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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La Marmotte broom wagon information
The good news is that there is a broom wagon for La Marmotte. The bad news is that it won’t get…
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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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Le Loop update! A change of plan means Ben’s your man
So the Tour de France has started – hurray! – which means riders on Le Loop have been on the road…
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Le Loop: Ben parachutes into the Alps for a crack at Le Tour
About a week ago my amazing, awesome and astounding (and accident-prone) Sportive.com editor contacted me and asked if I’d like to go to France to ride stages 10, 11 & 12 of this year’s Tour de France with the ‘Le Loop’ crew at zero notice. “Well yes my good man. Yes I ruddy well would!”…
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Bob buzzes Norfolk on the RAF Cadet Heritage Sportive
Unless you have been hibernating for a few months I’m sure you’ll be aware that 2018 is the 100th anniversary of…
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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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James and the Giant’s Causeway Coast: an epic sportive in Game of Thrones country
The County Antrim coast in the northeast of Ireland is often cited as one of the most scenic coastal routes in…
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An Ulster Icon: James returns to Lap the Lough
Lap the Lough is a not-for-profit cyclosportive that involves riding a 96-mile circuit around Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland, the largest…
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