Tackling one of the season’s toughest sportives is not for the faint-hearted or worse still, for the under prepared. The Evans Cycles feature ride, the King of the Downs is a serious challenge at 113 miles and with over 9,000 feet of climbing. Every rider will need to put the training in and ensure they and their bike is totally prepared.
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Wiggle Jurassic Beast REVIEW
1100 bike riders "Go Mad in Dorset" to try and "Tame the Beast"... On such a bright, sunny May day I really was hoping that the Beast would do one and just let me ride my bike!
Lincoln Grand Prix Sportive REVIEW
"Howie, how do you fancy riding a lovely flat event with no hills, in Lincolnshire" says our beloved Editor. Chubby boy here jumps at the chance, a nice flat ride, sounds ideal to me.
Tour of Pembrokeshire 2012 REVIEW
St Davids is about as far West as you can go from here without falling into the sea, and it's a good 3.5 hours drive for me. As a result I opted to stay over the night before, which meant I was able to sign in on the Friday afternoon, rather than first thing on the morning of the event, which made a nice change.
Shining Start to the Cycletta 2012 Season
On the first day of glorious sunshine for ages, around 500 ladies jumped on their bikes on Sunday 13th May for a 40km or 60km bike ride in the stunning location of Woburn Abbey.
New Closed Road Etape Cymru 2012 Route Announced
Human Race, organisers of the revamped Etape Cymru, have today released details of the planned route for the 2012 edition of the event, taking place on Sunday 9th September.
The Eastbourne Cycling Festival PREVIEW
Next weekend sees two-wheeled festivities of every kind descend upon the South Coast, at the ‘Eastbourne Cycling Festival’. This will be the second year of running for the festival, and after such a successful inaugural event last year, the job of bringing the festival to even greater heights has been taken on by TL Sports Events for 2012 and beyond.
Take On the Challenge of a Tour of Britain Tour Ride
Cyclists from across Britain can once again take on the challenge of The Tour of Britain, the UK's biggest cycle race, through five Tour Ride mass participation events.
PolkaDotchallenge 2012 Sportive Entries Still Open
The PolkaDot Challenge should be on everyone's 'one to ride' list and the 2012 event is taking place on the 17th June 2012.
Join the Daily Mirror Great Manchester Cycle for the UK’s Biggest Street Party
As many come back from the May Bank Holiday weekend, the Great Manchester Cycle is gearing up to hold Britain's biggest street party over the Queen's Diamond Jubilee weekend on Monday 4th June 2012.
The Bike Factory to Provide Support to Liverpool-Chester-Liverpool Bike Ride
Pennine Events, organisers of the Liverpool-Chester-Liverpool Bike Ride, have proudly announced that The Bike Factory will once again provide mechanical support for the mass participation event.














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