More and more of us are packing our bikes and heading to sunny climbs each spring to get in those early season miles. Mallorca is bursting at the seams, the Canary Islands are packed and every spot of the long Spanish coast is home to a pro training camp. We crave somewhere easy to get … Read more
From our personal experience and from speaking with hundreds of riders after a big event, cycling glory doesn’t come from grinding up the last climb in pain. Cycling glory is the result of a great training plan and riding to the best of your ability on your biggest ride of the year. The key to … Read more
One of the great challenges for us amateur riders is dealing with long climbs on sportives, particularly as most of us live in flatter areas. So many riders focus just on getting miles in their legs or weight loss and ignore a key component of climbing success: technique. Expert coach Jon Fearne gives us the … Read more
The two weeks from Gent Wevelgem to Paris Roubaix are packed with some of the best pro races and sportives of the year. Flanders buzzes with excitement and the sport is rarely off the front pages. Thousands of amateur riders from the UK & Ireland jump across the Channel to experience one or more of … Read more
The Stelvio Santini Gran Fondo is a bucket list ride, highly recommended for any cyclist. There are three routes to choose from: 60km, 137.9km or 151.3km, which sounds fine – until you realise how much climbing is involved! We chose the medium route which gave us a healthy 3053m of climbing. The long route adds … Read more
The Etape du Tour breaks away from it’s usual home in the Alps or Pyrenees, and heads to the Cote d’Azur. Many regular ‘Etappers’ are well used to the Galibier, Tourmalet Izoard & Glandon. Although this region may be much less known, it is packed with cycling delights. It happens to be the favourite cycling … Read more
Our cycling breakfast plan for race day We’ve all had those days where you just can’t seem to find the energy for training. But have you thought that maybe it’s something to do with what you’re eating? Or not eating? Training breakfast Nutrition can make a huge difference to your training and racing. You might … Read more
Next in our series of the greatest one day rides is an absolute classic in Lake Como. This whole area is a cycling paradise, headlined by the two climbs of the Ghisallo & Muro di Sormano. At the top of the first climb is the famous Cycling Church where you can stop and visit both … Read more
It’s one of the great challenges in cycling: riding all three sides of Mont Ventoux in a day. Your prize: treasured membership of one an elite club – the Cingles du Mont Ventoux. We sent Tim, one of our test team riders, and friends to take on this formidable challenge. This is how he got … Read more