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Gold In Them There Hills (6th May 2008)
Gold In Them There Hills
 
Mega-Everything! (17th July 2008)
Our man Richyboy and his brother take on what was billed as the hardest cyclosportive in the UK, the Dave Lloyd MEGA challenge.
 
Wantage Wannado (8th June 2008)
Mark Harding tried one of Southern Sportive's Sunday Sportives on the really quiet and beautiful lanes of South Oxfordshire taking in the Ridgeway and the Lambourne and Marlborough Downs, famous for horseracing.
 
Dreaming of Gold on the White Rose (8th June 2008)
El Cid, Cacophony, Superlight, Chills, Gizzjob and Earthdreamer joined forces and tackled this year's White Rose Classic. Earthdreamer's training certainly putting him on form, earning a Gold time!
 
Vous êtes des assassins! Oui, des assassins! (6th June 2008)
Sunday 1st June saw over 500 riders take part in the Chiltern 100 Cyclo Sportive, that started and finished in Great Missenden. The event was promoted by the St Albans based Verulam Cycling Club and the Amersham Road Cycling Club.
 
Singing in the Rain! (4th June 2008)
Fabrice and several hundred other riders got a tad wet on the Cat & Fiddle and many more ...
 
Bala: Bail Out! (26th May 2008)
Dave took on this tough sportive which was compounded by it's fierce reputation of always delivering on 'great British weather'. Dave battled the climbs clims plus more and used his head to make it home. Total Respect Dave!
 
You turned right??!! (26th May 2008)
A question asked by many after yesterdays Gran Fondo Cymru. Datameister shows "True Grit" with an amazing ride!

You gotta read this one ....
 
The Richmond 5 Dales Challenge 2008 by Mark (24th May 2008)
Mark gets permission to burns off some cinema junk food and has a go at this North Yorkshire event organised by Richmond CC.
 
Reaper does the Hampshire Hilly Hundred (18th May 2008)
Regular sportive rider and contrbuor, Reaper does the Hampshire Hilly Hundred. Another classic "English" sportive which agains sells out every year like the White Horse Challenge.
 
Earthdreamer Does the Dales (18th May 2008)
Earthdreamer takes on this original Classic Yorkshire sportive, all for a worthy cause.
 
Richboy Nails the Freddy! (15th May 2008)
Cyclosport.org member Richyboy nailed the Fred Whitton in what he describes as Sahara Conditions. Read his amazing graphic account of what it's like for a mere mortal to tackle the Biketreks Fred Whitton Challenge ...
 
Deansmark does the Fred Whitton Challenge 2008 (11th May 2008)
Deansmark tackles the 2008 Fred Whitton Challenge and has some good advice for those wanting to try their hand at the Grandaddy of them all. Listen up ...
 
Alex Araujo and the Dynamo Hang on the Front! (15th May 2008)
Alex Araujo and a couple of his London Dynamo team mates managed to hang in on the front for the whole 4 days of the Kelloggs Tour of Ireland!
 
Living the Dream (14th May 2008)
esroh's graphic and honest account of his experience in the 4 day, 500 mile, top International Cyclosportive - the Kelloggs Tour of Ireland.
 
Reaper get off his arse for the Whitehorse (27th April 2008)
Reaper decides to have a go at this quintessentially English sportive. See how he got on ...
 
Legbreaker 2007 (22nd July 2007)
Legbreaker 2007
 
Tour De France Presentation (6th July 2007)
Tour De France Presentation
 
Miles does the Etape Anglais (1st July 2007)
Miles survives the British Sportive - London to Canterbury
 
White Rose Classic 2007 (10th June 2007)
White Rose Classic 2007
 
Chiltern Hundred 2007 (3rd June 2007)
Chiltern Hundred 2007
 
Etape Du Dales 2007 (20th May 2007)
Etape Du Dales 2007
 
Tilff-Bastonge-Tilff (27th May 2007)
Tilff-Bastonge-Tilff
 
Dartmoor Classic by Dennis Kennedy (18th May 2007)
Dartmoor Classic by Dennis Kennedy
 
