Sportives and organised rides

Road rage driver arrested for firing shotgun at cyclists on US charity ride

Police revealed the man had swerved around the victims, attempting to run them off the road, before pulling into a driveway where three shots were fired

Cycling clothing brand Mamnick accuses Rapha of “stealing brand message” by using term first popularised during the Falklands War

Mamnick has accused Rapha's 'Yomp Rally' bikepacking event of copying its "cycling philosophy" – however Rapha says "we don't believe the term yomp is owned by anyone" and insists there is "enough separation to coexist peacefully"

UCI insurer pays six-figure settlement over British cyclist’s heatstroke death at Gran Fondo World Championships

Barry Covington collapsed while competing at the 2017 event in the south of France, the Gran Fondo taking place during a 39°C heatwave and participants later complaining about a shortage of water and poorly manned feed stops

In need of some New Year motivation? Then get ready for the 2024 Dragon Ride, the UK’s longest, toughest, and most iconic sportive

Entries reopen on Monday for the 20th anniversary edition of the legendarily gruelling Welsh ride

Sportive forced to relocate due to “dangerous” roads which have led to cyclist injuries… but council classifies the roads as “low-risk”

The organiser asked the Aberdeenshire Council if he could fix the roads himself, but was told that that’d be against the law

Deer Miss of the Day: Startled deer jumps over group of cyclists during gran fondo – and nearly clips George Hincapie

“It happened just after we had left the hotel… It was pretty crazy!” the retired American pro, who organised the event, said

Entries open on Tuesday for 2024’s Ford RideLondon-Essex – and will be first-come, first-served rather than ballot

New entry format for hugely popular sportive spells end of the road for the dreaded magazine that informed hopeful participants that they’d missed out on a place

Brexit blamed as London-Paris organisers say next year’s edition will be the last

Border issues following UK’s departure from the EU have led to increased costs and logistical headache

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“It’s just too dangerous”: Popular cycling event cancelled due to “grave state” of roads

The secretary of the club which organises the event accepted that the local council had "done what they can to fix" potholes and road defects, but ultimately participants should not be asked to "take your life in your hands"

“In a rural county the car is the most used and most important mode of transport,” replies councillor to family bike ride organisers

More than 250 people, including families and children, rode through Shrewsbury to celebrate cycling and call for more action to improve safety for all

Pothole and loose gravel danger leaves sportive organiser frustrated as council refuses to let him repair route defects

Aberdeenshire Council said it had no plans to repair highlighted defects ahead of the Ride the North event, but also will not let organiser Neil Innes hire contractors to do the work himself

Tour de Gwent sportive pushes date by two weeks after clash with Tour of Britain

The organisers of the Welsh cycling event said that they had to make the ‘difficult decision’ but welcomed others to celebrate the Tour of Britain coming to Caerphilly

Cyclist dies during London to Brighton charity ride

Surrey Police has launched an appeal for witnesses after the rider sadly died in the Smallfield area of Surrey during today’s 54-mile event

Tour O The Borders organiser slams council’s “utterly ridiculous and disingenuous” claim that it is not responsible for sportive’s demise

Scottish Borders Council said it was “fully committed” to the event, despite accusations that it had called a halt to the sportive following complaints from residents unhappy at road closures

Tour O The Borders sportive faces cancellation after residents complain about event’s road closures

The organisers of the closed road event, which has been marred by protests from unhappy locals in the past, say the council’s decision to scrap it for 2024 is “out of balance and unfair”

Tony Blackburn insists “joke” idea to replace RideLondon with “event for car owners” wasn’t a serious suggestion

The famous DJ claimed a car event would be more suitable as "there are more of us and we pay to go on the roads" — later adding that "people didn't seem to get that I was joking"

Tony Blackburn calls for RideLondon to be replaced by “event for car owners” – because “there are more of us and we pay to go on the roads”

The veteran DJ’s comments come less than two months after he criticised 20mph speed limits and claimed that motorists were being “overtaken by cyclists”

Air ambulance called to Fred Whitton incident on Hardknott Pass

Police and the event organisers confirmed the injuries were not as bad as first feared, with a rider kept in hospital overnight

Town council says “restrictive” RideLondon sportive not wanted – because locals “can’t get out of their own road”

An Ongar town councillor claimed that residents would be better off donating “a pound or two” to charity than putting up with the event

Route for RideLondon-Essex 2023 sportive confirmed

Event returns on Sunday 28 May with improvements made in areas such as local access

RideLondon-Essex sportive date reportedly confirmed for 2023

Event set to return to Essex roads next spring following its debut on them in May this year

Video: “One hell of a rollercoaster” – Matt Page on his 1,525km London-Edinburgh-London ride

“By far the hardest thing I’ve ever done” says ultracyclist who was first rider to finish event

Italian amateur accused of motor doping after winning iconic gran fondo

“Italy, a country of envious people. I’m not a fool to cheat on live TV,” says 2022 Maratona dles Dolomites winner Stefano Stagni

EasyJet sends cyclist’s £14,000 bike and luggage to Naples… instead of London

Scottish cyclist Richard Davidson had flown to Stansted on his way to the five-day Haute Route Pyrenees, but had to hire a bike for the event after his gear failed to arrive

RideLondon-Essex 100 participant dies following cardiac arrest during event

Valentin Buliga, aged 41, never regained consciousness after medical episode during last month’s event

London to Brighton gridlock after traffic blocked event cycle lane — British Heart Foundation insists charity ride had “positive feedback”

More than 14,000 riders raising money for heart research took part in Sunday's ride from London to the South Coast following a two-year Covid-induced hiatus

2022 Eroica Britannia cancelled due to “logistical and supply chain challenges”

The retro cycling festival, which has not been held since 2019, was scheduled to take place in early August at its new home of Goodwood

Valtteri Bottas sets up an international gravel race in his Finnish hometown

The two-day event will have a prize purse of £17,000

RideLondon-Essex riders halted for 30 minutes because of an incident

About 25,000 riders took on the brand new routes from London into Essex

RideLondon: tacks strewn on route and angry petition gains traction ahead of sportive’s Essex debut

The sportive is returning with a new route out of the capital, and some Essex locals appear to be rather unhappy about it