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La Marmotte 2023 25th June See our safe travels hub for our flexible bookings, vaccine policy & more. View Details. Days 3 or 4 nights difficulity Very Difficult From £399 GBP Add to Shortlist Book Now Shortlist Book Now Why Book This Trip? Please note that the Marmotte date has been changed to 25th of […]
Nove Colli 2023 4 nights See our safe travels hub for our flexible bookings, vaccine policy & more. View Details. Days 21st May 2023 difficulity Very Difficult From £589 GBP Add to Shortlist Book Now Shortlist Book Now Why Book This Trip? The most popular sportive in Italy! The 13,000 entries usually get snapped up […]
Stelvio Santini Granfondo 4th June 2023 See our safe travels hub for our flexible bookings, vaccine policy & more. View Details. Days 3 or 4 nights – extra available difficulity Very Difficult From £649 GBP Add to Shortlist Book Now Shortlist Book Now Why Book This Trip? The 11th edition of the Stelvio Santini Granfondo […]
2022 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships Review Sportive Breaks’ own Chris Breckon qualified for the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships and took part in Trento recently. Here’s his report on how he got on. On September 13th I travelled to Trento, Italy to take part in the 2022 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships and I […]
In professional cycling, the Triple Crown is the name given to winning 3 major titles in the same year. Usually the Giro d’Italia, the Tour de France and the World Championships. Not many riders have achieved this remarkable feat. Eddy Merckx managed it and later Stephen Roche also won the Tour, Giro and World Championships […]
Sportive Breaks rider Chris Breckon took on the 2022 Etape du Tour on Sunday 10th July. The 2022 Etape du Tour took place on a tough route between Briancon and Alpe d’Huez. L’Etape du Tour is probably the most well-known Sportive in Europe. This event is unique for two main reasons: firstly it is a […]
How to stay hydrated on the Etape du Tour As I’m sure you’re aware given you’ve signed up to ride it, this year L’Etape Du Tour follows the route of Stage 18 of The Tour De France from Briançon to Col D’Izoard. It’s 178km with 2 huge climbs (the Col de Vars, 2,108m and Col […]
Number 5 in our series of sportives you have to ride in your lifetime is a gem on the Adriatic. Not widely known in the UK with only a few hundred Brits in attendance each year, this is one of the biggest events in the Italian amateur cycling calendar. Entries for the 2019 event sold […]
You’ve ridden some local sportives in the UK. You’ve spent your work days in July glued to ITV Player watching the Tour. You’ve read all about the cobbles of Roubaix and the bergs of Flanders. Its time to pack your bike and ride the greatest roads in the world at one of Europe’s best sportives. […]
