand the heat, don’t ride the Marmotte. That’s probably the most important thing I learned this weekend, having…
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Here’s mud in your eye: Crossbones Gravelcross Report
Location: somewhere on the South Downs. The horizon is shrouded in mist, but we can’t miss the three-strand electric fence to…
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Too haute to handle? Andy meets his sportive nemesis on L’Etape du Tour
Lots of people told me not to mess with my bike set up before this Etape, and I didn’t. Apart from…
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