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.
2024-11-12 16:26:38 - Entries are now open for Ride Dingle 2025. The next edition of this spectacular Irish sportive takes place on 26 April 2025 in Dingle, County Kerry. The event's two...
2024-11-11 17:18:06 - So you've climbed Sa Calobra, ticked off the 312 and even ridden out to Cap Formentor: reckon you've completed Mallorca? A new cycling weekend from The Struggle - the...
2024-11-06 11:38:50 - Entries open today for L'Etape du Tour, one of the world's biggest amateur cycling events. The 33rd edition of the Étape du Tour will take place in the French Alps on...
2024-11-05 11:35:22 - Organisers of The Gralloch, one of the UK's premier gravel races, have announced a new gravel sportive. Taking place in May 2025 on the same weekend as the race, the aim...
2024-11-05 11:04:04 - Entries for the 2025 Hell of the Ashdown sportive have almost sold out with fewer than 100 places left 24 hours after going on sale. The popular early-season sportive...
2024-11-01 09:58:38 - Entries are now open for Gravel Rocks 2025, taking place on 11-13th July. Brought to you by Focal Events, this multi-day, enduro-style gravel race with a festival...
2024-11-01 00:32:47 - Entries are now open for the next edition of L'Etape Loch Ness. The popular closed roads sportive returns on 27 April 2025 with a 66-mile lap of Scotland's most famous...
2024-10-29 12:50:33 - A new Etape du Tour Femmes sportive has been announced today at the presentation of the 2025 Tour de France. Set to take place on 2 August 2025, L'Etape du Tour de...
2024-10-29 12:14:51 - The route for the 2025 Etape du Tour has been revealed at today's Tour de France course presentation. 2025 will also see the launch of the first L'Etape du Tour Femmes,...
2024-10-25 15:22:03 - Entries are now open for Muck n' Fest 2025, one of the highlights of the UK gravel cycling calendar. The Scottish gravel weekender returns on 2-4 May 2025, promising two...
2024-10-24 15:44:29 - Based on his new book, Military Mindset, extreme adventurer and best-selling author Ant Middleton shares his five top tips for self-development, to train like a pro and...
2024-10-23 09:30:20 - Entries are now open for Grand Old Dukes gravel ride 2025. Billed as "the most bonnie and brutal gravel challenge in the UK", Grand Old Dukes (GOD) is an epic one-day...
2024-10-21 10:56:43 - Entries for the 2025 edition of the Liege-Bastogne-Liege Challenge are now open. Taking place on Saturday 26 April 2025, the sportive edition of this Spring Classic...
2024-10-15 10:52:43 - UK Cycling Events have launched their 2025 sportive programme, with the return of some old favourites including the ever-popular New Forest Classic. There are 11 events...
2024-10-10 16:09:59 - Melbourne-based cycling brand MAAP has launched a range of kit across its Alt_Road collection designed for bikepacking and gravel - or, as MAAP put it, "riders seeking...
2024-10-09 11:27:35 - Entries are now open for the 2025 edition of Maratona dles Dolomites. One of Europe's biggest sportives, the Maratona takes riders on a magnificent but exceptionally...
2024-10-09 10:42:17 - Dates have been announced for the next editions of Hell of the Ashdown and the Kentish Killer. The two popular sportives by Flamme Rouge Events run on consecutive...
2024-10-09 10:30:59 - Indoor cycling app ROUVY has launched a new Route Creator tool which allows users to create their own real-life routes in the app. It looks like an interesting feature...
2024-10-08 11:21:00 - For over 20 years now the Dragon Ride has reigned supreme as one of the UK's toughest cycling challenges. Next year sees the 21st edition, and the first wave of...
2024-10-08 08:57:03 - Entries are now open for the 2025 edition of Mallorca 312. Deservedly one of the most popular sportives in the European calendar, the 15th edition of Mallorca 312 will...