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2019-07-17 11:49:21 - It's arguably the UK's biggest sportive, and with the RideLondon-Surrey 100 now just a couple of weeks away hopefully most riders will be well trained and fine-tuning...
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2019-07-12 12:25:16 - Fancy taking your cycling to the next level? Garmin is looking for six amateur cyclists willing to train like a pro to reach their full potential as part of the Next...
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2019-07-10 15:49:17 - My training for major cycling events over the past five years has not exactly been scientific. I have ridden a lot of miles but I have never used a power meter or worked...
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2019-06-17 10:37:18 - As Lance Armstrong said a long time back, 'It's not about the bike'. I suspect that most Sportive.com readers will know the story of Lance's fall from grace, so we won't...
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2019-05-14 13:06:54 - After the long weekend miles around the lanes, on café rides and on Zwift, there's a certain excitement ahead of your season's big rides, whatever the distance. Suffice...
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2019-04-30 20:20:54 - Since starting my cycling training business a few months ago, I've been trying to understand why coaching (i.e. expert advice) is widely adopted in some sports but not...
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2019-04-12 10:22:25 - The view on what is a suitable bike and tyres for the Tour of Flanders has changed quite a bit in recent years, especially in terms of what tyres to use. Whereas it...
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2019-04-12 08:07:25 - The Tour of Flanders offers four different routes for sportive riders on the day before the main race. 16,000 amateur riders get to test their cobble riding skills on...
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2018-10-31 11:58:53 - The 2019 edition of the Etape du Tour is a relatively short 135km but it packs a pretty decent punch with a total of 4,563 metres of climbing and a summit finish in the...
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2018-10-26 11:52:34 - All too soon it's that time of year again when the nights are drawing in and we may, I'm sure, start getting some inhospitable weather at weekends so one has to decide...
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2018-09-18 11:31:08 - My first "grown up" bike was a mountain bike. It was the Very Early 90s at the time and I had just won the school raffle. The prize was a shiny, red Diamondback with 14...
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2018-07-24 11:30:42 - The Dunwich Dynamo has grown in popularity over the years, with many riders now considering it to be one of the iconic rides of the year. Always held on the Saturday...
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2018-07-23 11:44:00 - La Marmotte is one of the toughest and most enjoyable sportives in Europe (and the world) but the logistics of getting to the Alps and back are enough to leave you...
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2018-07-13 11:25:07 - La Marmotte is one of the toughest sportives in Europe with a total distance of 174.5km and 5,750 metres of climbing in the day. The day starts in Bourg d'Oisans, with...
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2018-07-13 09:18:17 - The good news is that there is a broom wagon for La Marmotte. The bad news is that it won't get you back home until really quite late in the day and it will probably be...