John Healy Interview (19th May 2007)
John Healy Interview
 
Inside the Kelloggs Tour of Ireland 2007 Cycle Challenge (18th May 2007)
Inside the Kelloggs Tour of Ireland 2007 Cycle Challenge
 
Tour Of Ireland 2007 by Mark Wakeling (17th May 2007)
Tour Of Ireland 2007 by Mark Wakeling
 
Fred Whitton Challenge 2007 (13th May 2007)
Fred Whitton Challenge 2007
 
Forest Of Dean Spring Classic 2007 (6th May 2007)
Another spring classic in the making
 
White Horse Challenge (29th April 2007)
A really great sportive and grand day out
 
Cobbled Madness - Part 4 of 4 - Inside View Of The Tour Of Flanders (23rd April 2007)
Inside View Of The Tour Of Flanders by Laurie-Anne Kennedy
 
Cobbled Madness - Part 3 of 4 - The Koppenburg! (28th April 2007)
The Cyclosport boys take on the Koppenburg
 
Cobbled Madness - Part 2 of 4 - Watching The Pro's (23rd April 2007)
Cobbled Madness - Part Two - Watching The Pro's
 
Princess Risborough - Sunday Sportive (22nd April 2007)
We rode the first of Trailbreak's Sunday Sportive series.
 
Cobbled Madness - BikerJonah (18th April 2007)
Cobbled Madness - BikerJonah
 
Cobbled Madness - Part 1 of 4 - The Flanders Cyclosportive (7th April 2007)
Cobbled Madness - Part One
 
Legs of Lead or Legs of Steel? (24th March 2007)
Mark tries the Surrey Legs Of Steel
 
Julian Bray gets Podium in Sur Les Routes de L’Etoile (Feb 10th 2007)
Julian Bray gets Podium in Sur Les Routes de L’Etoile
 
Tour Of Tweedale (2nd September 2007)
Tour Of Tweedale
 
Riding the Raid Pyreneen 2006 (28th October 2006)
Big Simon and Little Simon took on a once in a life time challenge
 
Tour 2007 Presentation - LEtape du Tour (28th October 2007)
By Julian Bray, RaphaCondor
 
The Black Legend (17th Oct 2006)
This mystic Col strikes again in the 2007 Etape.
 
Riding the Autumn Epic 2006 (12th Oct 2006)
Big Simon Does the Autumn Epic
 
Milan-Sanremo Gran Fondo (11th June 2006)
Bronzie and his Luton CC mates had a go
 
Johns story - cycling the Etape du Tour (3rd October 2006)
John Airey once again committed himself to completing a stage of the toughest and longest cycle race in the world The Tour de France
 
Felice Gimondi (11th May 2008)
Flamme Rouge Heaven
 
Circuit Of Kent 2006 (Sunday 18th September)
Circuit Of Kent 2006
 
Tackling the Giant of Provence (August 31st 2006)
Big Simon battles Mont Ventoux
 
On the road to nowhere in the Pyrenees (28th August 2006)
Big Simon tackles some legendary mountain top finishes
 
Vercors Drome Cyclosportive (26th August 2006)
Ed gets 7th
 
La Marmotte- Small furry animal or Giant sawtooth (8th August 2006)
Andrew Jacksons account of the 2006 La Marmotte
 
Team Cyclosport UK (1st July 2006)
Team Cyclosport UK Official Launch
 
My First Etape (July 2005)
Sarah Liddington, Reading CC revals her first attempt at a stage of the Tdf!
 
