Oisin Sands is the editor of Sportive.com, and after an unpromising start (his first sportive featured hallucinations of riding a tandem) he has now at least mastered the art of attaching numbers to his bike with zip ties. 2014’s schedule includes the Ronde van Vlaanderen, Dragon Gran Fondo and One Day Coast to Coast but his long-term ambition is to climb every mountain. In between sportives, Oisin is busy trying to work out the fastest colour of bar tape.
2023-05-14 16:04:26 - Looking for a last-minute sportive challenge? We've teamed up with Action Medical Research to offer readers a 10% discount on entry to one of their biggest cycling...
2023-05-04 12:43:48 - The gravel bikepacking series Dirt Dash have announced Kinesis UK and Lezyne as headline sponsors, as well as a new bikepacking event in the Cairngorms National Park in...
2023-04-12 14:55:12 - Cycling shoe brand Quoc has launched the Lalashan Collection, a range of brand new footwear inspired, they say, by some mushrooms they found in a forest. So far, so...
2023-04-12 11:37:31 - Golazo Cycling have announced that this year's edition of the Tour of Cambridgeshire will be the final one. The closed-road event, which is the only British qualifier...
2023-03-31 11:46:43 - Not every ride can be an epic bikepacking adventure, but even for those shorter rides there are a few essentials every cyclist should carry. Pump, a spare tube,...
2023-03-31 08:53:58 - Entries are open for A Day in Hell, Rapha's tribute ride to Paris-Roubaix. Established long before the current gravel trend, the ride is a mix of road and off-road...
2023-03-28 08:43:06 - A longstanding fixture on the UK sportive calendar, the Dragon Ride is one of the country's most scenic cycling challenges. This year's Dragon Ride takes place on Sunday...
2023-03-23 10:28:27 - From Slea Head and Scott of the Antarctic to Star Wars, there can't be many sportives that pack so many cultural, historical and natural landmarks into a 120km route as...
2023-03-22 10:41:07 - Sportive Breaks have launched a new website for UK cusomers, making it easier for cyclists to find their ideal cycling holiday. The company offers a huge range of...
2023-03-21 00:49:06 - The second edition of GranGuanche Audax Gravel is underway, with 100 hardy bikepackers racing across the Canary Islands. I rode the launch edition in 2022, and watching...
2023-03-16 12:40:52 - Sportive.com have teamed up with children's charity, Action Medical Research, to offer you a great discount on entry to their newest sportive! RIDE Wessex Downs offers a...
2023-03-16 11:21:28 - The phrase "Keep 'er lit" is, as most Irish readers will know, a popular expression of encouragement in these parts. It loosely translates into King's English as "keep...
2023-03-15 10:17:56 - Cycling's Classics season is here, and the UK's own cobbled classic has a new sponsor as the Rapha Lincoln GP returns on 14 May 2023. This year's edition will be...
2023-03-13 16:02:56 - The brand name Garmin is almost synonymous with cycling computer, and Garmin enjoy a healthy chunk of the sports watch market too. The Forerunner 55 may sit towards the...
2023-03-13 13:14:26 - Set deep in North Yorkshire's most testing landscape, Struggle Borderlands promises to test the hardiest of cyclists over two days of beautiful but brutal terrain. ...
2023-02-14 17:28:16 - Entries have opened for Ride the Classic, the sportive edition of the Galway Classic road race. Billed as Ireland's only classics-style cycling race, the Galway Classic...
2023-02-10 10:33:11 - Sports travel experts Sportive Breaks have been confirmed as official tour operators for The Gralloch. New for 2023, The Gralloch is a gravel fondo and the UK's only...
2023-02-07 14:25:58 - Entries have opened for the two shorter routes on RideLondon-Essex 2023, the UK's biggest closed roads sportive. The RideLondon-Essex 60 and RideLondon-Essex 30 offer an...
2023-02-01 12:06:32 - Entries open today for the King's Cup Gravel Festival. The three-day event includes the official British Gravel Championships, alongside a 40km or 60km Gravel Fondo and...
2023-01-26 17:31:55 - Entries are now open for the Rapha Manchester to London Challenge, a 220-mile ride in aid of charity. This year sees the 9th edition of the ride take place on Sunday 25...
