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.
2024-07-24 14:34:31 - Flamme Rouge have opened entries for a new gravel ride, The Gravelo this August. Taking place on Saturday 24 August from the Velo Barn Cafe in Westerham, Kent, the 80km...
2024-07-22 14:15:20 - This year's King's Cup Gravel Festival has been cancelled after Forestry England increased their fees for hosting the event. The festival, which since its launch in 2021...
2024-07-16 14:21:10 - When Sportive HQ went bust last month just two weeks before its flagship Coast to Coast in a Day sportive, the future looked bleak for one of the UK's iconic rides. But...
2024-07-16 10:21:51 - You might not have heard of Graean Cymru, the new gravel race in Wales, but we think it's set to become one of the UK's top gravel cycling events. Based on the shores of...
2024-07-09 15:28:22 - GRVL apparel and 1816 Cycles have combined to launch their first cycling event, Ridge - a gravel and road cycling sportive set in the rolling hills of the Chilterns. The...
2024-07-02 16:17:23 - At a loose end next weekend? Entries are open for Gravel Rocks and there's still time - just - to book your place for the gravel cycling event of the summer. Hosted by...
2024-06-26 11:05:43 - After 15 years of successfully organising the Black Rat Sportive, one of the most popular road sportives in the South West, the organisers have responded to numerous...
2024-06-24 16:09:04 - It's sometimes difficult to believe that genuine innovation is possible in the cycling world - after all, big brains have had over 200 years to refine the bicycle and...
2024-06-21 16:54:14 - It's taken a long time to get this review together and for once I'm going to blame an act of god rather than my own lackadaisical standards; there simply hasn't been...
2024-06-21 12:11:14 - Hammerhead recently unveiled the latest edition of their Karoo cycling computer, the Karoo 3. Headline features include a claimed 30% increase in battery life and...
2024-06-19 10:18:57 - Back in 2014, Yorkshire played host to one of the world's biggest sporting events as the Tour de France came to town. This year marks the 10th anniversary of that...
2024-06-12 23:11:53 - Organisers of L'Etape du Tour have announced a date change, with this year's edition moving forward a day from Sunday 7 July to Saturday 6 July. The change of date comes...
2024-06-07 10:58:53 - Cyclists have expressed their sadness and surprise at the news that one of the UK's foremost events organisers, SportiveHQ, has ceased trading. The news broke yesterday...
2024-06-03 13:23:41 - Essex police are seeking witnesses after a cyclist on this year's RideLondon 100 sportive was hit by a car during the event. The driver of the vehicle made off without...
2024-06-03 11:46:08 - Entries are now open for Etape Caledonia, which returns on Sunday 11 May 2025. Laying claim to the title of the UK's longest-running closed road sportive, 2025 will see...
2024-05-31 10:36:33 - After a successful first year, the Bath Beast returns with a new start and finish venue at the University of Bath. The homelessness charity Julian House will partner...
2024-05-28 11:51:23 - Route details have been announced for L'Etape Ireland, a new sportive in the L'Etape series by Tour de France. Taking place on 7 September 2024 in Killarney, County...
2024-05-28 11:00:03 - Entries for the 2025 Ford RideLondon-Essex 100 sportive are now open. In a first for the event, entries for the next RideLondon have gone on general sale just 24 hours...
2024-05-27 10:27:16 - Cycling Ireland has announced the country's first-ever Gravel National Championships will be held in 2024. Galway Bay Cycling Club will host the inaugural championships...
2024-05-24 09:58:24 - Looking for your next cycling challenge? Iconic Cycling Events (ICE) are offering Sportive.com readers 10% off entry to their 2024 sportives. That includes hugely...