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.
2019-09-16 10:27:39 - New details for next year's Velo Birmingham & Midlands sportive have been revealed today, including a change of date. The next edition of the closed-road sportive...
2019-09-13 09:44:47 - A new Virtual Reality installation in Bradford invites visitors to Yorkshire to experience the thrill of riding on open roads in the Democratic Republic of Congo with...
2019-09-11 11:33:40 - Head out of London by train, and you can reach some pretty spectacular cycling terrain in a short time. Take Dorset's Jurassic Coast for example; just two hours from...
2019-09-11 09:13:39 - The Poppyscotland Sportive, a fundraising ride which has already raised almost more than £200,000 for Scotland's leading Armed Forces charity, returns to East Lothian...
2019-09-10 12:42:15 - Well, you can't say the organisers of the Exmoor Beast don't give you fair warning. The 2019 edition takes place on Sunday 27th October in North Molton, Devon. Entries...
2019-09-05 12:05:26 - Dinky-wheeled origami wizards Brompton have staked their claim for a share of the adventure cycling market with the Brompton Explore: a bikepacking edition of every...
2019-09-04 17:20:43 - Wahoo Fitness - the people behind the hugely popular ROAM and ELEMNT bike computers - have announced the KICKR BIKE. Billed as "a fully connected, completely integrated"...
2019-09-04 14:19:58 - What are you doing next year 19 June - 13 July, any holiday plans yet? How about riding the Tour de France? Le Loop, those reckless enablers of cycling nutters'...
2019-09-04 13:58:56 - Olympic medallist and multi-discipline World Champion, Emma Pooley, has emerged as the winner of the inaugural Further race. Pooley completed the 529km course in three...
2019-09-04 12:03:06 - Sunday 6th October sees the 15th edition of the Autumn Epic, and possibly the last chance to ride a classic sportive that helped kick off the whole scene 15 years ago....
2019-08-30 13:20:43 - The Sierra Leone cycling federation are raising money to support their national team at the 10-day Tour de Faso in Burkina Faso in October, the opening race of the 2020...
2019-08-30 10:12:09 - For all those cyclists left disappointed by the cancellation of this year's Velo North sportive, here's a plan: Velo29 are running their own sportive on the same day....
2019-08-27 15:08:43 - The Vuelta action is just heating up, but it's only a few weeks now until the UCI Road World Championships visit Yorkshire. Thousands of cycling fans are expected to...
2019-08-21 22:52:23 - London-based bike manufacturer Brompton have released their first-ever clothing range, partnering with Scottish performance clothing brand Endura to provide commuters...
2019-08-19 22:46:45 - Sunday 1st September sees the return of Big Tim's Big Day Out, a sportive with a difference based at the South of England Showground in Ardingly, West Sussex. It's named...
2019-08-16 14:03:03 - Chances are you'll have spotted an e-bike while out cycling; they're an increasingly common sight on UK roads, and it's an intriguing trend even for sportive cyclists....
2019-08-12 16:49:51 - As the UCI Road World Championships roll ever closer, cycling besties Canyon and Rapha have revealed plans to take over two locations in Harrogate between September...
2019-08-09 11:57:55 - The ballot for next year's RideLondon-Surrey 100 sportive is now open. The next edition of RideLondon will take place on Sunday 16 August 2020. The next RideLondon...
2019-08-08 13:32:30 - The Etape du Tour was only a few weeks ago, wasn't it? Exactly - so it's time to start thinking about next year's Etape. Entries will open as usual in October, and you...
2019-08-07 14:58:53 - With 50 days to go until the UCI Road World Championships arrive in Yorkshire, the first tangible boost to cycling facilities across the country has been unveiled with...
