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.
2021-05-13 10:17:31 - It's been a busy week on the gravel front for Canyon; hot on the heels of their Grizl launch (that's Canyon's new gravel bike, in case you missed the blanket coverage)...
2021-05-12 09:51:45 - This year's edition of La Marmotte Alps has been postponed until September, organisers have confirmed. One of Europe's biggest sportives, La Marmotte is a bucket list...
2021-05-10 20:00:00 - A New Forest sportive set for 15-16 May 2021 has been cancelled, organisers have confirmed. The Beyond New Forest ride was scheduled to take place over two days this...
2021-05-10 12:03:18 - The world-famous L'Etape sportive series - best known for L'Etape du Tour - will make its US debut next year in San Antonio, Texas according to reports. L'Etape San...
2021-05-06 14:49:34 - Eagle-eyed sportive fans might have noticed the launch of the Hardest Hundred series this year - a brand new set of road rides from the team at Sportive Breaks. Having...
2021-05-06 14:00:00 - Rapha have revealed the new kit to be worn by the EF Education-Nippo team at this year's Giro d'Italia which starts this weekend. Called "Euphoria", the kit features...
2021-04-30 10:46:57 - Cycling UK have announced plans for a new 150-mile cycling route in Cornwall. The West Kernow Way will be an off-road loop, starting in Penzance and taking in highlights...
2021-04-28 09:38:57 - Ribble's flagship and award-winning electric carbon road bike, the Endurance SL e, is now available in a new Hero edition creating what Ribble claim is one of the...
2021-04-26 13:48:31 - It's been an eventful start to life in the WorldTour for Yorkshire's rising star Tom Pidcock. The Ineos Grenadiers rider outsprinted Wout van Aert to win at Brabantse...
2021-04-22 21:20:07 - The 'cross season never really got started last year, tyres spinning in the Covid mud - but as we wait for racing to get underway, here's a look at some iconic rubber...
2021-04-22 11:17:46 - This year's Liege-Bastogne-Liege Challenge has been postponed to September, organisers have confirmed. The sportive version of Liege-Bastogne-Liege gives amateurs...
2021-04-21 10:15:45 - Performance eyewear brand SunGod has announced that their lifestyle range will now offer 8KO® lens technology. Previously reserved for the Pace Series range launched...
2021-04-21 09:43:25 - Golazo Cycling, Bioracer and Canyon have unveiled the official 2021 British Gravel Champion jersey. The traditional red, white and blue stripes of British Champions...
2021-04-20 14:56:16 - Josh Quigley, the Scottish round-the-world cyclist who set the fastest time for cycling the North Coast 500 route last September, is to attempt a Guinness World Records...
2021-04-19 12:09:05 - Australian cycling apparel brand MAAP have updated their Training Collection with a new range of men's and women's cycling jerseys. Featuring block colours, SPF50+ sun...
2021-04-19 09:49:28 - Entries are open for the 2021 editions of Eroica Dolomiti and Eroica Switzerland. Part of the Eroica series of rides, which see entrants don vintage gear and bikes to...
2021-04-17 13:14:26 - With lockdown officially lifting across the UK, Hotchillee have announced three new UK based road and gravel events. The first event is The Ridgeway on 26 June 2021, a...
2021-04-17 11:09:50 - Sportive organisers Wheels in Wheels have confirmed their 2021 sportive programme following the recent release of a road map out of lockdown. Four events are planned for...
2021-04-15 10:32:00 - Just as the earth carries in its orbit an estimated 34,000 pieces of flying debris - so called "space junk" - the pursuit of cycling attracts an ever-growing nimbus of...
2021-04-14 20:24:43 - Anyone noticed the roads deteriorating faster than usual around Lancashire? Just two weeks on from the launch of their new Gravel bikes, Ribble have unveiled two new...
