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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Tour of the Hills Audax I couldn't sleep. The same thoughts kept circling around like vultures in my head. Where do I go from here? What's the point? What comes next? What does it all mean? They weren't existential questions that were bothering me. Oh no, it was far more serious than that. I was
Random Rides The Cape Town Cycle Tour Route My son's school rugby team was touring South Africa. My wife wanted to be close in case her baby was hurt by those big saffers. My daughter wanted to see baby penguins and elephants. We were permitted to enter the country on the understanding we wouldn't shame him by making
Random Rides Mountain biking in the Elan Valley Make no mistake, Broleur are most definitely 'roadies'. Give us a stretch of smooth-as-marble tarmac over a rutted, boggy, boulder-strewn country trail any day of the week. Mountain-bikers and MTB in general were snootily dismissed by this half of Broleur. Afforded the kind of disapproving look public school boys reserve
