US Granfondos

Bikes & Beers Kent Island

Bikes & beers. It's already a win win. When it comes to downing ale, there's no contest. But could Andy be crowned King of Kent Island - when it's not even a race?

European Granfondos

The Raid Pyrenean

A rollocking ride across the Pyrenees, from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. 10 men, 100 hours, 18 cols, 38 degrees. Saddle up, readers.

US Granfondos

The Gravel Grape Crusher

A mixed terrain ride across three states. Gravel tracks, grassy climbs, boulders and brews by the bucketful. Could a ride that starts with a beer have a happy ending?

US Granfondos

The Delaware Gran Fondo

Andy tours the manicured lawns of Delaware and explores the leafy First State National Park. But after being escorted out of town, was it a ride down easy street or a highway to hell?

US Granfondos

The Brandywine Valley Roubaix

Watch out America, the Brits are back! Andy emigrates, buys a new bike, gets to grips with gravel, takes on his first US event and ... mmmm, donuts.

UK Sportives

The Essex Season Ender

A final fling of the year and the end of a cycling era. But there's no time for idle chat when you're flogging yourself around the lanes of Essex in pursuit of an elusive (virtual) gold medal.

European Granfondos

Riding your first sportive abroad

We've done a fair few sportives and granfondos across Europe - and had our fair share of mishaps too. Learn from our mistakes and apply our top travel tips to get your ride abroad right first time.

UK Sportives

The Tour of the Peaks

Following two fantastic years of the Tour of the Roses, we're expanding our little franchise with the inaugural Tour of the Peaks. Three days, riding with soon-to-be friends in the stunning Peak District National Park.

Random Rides

Cycling in Richmond Park

We set out to create the ultimate guide to cycling in Richmond Park. When to go, what to see and do (that bit was easy), where to get a coffee, even the ideal temperature and wind direction for bagging a PR on one of Strava's most popular segments.

Top Cycling Climbs

What makes a hill climb hard?

Most of the cycling climbs in the UK are best described using the words of the English philosopher, Hobbes: "solitary, nasty, brutish and short". But what makes some hills more nasty and brutish than others?

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.

Top Cycling Climbs

Everesting Calculator

Everesting just became a thing. Calculate how many times you'd need to ascend a climb and the average speed you'd need to maintain in order to claim a new world Everesting record.

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?