Riding

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Start 2014 with an early season cycling event

Give yourself a goal and enter an early season cycling event. Here are eight to consider

Mon, Jan 06, 2014 18:06

Autumn: Essential clothing guide

The best clothing for autumn cycling, from overshoes and knee warmers to caps and jackets

Sat, Sep 28, 2013 13:23

Ride report: Etape Cymru

Our man Stu makes the journey to Bangor-on-Dee to try out the closed roads of one of the best rated sportives in the UK calendar

Tue, Sep 10, 2013 22:20

Ventoux Three: Riding up Mont Ventoux three times in a day

From the archives, VecchioJo gets caught between a rock and a hard place...

Fri, Jul 26, 2013 10:37

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High and Dolomitey

VecchioJo finally makes it to the Dolomites and does the Maratona dles Dolimites

Tue, Jul 09, 2013 08:40

Trial Of Wight

VecchioJo does the Isle of Wight, twice.

Tue, Jun 11, 2013 22:19

Riding the Marrakech Atlas Étape

From the road.cc archives: Mat heads to Morocco and got it right… and then very, very wrong. Hypothermia wrong...

Thu, May 16, 2013 09:57

road.cc’s Spring Cycling Guide

Time to gear up for the clocks going forward, and we’ve got loads of good ideas for the year ahead for you

Fri, Mar 29, 2013 15:16

Cotswold Cycling Breaks

Fancy a change of scenery for your riding? Owen Rogers heads to Tetbury to find a cycling haven in the heart of the Cotswolds

Tue, Mar 19, 2013 09:30

10 products to increase your motivation this winter

Struggling for inspiration to get out and ride? Here are 10 products that will help

Fri, Dec 14, 2012 10:42

L’Eroica: a good old-fashioned bike ride

From the road.cc archives: Mat heads off to Italy for the world famous vintage bike sportive, and loves it

Tue, Oct 16, 2012 11:59

The Good, the Brad and the Ugly.

VecchioJo goes for a Ride With Brad, sort of.

Tue, Aug 28, 2012 06:28

Castelli 24: Racing through the night – Italian style

Phil Gale samples a unique 24 hour road race in and around the Italian hill town of Feltre

Tue, Jun 26, 2012 09:01

Riding the Paris-Roubaix pavé: it’s all about the bike… and the tyres… and the…

Riding across the pavé in the tyre-tracks of legends, having the right bike setup smooths out the bumps. Well, some of them

Fri, Apr 06, 2012 09:24

Ride report: Woodcote CX Sportive – mud larking in the Chilterns

David Else gets his knobblies on and hits the dirt to try the new cyclocross sensation that's sweeping the nation… well, bits of it

Wed, Feb 01, 2012 15:54

This One Time, At Ride Camp…

VecchioJo heads off with Trek Travel for a taste of cycling holiday luxury, the lucky sod

Tue, Jun 21, 2011 10:48

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Mountain Mayhem 2011: the route recce + video

New 110km course has more climbing, more views and more lanes... and the same number of fords!

Tue, Jun 14, 2011 10:00

My first… game of bike polo

We head down to Tring FC to try out some mallet-based entertainment

Tue, Jun 07, 2011 15:00

On the road with Ed Clancy: now with added video

Road.cc and compo winners hit the hills with Olympic champion

Tue, May 10, 2011 16:08

Fred Whitton Challenge 2011 the road to Harknott

Fred Whitton Challenge 2011 – pain in the rain (and no fun in the sun)

Dave heads to the Lakes to tackle one of the UK's toughest sportives

Mon, May 09, 2011 11:01

Dragon Ride: we recce the new Medio Fondo route

What's the updated 120km Dragon route like? It's ace, that's what.

Wed, Apr 13, 2011 15:13

Weekend Ronde Up

VecchioJo heads under the channel for a weekend of Euro-sportive and big race action on the cobbles

Wed, Apr 13, 2011 09:46

Endura Lionheart Sportive - riders wait at the start

Off with a roar: Endura Lionheart ride report

A great day in the Wiltshire sun. And what a finish!

Sun, Mar 20, 2011 21:37

Etape Du Tour essentials: how to make it to the start… and finish in style

Tempted to have a go? David Else looks back at some previous Etapes and offers some practical advice.

Wed, Oct 20, 2010 15:50

L’Eroica 2010 – Italy’s heroic Gran Fondo

Gavin Campbell tackles the white roads of Tuscany in the tyre tracks of cycling heros of the past

Sun, Oct 17, 2010 11:31

Severn Bridge Sportive 2010 – PREVIEW

With the Tour of Lombardy on the way, we know it’s the time of falling leaves, and the end of the Classics for this year. But the sportive season isn’t over yet. David Else previews an excellent autumn route through the suitably leafy South Cotswolds and

Sat, Oct 09, 2010 09:21

Hills and thrills – riding the Bristol Belter

We brave the weather and hit some of the best climbs in the west

Thu, Oct 07, 2010 23:04

Sportive preview: The Bristol Belter + recce vid

150km round the Mendips? In October? Count us in...

Mon, Sep 06, 2010 21:35

South West Tour-Ride Sportive Preview

Missed the Etape this year? France a bit too far? In September you get a chance to ride a stage of another professional bike race, and you don’t have to leave the shores of Blighty to do it

Fri, Aug 27, 2010 12:49

Anthony Maynard Sportive 2010 - A group including Dave Maynard, Anthony's father, begin the last few miles of riding

Anthony Maynard Sportive ride report: friendly, fun and a feast for foodies

Mark rides a very special sportive through the Berkshire countryside

Wed, Jul 21, 2010 20:33