Random Rides Top 10 unridden rides While Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher have been busy 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 Training 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 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.
UK Sportives The Etape Caledonia Sportive It's a challenge in itself to think of a UK sportive that combines such excellent organisation, gorgeous scenery and welcoming people as the Etape Caledonia. Definitely a Broleur favourite.
UK Sportives The Tour de Yorkshire Sportive As born-and-bred Lancastrians and long-time Londoners, we're naturally scornful of Yorkshire’s superiority complex. Sadly, in the case of the Tour de Yorkshire sportive, it's totally justified.
European Granfondos The Paris-Roubaix Sportive The Paris-Roubaix Challenge covers 175 kilometres, with 54 of them over horribly bobbly cobbles. Where would the pleasure possibly be found in that? Not the perineum, that's for sure.
Top Cycling Climbs Top 10 toughest cycling climbs in the London bergs No one can claim the London bergs rival the peaks of Europe. But put a stint in up London's steepest hills and you'll find yourself languishing on Lactic Acid Lane rather than cruising up Easy Street.
UK Sportives The Hell of the Ashdown The Hell of the Ashdown is the home counties' answer to Paris-Roubaix. If frozen February riding is your thing, you should come and have a go - if you think you're hard enough.
UK Sportives The Velo Birmingham Sportive Velo Birmingham is one of the few closed-road sportives in the UK - and given the number of local complaints, there may not be too many more. Shame, because the ride - and the support - did the midlands proud.
UK Sportives Revolve24, Brands Hatch A team of five middlish-aged men cycling for 24 hours non-stop around the Brands Hatch track. A winning formula or a recipe for disaster? See how the newly formed team Broleur fared at Revolve24.
