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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Flat-out in the Fens: Eoghan rides the Round Norfolk Epic
Do you like to ride your bike? Do you like exploring new places? Do you like those places to be flat?…
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Cinglés de Ventoux: Going three rounds with the Giant of Provence
Mont Ventoux, aka ‘The Bald Mountain’, dominates the skyline for miles around. She stands a vertical mile above the plains of…
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Three Things to Avoid When Cycling A Reliability Trial
November is usually hit or miss for planning longer spins, so it was with some celebration that in the middle of…
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Le Loop: Smashed crabs and saddle sores on Stage 12 of the Tour de France
Yet another three things I learned on Le Loop today: 1) Saddle sores are no joke; 2) Cheese, crackers and full fat Coke make an excellent alternative to energy supplements; 3) Alpine climbs can induce acute vertigo…
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Le Loop: Bravado, beer and Brexit on Stage 11 of the Tour de France
I learned three more things on Le Loop today… Descending on newly tarred roads is ‘sketchy’ at best; The 1km markers on climbs blatantly lie about gradient; You can’t order an Uber at the top of the Col du Pré.
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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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Le Loop: Ben vs L’Etape du Tour feat. polkadot elephants and a cowbell chorus
Ok firstly let’s address the rather large ‘polka dotted’ elephant in the room…yes I ‘dabbed’ today. Three times. And not only a little bit, I ‘dabbed’ all over three mountains. I dabbed until I had no dabs left. I dabbed and do you know what? I enjoyed it…
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