If you are still looking for something to train for and to really make 2010 a special cycling year, then the ‘Rapha Cent Cols Challenge’ could be the answer. It's the ultimate sportive; a ten stage event aimed at the serious amateur cyclist. You can also opt to ‘just’  ride either stages 1-5, or stages 5-10. Most stages cover 200km and climbing varies from 4,000-5,000 metres. You will ride the famous Classic Climbs such as the Tourmalet and the Aubisque, but you will also discover many  little known pearls of the Pyrenees.

Entries open today for the 2010 RADAR RIDE cyclo-sportive which takes place on Sunday 11th July. The event which started life in 2008 as the Southern Uplands Sportive is billed as ‘the original summit sportive’. It starts in Wanlockhead (population 150)  –  the highest village in Scotland – and finishes outside the radar station at the summit of Lowther Hill – the highest road in Scotland.

See the latest 2010 cycling equipment and enjoy some great on and off road riding in Surrey, the Evans Cycles Ride It! events starting from Sandown Park on 13th & 14th Feb. The TCR show is the first big event of 2010 to check out all the latest product offerings, listen to informative presentations, and have a great day out that all the family will enjoy.

Every Wednesday, Cyclosport.org will be offering desktop wallpaper to decorate your PC or Mac with some inspirational cyclosportive photographs from some of the UK's biggest events. The photographs are courtesy of leading sportive photography company, Sportive Photo. Wallpaper 03/02/2010 now online.

All 4,500 entries for the 2010 Etape Caledonia have sold out. The popular event is the only UK sportive with fully closed roads and raises money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Entries were £56 each, suggesting that Macmillan will have benefitted hugely already, even without individual rider sponsorship. The event covers 81 miles in Highland Perthshire and will take place on the 16th May 2010.

The Garmin Edge 705 is a piece of equipment that hardly needs an introduction. It’s been securely fastened to the handlebars of professional cyclists, fitness enthusiasts, adventure-seekers and of course, sportive riders for a while now. But unlike lots of products in cycling, it’s something that hardly existed a decade ago, explains Adam Tranter.

Britain’s biggest online bike retailer Wiggle has teamed up with UK Cycling Events to launch an exciting new Super Series involving 14 events, as Cyclosport.org first revealed last week. The series consists of 10 road sportives and four mountain bike events which will take place throughout 2010 and are designed to encourage people of all ages and abilities to “get out and ride”.

Winner announced @lambsimon: We've got another Cervelo jersey up for grabs, our previous giveaways have been sought after by a lot of the Tweeps (that's Twitter people, don't you know?) in cycling. Cervelo are one of the most popular teams in the peloton today, and it's a chance to get your hands on some pretty swish team kit over on our Twitter.

Olympic and former world cycling champion, Rebecca Romero, has confirmed that she’s targeting the World Time Trial Championships and says the Commonwealth Games are also in her sights. Romero will ride in this summer’s London-Paris 2010 as part of her switch from track to road cycling after her individual pursuit event was dropped from the Olympics for 2012. 

Stars of Gone in 60 Seconds, Nicholas Cage or Angelina Jolie probably weren't amongst the thousands who logged onto the Verenti Dragon Ride website at 09.00 yesterday but if they were, they would have been sorely disappointed as the event sold its extra places in just 420 seconds.

Feature Article: The Marmotte is the Mother of all cyclosportives. One mention of the “M” word is enough to set pulses racing, to strike fear into the hearts of the most hardened sportive riders. The statistics speak for themselves : 175 km, 5000 m climbing, 4 major climbs. And a grandstand finish at the top of cycling’s most famous mountain : l’Alpe d’Huez.

I would like to wish you all a Happy New Year, and hope you find your legs and you’re riding form, at the right time for your events. So how is life in the Johnson household, well it has been very high and very low, but the focus is now on the future, says HowieJ

Following a successful entry into the world of sportives last year, The Prostate Cancer Charity, in partnership with The Tour of Britain,  has announced they will stage a further three events in 2010. Cyclists will have the unique opportunity to measure themselves against the pro riders, taking on one or more stages of The 2010 Tour of Britain, going the full distance of 150km, or taking on a challenging 70km.

Wheels in Wheels Events Ltd, organisers of five sportives in the UK and the Duva International in Majorca, are pleased to announce that entries are open for the Forest of Dean Spring Classic and all other Wheels in Wheels 2010 events.

The new Chilterns BIG DIPPER 100 miler and Chilterns Little Dipper 100km Sportives will take place on Sunday April 11th from Shiplake College in Henley on Thames.

This new event has created quite a stir on the calendar and is getting a lot of interest from everyone ...