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.
2021-02-25 12:20:20 - They say anything's easy with hindsight. But when physicist Alex Macdonald and Olympic track champ Callum Skinner embarked on a project to create a pair of cycling...
2021-02-25 11:19:01 - French tyre brand Hutchinson has announced a new partnership with The Transcontinental Race (TCR). The eighth edition of the self-supported TCR cycling race is planned...
2021-02-24 18:12:47 - This weekend sees one of the biggest virtual cycling challenges of the year as Haute Route Watopia comes to Zwift. Some 60,000 cyclists have already signed up for the...
2021-02-24 16:39:34 - Cycling tech fans may remember the story of Australian pro Adam Hansen, who created a stir some years ago by designing and making his own custom carbon fibre cycling...
2021-02-24 15:15:57 - A limited number of additional places have been released for this year's sellout Etape Caledonia sportive. The UK"s original closed-roads sportive, Etape Caledonia...
2021-02-24 14:01:41 - When an Eddie Va Halen fan contacted WyndyMilla to create a bike in tribute to his rock hero, they were only too happy to oblige. The result is this stunning riff on Van...
2021-02-23 15:04:55 - It's been a tough start to 2021, with many events still in limbo amid the ongoing Covid pandemic. But now, finally, with signs of a return to relative normality by early...
2021-02-22 10:56:26 - Entries are now open for the Pennine Rally, a new multi-day, off-road cycling event from Rapha. Set to take place from 15-19 June 2021, the Pennine Rally is a 500km...
2021-02-18 14:06:39 - This year's Tour of Cambridgeshire has been postponed until September, organisers confirmed today. The new dates are 25-26 September 2021, with the time trial taking...
2021-02-16 18:16:22 - This year's Etape Caledonia has been postponed until September, organisers have announced. Originally set to take place on 16 May, the closed-road sportive in the...
2021-02-15 14:49:39 - The 2021 edition of Ireland's biggest sportive, the Wicklow 200, has been cancelled organisers confirmed today. The sportive was scheduled for 13 June 2021, but ongoing...
2021-02-12 15:11:47 - This year's Fred Whitton Challenge has been postponed until September, amid the latest round of date changes prompted by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Originally set...
2021-02-11 21:22:14 - Another day, another sportive postponement - and today it's one of the biggest events in the calendar, with news that the Tour of Flanders sportive will not be going...
2021-02-09 12:58:23 - Gravel pioneers Hotchillee have launched two European gravel tours for 2021, the Suisse Gravel Explorer and the Rainmaker Rollercoaster. Set to run over 3-4 days in...
2021-02-06 00:58:29 - This year's Dirty Reiver gravel race has been postponed until the weekend of 11-12 September 2021. Originally set for the weekend of 17-18 April, ongoing coronavirus...
2021-02-05 16:20:16 - Great news for fans of gravel cycling and the Spring Classics: a new Flanders Gravel event is set to launch this July, featuring routes that include the classic cobbled...
2021-02-05 15:38:00 - One of the UK's best-loved cycling weekenders is back, as TweedLove Bike Festival returns in September 2021. And, "after a wee break for a hideous pandemic", this year's...
2021-02-04 12:28:16 - Rapha have unveiled their Prestige rides for 2021, a global series of cycle tours with events in Australia, Korea, the USA, Japan, Taiwan, and various European locations...
2021-01-30 14:51:18 - This year's RideLondon festival is cancelled, organisers have confirmed. For the second year running the coronavirus pandemic has put paid to the UK's biggest sportive,...
2021-01-28 18:58:45 - This year's Etape Loch Ness sportive has been postponed until late summer, organisers have confirmed. Originally set to take place on 25 April, ongoing Coronavirus...
