Top Cycling Climbs Top 10 toughest cycling climbs of the Chilterns Massif The cycling climbs of the Chilterns may not be massif, but how do they compare to the hills of the other home counties? Clip into your cleats and join our voyage of discovery.
Random Rides The Zwift Omnium Broleur's Zwift Omnium (sorry, no badge yet) requires a rider to complete every single one of the course routes in Zwift. Could Andy's avatar get around the worlds in 80 days?
Top Cycling Climbs Hill Climb Calculator Calculate the average speed and power output you need to snag a PB on that climb. Just enter your weight, the length and elevation gain of the hill segment and your target time. Broleur's whizzy Hill Climb Calculator does the rest.
Random Rides Training in Tenerife The winter training camp. It's every amateur cyclist's dream. Give almighty thanks to your almighty if you're ever lucky enough to be faced with the dilemma of choosing between Tenerife and Mallorca as a February cycling destination.
Random Rides 2020 Year in Review It's that time of year. Skies are grey, cheeks are rosy, toes are blue. A few extra winter layers have been acquired - merino, goretex, thermo-roubaix, subcutaneous fat. Grit adorns your drivetrain and that Festive 500 attempt has been aborted.
Random Rides Down the Downs Link Longing for adventure? Try London to Brighton the long and gravelly way. Join us on an off-road autumnal adventure, taking in the Thames Path, River Wey Navigation Route and the Downs Link.
Random Rides The Chilterns Challenge What do you do when all the events booked for the summer have been cancelled? Why, "organise" your own of course (we use the term loosely). And where better for a challenge than the climbs of the Chilterns Massif?
Random Rides Top 10 unridden rides While Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher have spent the enforced break debating their Premier League team of the season, decade, and modern era, we've come up with some primetime filler of our own. The challenge: name the top 10 rides you'd love to take on once the lockdown is lifted.
Random Rides Cycling in Mallorca Booking a spring training break to Mallorca, the last thing you expect is for the island to go into lockdown and cycling to be outlawed shortly after your arrival. Broleur had just 24 hours to make the most of this magnificent cycling Mecca.
UK Sportives The Kentish Killer Sportive The Kentish Killer celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2020. What makes this endurance event such an enduring favourite? And given the storms sweeping the country, would we live to find out?
Random Rides The 365-Day Challenge Everyone likes a goal, right? Unfortunately, some people just have to take it one step too far. Here are some of the (painful) lessons learned in the course of completing the 365-Day Challenge - exercising every single day for an entire year.
UK Sportives The Tour of the Roses The Tour of the Roses is a small, social and super-challenging ride through three of the UK's most beautiful cycling regions: the Yorkshire Dales, Lake District and Forest of Bowland. Even better, it's organised by Broleur.
Random Rides Le Club des Cinglés du Mont Ventoux Some clubs are more discerning than others. The Club des Cinglés du Mont Ventoux restricts entry to those foolish enough to climb all three sides in a day. Way harder than your average provincial bouncer.
UK Sportives L’Etape UK Sportive OK, so L'Etape UK may not cover an alpine stage of the Tour de France, but squint and the Chilterns are every bit as beautiful. Arriving in tip-top form, a fast time was a foregone conclusion, right?
Random Rides The Trans Cambrian Way by Mountain Bike On paper (well, Google maps) the Trans Cambrian Way looks like a leisurely three days of mountain biking. No problemo boyo - we'd be supping welsh ale by tea time.
European Granfondos Quebrantahuesos Granfondo The Quebrantahuesos Granfondo straddles the Spanish and French Pyrenees. Over 200km long with more than 15,000 riders, the "bone-breaker" is Spain's biggest amateur cycling event.
Top Cycling Climbs Top 10 toughest cycling climbs in the Surrey hills Box Hill may have its famous zig-zag bends - all two of them - but it's far from the steepest hill in Surrey. Staple Lane, Barhatch, Bug Hill and Whitedown can all lay claim to being Surrey's hardest cycling climb.
Random Rides Ride the Tour of the Roses 2020 After nearly eight years of riding other peoples' events, we've finally decided to create our own. The Tour of the Roses is an event for serious cyclists that doesn't take itself too seriously.
Random Rides The Safe Passing Distance index (SPDi) New research from Broleur reveals the makes and models of cars most likely to overtake cyclists too close. Are you a close pass driver? See where your car ranks.
Top Cycling Climbs Top 10 toughest cycling climbs in the Kent Alps Broleur ranks and rates the steepest hills of the infamous Kent Alps. Yorks Hill, White Lane, Toys Hill and Westerham all make the list - but what's our number one col?
UK Sportives The Evans RIDE IT London Sportive Sometimes you need to take a break from the virtual world of Zwift. The Evans Cycles RIDE IT London Sportive provided the perfect opportunity. Broleur, keeping it real since 2012.
Random Rides The Richmond Park Pretzel An alternative to traditional laps, a Richmond Park Pretzel involves cycling three mini circuits anti-clockwise, covering every one of the park's roads. It's a snack-sized cycling revelation.
UK Sportives The Wiggle Kent Classic Back on home turf, the Wiggle Kent Classic provides the perfect opportunity to scale our beloved Kent Alps. Would we reach the peaks or descent into a mid-life crisis?
UK Sportives The London to Brighton Bike Ride The London to Brighton bike ride is perfect for those wanting to dip their toe in shallow sportive waters, rather than jump straight in at the deep end. Roll up and ride on.
European Granfondos The Granfondo Stelvio Santini The Stelvio and the Gavia are cycling climb royalty. But on this occasion, both were usurped by the scheming Mortirolo, prince of darkness. Join Broleur on our Italian job.
