Events

Three-day sportive to celebrate Giro d’Italia’s Irish start (+ video)

Curadmír Ulster Cycle presents 360 miles of Irish hill country to test the toughest

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Piano pull up Cragg Vale to celebrate Tour Grand Départ

Warning: bad puns ahead

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Extra 200 places available tomorrow for Etape Loch Ness

Don't hang about, they won't last long

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Tour Maker application round two underway

Keep your eyes peeled for an email explaining the next stages in the application to be a part of Yorkshire’s hosting of the Grand Départ

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Anti-cycling protests and Surrey County Council blamed for cancellation of two triathlon events

2014 editions of Vachery Triathlon and off-road XTERRA England events both cancelled

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Miss out on RideLondon place? Ride for Tommy’s and raise money for charity

Childbirth charity also has places available on Nightrider, taking place in London in June

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Entries still open for Bordeaux-Paris ultra cycling challenge… all 610Km of it +Video

Legendary 610Km race route returns this time as an "ultra cycling challenge"

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Cycling to take centre stage at 2014 Yorkshire Festival

Cycling themed plays, films, artwork and dance will be on show at the 100-day festival

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Herne Hill hosts cycle speed-dating this Valentine’s day

Are you a bicycle bachelor or bachelorette looking for love? Here's the chance to get your love life back on track.

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New Forest sportive base moves to Dorset to escape NIMBYs

"No disruption" to residents thanks to new venue, says organiser

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Free tickets for Harrogate event marking 100 days to go until Tour de France

Race director Christian Prudhomme joins past and present stars at event which will also see launch of official Grand Départ anthem

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Lee Valley Velopark to reopen to the public in March

East London Olympic venue will reopen with the final of the Revolution track series on March 14 and 15

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Brompton World Championship & Brompton Treble challenge comes to Goodwood

Fast folder-riders to flock to Sussex circuit

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Cardiff cycling festival falls victim to local government cuts

Council says event is being 'rested' this year to allow money to be spent on city's cycling infrastructure

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The Ride Journal plans launch party for Issue 8 — and everyone’s invited

"Best issue yet" of annual cycling soul mag

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North Yorkshire police leave cancelled as preparations for the Tour de France Grand Départ take shape

Police and volunteers will be needed to keep millions of spectators safe - and it's not too late to sign up to help out

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Corporate track days coming to London’s Olympic Velodrome

FACE Partnership, company behind London Nocturne and Revolution Series, teams up with Lee Valley VeloPark

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Cycling & running events banned in world’s hottest place, California’s Death Valley

Furnace Creek 508 ultracycle race among events rerouted after National Park imposes ban on safety grounds

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Para-cycling worlds head to Mexico in 2014

April's championship in Aguascalientes will be only the fifth edition since inaugural event in 2007

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Rapha to host four-day celebration of cycling in Yorkshire next July

Rapha Tempest coincides with Tour de France Grand Départ

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BikeOxford aims to attract 1,000 riders to inaugural cycling festival next September

Three distances on offer in Cotswolds university town

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Surrey Council Council pushes for sportive organisers to be forced to give a year’s notice of events

Targeted events include any that 'may affect movement on the highway' - but council has not clarified what these are

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Go Yorkshire! Dutch inspired by UK’s Tour de France preparations

In a cycling role reversal a delegation of Dutch officials have looked to Leeds for inspiration for their 2015 Grand Départ plans

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Bike Smut comes to the UK

A film festival of radical bicycle pleasure makes rare visit to Britain

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British Cycling introduces grading system for sportives

1-5 grading will allow prospective entrants to see which courses provide enough - or too much - of a challenge

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First Welsh Cycle Show comes to Newport in 2014

The Wales National Velodrome to host event; Merlin Ride and new Welsh Coast 2 Coast sportives to be showcased.

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Lance Armstrong challenged to race by Aussie triathlon star Chris McCormack

Discredited Tour de France winner has hinted that he may take part in a one-on-one race against Aussie triathlon star

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Monster interest sees Etape Loch Ness sell out in hours

Sportive debuts in one of Britain's most spectacular locations next May

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Laser bike light scoops £10,000 UK student business prize (+ video)

Emily Brooke and team behind Blaze will use cash to research drivers' blind spots

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Coffee and cycling comes together at SPIN x LCF festival

SPIN - The Urban Cycle Show and London Coffee Festival team up for event in Shoreditch next weekend

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