Sportives and organised rides

Rider dies during Prudential RideLondon-Surrey sportive

67-year-old Maris Ozols had cardiac arrest as he took part in 46-mile sportive

Amstel to open ‘ice bath pub’ for Prudential Ride London so riders can enjoy two types of recovery simultaneously

Free beer!

Video: Teens push bike into path of Dunwich Dynamo riders, causing crash

Incident happened as paticipants in overnight ride from London to the coast rode through Woodford Green- meanwhile, rider got knocked off bike by driver in Epping

Major route changes to Vélo Birmingham after local opposition

Closed road sportive will skip 20 miles of planned route in Worcestershire and spend longer in Staffordshire instead

New Aldi cycling range to hit shelves next week

The new performance-focussed gear from budget supermarket chain Aldi includes race fit jerseys, sunglasses and even hydration tabs...

Major Scottish sportive cancelled due to ‘uncertain financial times’

Etape Royale hopes to return next year - but is this a sign of the times?

Cyclists to ride from Yorkshire to Westminster in memory of murdered MP Jo Cox

Ride starts in Batley & Spen constituency on 26 July and concludes at Houses of Parliament five days later

Chain gangbang? Team of pornstars to ride London-Brighton this Sunday

Porn Pedallers are raising money for British Heart Foundation - and have support of Sir Chris Hoy

Unboxed: Ribble R872

Ribble's updated version of their hugely popular R872 carbon road bike

Video: Mark Cavendish coaching eight Mark Cavendishes

Sprinter still unsure when he will return to racing from illness

80-year-old who completed this year’s Étape Caledonia complains that he will be barred from next year’s event because of his age

John McNally finished ahead of over a thousand riders

Vélo Birmingham moves to allay concerns over road closures and safety as local anger grows

Worcestershire CC official tells parish council meeting it may not grant road closures

Cycling App of the Week: NeverAlone

NeverAlone provides live tracking and sends SMS messages to selected contacts if it detects you may have ran into trouble mid-ride

Sportive participants praised for coming to aid of dying rider

Former professional footballer Karl Payne collapsed while taking part in Dougie Mac Ride in North Wales

BLINK! saddles are the first with integrated lighting and turn signals

A Kickstarter looking to bring the world’s first bike saddles with integrated lighting is underway, with $5000 already raised of the $45,000 target.

Tour de Yorkshire sportive rider seriously hurt in coach collision

Incident happened on Sunday morning at Deepcar near Sheffield

HSBC & British Cycling partner to launch City Rides

The 13 mass participation events are set to inspire two million cyclists by 2020 - Sir Chris Hoy & Laura Kenny give the plans their approval

Fred Whitton Challenge teams up with UK arm of Tour de France owners

Deal will see 2017 event broadcast on the Bike Channel

New Strava signs mark out climbs on Irish roads

No more sprinting for an extra 100 metres just to be on the safe side

Plenty of climbing in store as the Devil Ride returns to Wales

June 18 event features 50 and 100-mile routes

Coffee stop turns into chat with Peter Sagan for one road.cc reader

"The cherry on the Belgian Bun" says Michael Marks, who was in Flanders to ride the Continental Cancellara Classic

6 tips for riding the Dirty Reiver, and other gravel races too

Words of wisdom from an experienced gravel racer, and organiser of the Dirty Reiver

Kinesis UK launches its version of bike-packing with “The Distance”

A new self-supported-lite gravel event

The Racing Collective announce the CrossduroWales

Multi-surface self-supported race that runs the length of Wales.

Videos: Crazy scenes as world’s biggest bike race cancelled as riders battle 100kph winds

35,000 riders had been due to take part in today's Cape Town Cycle Tour, formerly the Cape Argus

Vélo Birmingham announces full details of 100-mile closed road route

Charity and Business 100 places still available

Charity places available for RideLondon-Surrey 100

Ride the event and raise funds for Lyme Disease Action

RideLondon payment system goes down on same day final ballot entrants find out if they got a place

Organisers say they will issue an update on the issue on Tuesday

Entries for London-Edinburgh-London – Britain’s toughest bike ride – open at 6pm today (+ video)

Long distance challenge is held once every four years

New Forest cycle event charter “seems to have stood the test of time,” says report

However, late re-routing of an event last year reignited tensions that led to charter's creation