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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cycling Training Top 15 cycling training tips for beginners When you begin to take cycling semi-seriously i.e. you actually want to get better at it, it's easy to get overwhelmed by all the advice thrown your way. Here are 15 tips so you can train smarter, before you have to resort to training harder.
UK Sportives The Dragon Ride L'Etape Wales The Dragon Ride is a mythical Welsh beast. With a fearsome sawtooth profile and the finest rosemary salted roast potatoes you could ever taste. What does it take to slay the dragon?
European Granfondos The Amstel Gold Race Sportive The Amstel Gold Race is the Netherlands' attempt to break the Belgian stronghold on the Spring Classics. Read our review and see how we managed to sink to new depths in the low countries.
Cycling Gifts The alternative cycling Christmas gift list There's no shortage of gift lists out there for the cyclist in your life. But speaking as cyclists - not all of them hit the mark. To steer clear of clichés and avoid the gaping pothole of predictability on the road to Christmas, here's the rules
