Sportives and organised rides

Is the UCI about to launch gravel Gran Fondo series for 2020?

Rumours of UCI sanctioned worldwide gravel racing series

Forget the bike box – new business Velotransfer will take your bike to sportives abroad

Drop-off points around south east England mean airport worries could be a thing of the past

2020 Etape du Tour to start and finish in Nice via coastal Alps

First seaside start for cyclosportive - but 30th anniversary edition also has 3,500 metres of climbing

New Forest sportive organiser accused of vandalism after spray painting arrows on road

UK Cycling Events says it had permission and temporary paint will wash away with rain

An diverse assortment of gravel bikes from the Jeroboam Italian gravel race – 3T, Wilier, Specialized, Salsa, Canyon and more

Weird and funky bike setups for 300km of Italian gravel

Sustainable cycles: cutting edge waste-reducing frames from Coh&Co and Vaast Bikes

Vaast frames are produced using 100% recyclable Magnesium Alloy, while Coh and Co of Denmark use a unique blend of stone and carbon fibres to produce more sustainable bikes. We take a closer look at their innovations

Terrific W Mids Police vid on filtering; DfT cycling infra photo fail; Anti-fracking protesters to target Team Ineos at Tour of Britain; Are e-bike riders nicking all the Strava KOMs? And much more on the live blog this evening

All today's news from the site and beyond...

Coming soon to a bike near you? 3D-printed Ti Carbon beam bikes, airbags for cyclists, waterproof onesies, custom alu, custom wood + more

The ceaseless search for the ‘next big thing’ in bike tech often throws up some weird, wonderful and wacky ideas - here’s some of our faves from Eurobike 2019

Petition launched to cancel Velo Birmingham

Organisers counter concerns by pointing out all road closures are approved by the emergency services

RideLondon admits photoshopping picture of black woman

Leading blogger says organisers "should be embarrassed" of image aimed at highlighting event's diversity

Anger at Vélo North cancellation

This is just the most recent Vélo event to be abandoned...

Cyclist dies after crashing on Wrynose Pass descent during Coast To Coast In A Day sportive

Victim named as Katherine Moore, aged 56 and from the London area

Vélo Birmingham & Midlands back for third edition next year

Closed road sportive swiches to late June slot - registration is open now

Rapha launch the Étape and Grinduro collections

Made in tribute to the Étape du Tour sportive and Grinduro weekend, Rapha's new collections feature jerseys, bibs, t-shirts and caps and are all available now

Two test positive for EPO at New York gran fondo

"We don't allow course-cutting at our races so why would we look the other way when it comes to doping?” say organisers

Video: David Millar and Martin Johnson ride the Vélo North route

“Breath-taking is the only way I can describe it”

Locals to air concerns over Vélo North closed road sportive at public meeting tonight

Representatives of event organisers and Durham County Council will be present this evening

Injured Velo Birmingham riders complain of dangerous descent with speedbumps on it

Participants said there was no warning and speedbumps were hard to see because of other riders

Couple who wed at Etape Caledonia celebrate anniversary by riding it again … along with Four Weddings star

Actor John Hannah joins 5,500 other riders for 13th edition of Highland Perthshire sportive

Arrest made as Vélo Birmingham & Midlands marshal reportedly run over and left with broken hip

Video shows separate incident in which motorist tried to drive across course of closed road sportive

Public meeting demanded over Vélo North closed road sportive

September's event attracts concern among locals similar to that seen with Vélo Birmingham and Vélo South

RideLondon has provided £3.3m for recreational facilities in Surrey

Grants are awarded to recreational projects in areas where London Marathon Events Ltd organises events

Councillor hits out at “unforgiveable” changes to next month’s Vélo Birmingham and Midlands route

Organisers say that changes follow consultation and will ease disruption caused by 17,000-rider event

Campagnolo launch Super Record EPS 12 Speed groupset

12 months on from the launch of the world's first 12 speed road groupset, it's now officially available in an electronic version and will cost you over £4k in its disc brake guise...