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Bikepacking Morocco’s Anti-Atlas: From Atlantic Coast to Desert Oasis
Morocco’s Anti-Atlas region offers a perfect blend of wild Atlantic coastline, desert mountains and quiet market towns — ideal terrain for…
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Quintessentially British bicycles: Andy visits the Pashley factory
If you asked someone in the street what they would describe as ‘quintessentially British’, you would get a lot of different…
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Report: Pete rides the Brother Big ‘Un in the Kent Outback
In my childhood, I loved bashing about in the Australian scrub on bikes. So when I heard about the “Big Un”…
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The Stelvio is the “easy climb”: Austria’s Dreilandergiro sportive
Thanks to an understanding wife I have been able to ride some great sportives over the years: the Amstel Gold (best…
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Girona GRVL: A cycling getaway in Catalonian gravel paradise
Since I caught the ultra racing bug a few years ago, most of my cycling trips now involve a pretty full-on…
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Riders and Rigs of the ENVE Stone Circle 2025
In just four short years, the ENVE Stone Circle has cemented its status as one of the premier events on the…
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Hook Norton Brewery Sportive by Let’s Go Velo
I seemed to be in at the ground floor with the boom in cycle sportives, riding on the crest of the…
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To Hell and back: Paris-Roubaix Weekender
My bike is filthy and making strange creaking sounds. My calves are taut and strained, and my thighs burn like barbecue…
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The Sicily Divide: Alex discovers La Dolce Vita – gravel style
If you’re looking for a cycling challenge on a sun-kissed island with near deserted roads, the Sicily Divide could be perfect. Devised by…
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Winter sun: A cycling break in Gran Canaria
“The weather outside is frightful, but the fire (central heating) is so delightful” etc, etc, etc. I’m sure you recognise the…
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Chasing the green jersey: L’Etape du Tour arrives in Ireland
What happens when you have annual leave to use before the end of the year? You start flicking through the recent…
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Graean Cymru: Eating dirt with the UK’s elite gravel racers
Well, that was ridiculous. I’ve seldom felt so slow after a bike ride – but, in hindsight, there were some clues…
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Ride report: Gravel Rocks 2024
Funny how things turn out… After a few years’ hiatus I’d been looking once again at gravel bikes, specifically with the…
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Sportive report: Gran Fondo Pico de las Nieves
After enjoying riding from home through the Indian summer of early September, I searched for a week’s warm weather break abroad…
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Peaky blinder: The Glorious Gravel Peak Epic
It has been a strange year of cycling for me. Barring one day-long slog around the Isle of Wight, my 2023…
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You owe me a wheel: Lakelander Gravel Grinder report
By the time last October rolled round I found myself heading for a personal record mileage, but I still hadn’t ridden…
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All killer, no filler: Getting mucked up on the Cooley Thriller
What and where is the Cooley Thriller – and has there ever been a better pre-ride briefing than that witnessed by…
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Ekoi Stone Circle: Hotchillee hit the gravel jackpot
Some events instantly capture the imagination; when news of The Stone Circle, Hotchillee’s new gravel event, first crossed the Sportive desk…
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Bonking in Ireland’s garden county: The Wicklow 200
Any Hozier fans in the house? The Wicklow-born singer introduces one of his songs with the observation, “Usually the only time…
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Sportive report: Head south, then take the next left to Flanders
Bikepacking adventures are essentially about preparing for and meeting challenges. Raining at home? No problem, you’ll miss the club ride this…
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Ride report: GranGuanche Audax Gravel 2022
The second edition of GranGuanche Audax Gravel is underway, with 100 hardy bikepackers racing across the Canary Islands. I rode the launch edition…
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Gravellissimo! King’s Cup Gravel Championships Report
Now in its second year, the King’s Cup Gravel Championships is the ultimate gravel cycling festival in the UK. Starting with…
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Sportive report: BHF London to Brighton Off Road Bike Ride
There’s something about the words ‘London to Brighton’ that conjure up the stuff of myths in the minds of most cyclists…
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Sportive Report: Flatout in the Fens 2022
Flatout in the Fens was one of my first long distance sportives back in 2013 when it was organised by Kilo…
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X hits the spot: Glorious Gravel Surrey Trails report
David Lean’s 1962 cinematic masterpiece, Lawrence of Arabia, brought international film stardom to Peter O’Toole. Even I’m too young to have…
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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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Was yours an innie or an outie? Navel-gazing at the Rapha Festive 500
As we brush the dust of 2020’s smoking ruins from our collective shoulder, let’s take one quick look back at the…
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