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.
2023-12-05 15:10:11 - Simon Warren continues his quest to survey the planet's lumps and bumps with forensic zeal: having ticked off the UK, Italy and France, this latest book in the 100...
2023-12-05 12:50:11 - Restrap have launched their annual Solstice Century Challenge. We all need a little extra motivation to get out for a ride in December, and Restrap have come up with a...
2023-12-01 12:28:49 - Ballot entries open today for the Fred Whitton Challenge 2024. Renowned as one of the UK's toughest sportives, the next edition takes place on Sunday 12 May 2024. The...
2023-12-01 10:25:41 - Entries open at 8am this morning for The Dirty Reiver. Boasting new routes and an endless supply of fast-rolling "hero gravel", the UK's biggest gravel event returns...
2023-11-24 12:40:04 - Entries are now open for Ride Dingle 2024. The next edition of this spectacular sportive takes place on 27 April 2024 in Dingle, County Kerry. Two routes are on offer,...
2023-11-23 13:55:51 - Gravel has landed in a big way, with an ever-growing number of events packing the sportive calendar. The appeal is obvious, as roadies look to trade out traffic and...
2023-11-22 13:14:32 - Entries have opened for the 2024 Paris-Roubaix Challenge, the sportive that lets amateur cyclists tackle the legendary pavé of northern France. The next edition will...
2023-11-17 10:39:26 - Entries are now open for Ireland's biggest road sportive, the Wicklow 200. Taking place on 9 June 2024, the Wicklow 200 offers cyclists a choice of two distances set...
2023-11-14 11:23:22 - Entries open today for the Ring of Beara Cycle, one of Ireland's most popular sportives. Based in Kermare, The Ring of Beara Cycle treats riders to a tour of the...
2023-11-14 10:58:37 - Entries are now open for Chase The Sun 2024, the ever-popular 200-mile solstice challenge. Taking place on Saturday 22 June 2024 - the weekend closest to the summer...
2023-11-07 10:24:29 - Entries for the 2024 Hell of the Ashdown sportive have sold out in record time. The popular early-season sportive sells out every year, but this year saw demand hit new...
2023-11-03 14:53:32 - It's time to get some Yorkshire in your diary: entries are now open for Struggle Dales! Renowned as one of the UK's hardest sportive challenges, riders will now have the...
2023-11-02 12:33:03 - Entries open today for the Ekoi Stone Circle, a gravel sportive/festival with three routes and overnight camping at Old Sarum in midsummer 2024. Next year will see the...
2023-10-31 15:09:22 - Entries are now open for L'Etape du Tour 2024. The 32nd edition of the Étape du Tour will take place on 7 July 2024. Riders will tackle Stage 20 of the 2024 Tour de...
2023-10-27 13:19:47 - I got a marketing email yesterday from Cyclist magazine - you may have received it too. "RideLondon 2024 entries are now open!" exclaimed the subject line with giddy...
2023-10-25 11:43:30 - The route for the 2024 Etape du Tour has been revealed at today's Tour de France course presentation. The 32nd edition of the Étape du Tour will take place on 7 July...
2023-10-17 11:48:25 - UK Cycling Events, one of the UK's best-known sportive organisers, have launched their 2024 sportive calendar. There are 11 sportives in the series which runs from early...
2023-10-13 08:40:49 - Entries are now open for the Marmotte Granfondo Alps 2024. One of Europe's premier sportive cycling challenges, La Marmotte will take place on Sunday 30 June 2024. The...
2023-10-12 10:59:57 - It's hard to escape the buzz around gravel cycling in recent years; you only need to look back a few days, where the hype surrounding the UCI Gravel World Championships...
2023-10-11 11:58:32 - Every cyclist knows that riding in a bunch saves energy - and now you can save money too, when you ride with your friends on virtual cycling platform ROUVY. ROUVY is an...