Circuit of the Cotswolds (18th June 2006)
Jim Hendersons neck of the woods
 
L'Arvan Villards (14th July 2006)
Tour De France Classic Cols before the Pros
 
Time Megeve Cyclosportive 2006 (11th June 2006)
Greg and Ossie do it French style
 
Tour of Wessex (27th-29th May 2006)
Sublime or Ridiculous
 
Etape 2006 Recce (4th June 2006)
Team Cyclosport hit the big hills
 
Riding the Polka Dot Gran Fondo 2006 - Short Route (Sunday May 28 2006)
Big Simon and SimonO take to the hills again
 
Gran Fondo Cymru 2006 (Sunday 28th May 2006)
Simon Oliver takes on the hardest one day event
 
Riding the Fred Whitton Challenge 2006 (7th May 2006)
Big and Little Simon do the Fred Whitton Challenge
 
Etape 2006 - Epic or Picnic? (10th July 2006)
Ossie takes on the 2006 Etape
 
Oh what A Scorcher (10th July 2006)
The editor relived the pain of this years Etape
 
Forest of Dean Classic (April 30th 2006)
Phillip Moore rode this new event in Wales
 
Fred Whitton 2006 Training (9th April 2006)
Cyclosport Members Big Simon and SimonO Check It Out
 
Riding the SWRC Cyclosportive 2006 (March 2006)
Big Simon and Andrew tackled this years opener
 
Autumn Epic 2005 (2nd October 2005)
The Editor Rode the Autumn Epic 2005
 
Col Climbing In The Alps 2005 (August 2005)
The Editor escaped modern life for some breathtaking climbing.
 
Mike's Gran Fondo Campagnolo 2005 (June 2005)
Mike had a try at the Gran Fondo Campagnalo in Italy
 
Trying to make an Elite Freddy Rider 2005 (May 2005)
Editor tries to break the 7 hour barrier!
 
Tour of Flanders 2005 (9th April 2005)
Tour of Flanders 2005
 
Cape Argus Pick N’Pay 2005 - UCI Golden Bike (9th March 2005)
Cape Argus Pick N’Pay 2005 - UCI Golden Bike
 
Cycling the Entente Cordiale Way (23/10/2004)
The editor was lucky enough to get invited to ride this one off stage race to celibrate the special relationship between England and France. He had to pinch himself several times to check that it was all real!
 
Fred Whitton Team Challenge 2004 (May 2004)
Mark and his Thames Velo mates rode the Fred Whitton Challenge in the Lake District
 
Col Climbing In France 2003 - Col du Glandon & Col de la Croix De Fer, (03-08-2003 )
Col du Glandon & Col de la Croix De Fer,
 
Col Climbing In France 2003 - Col D'Izoard (02-08-2003)
Col D'Izoard
 
Col Climbing In France 2003 - Col de l'Iseran (01-08-2003)
Col de l'Iseran
 
Col Climbing In France 2003 - Col de la Madeleine (30/07/2003)
Col de la Madeleine
 
Col Climbing In France 2003 - Col Du Lautaret & Col du Galibier (28/07/2003)
Col Du Lautaret & Col du Galibier
 
Col Climbing In France 2003 - L'Alpe D'Huez (27-07-2003)
L'Alpe D'Huez
 
Col Climbing In France 2003 - Mount Ventoux ( 24-07-2003)
Mount Ventoux
 
Col Climbing In France 2003 - Tour De France Stage 16 (23-07-2003)
The Stage I rode !
 
Col Climbing In France 2003 - Tour De France Stage 15 (21-07-2003)
Tour De France Stage 15
 
Col Climbing In France 2003 - Col Du Tourmalet (20-07-2003)
Col Du Tourmalet
 
Col Climbing In France 2003 - Luz-Ardiden (19-07-2003)
Luz-Ardiden
 
Col Climbing In France 2003 - Aubisque (July 2003)
Col Climbing In France 2003 - Aubisque
 
Fred Whitton Challenge 2003 (3rd May 2003)
Riding the Fred Whitton Challenge for the first time!
 
Etape Du Tour 2004 (11th July 2004)
The Editor rode one of the longest Etape's!
 
La Marmotte 2004 (2nd July 2004)
The worst day I've EVER had on a bike!
 
Col Climbing In France 2004 (July 2004)
The Editor had a go a a few classic Cols in between taking part in the Marmotte and Etape Du Tour
 
Etape Du Tour 2003 - Riding A Stage Of The Tour In The Pyrenees (July 2003)
My first attempt at the Etape Du Tour, a real mountain stage of the Tour De France!