Here's a reader question from Marius in Germany! … [Read more...]
Readers questions: How to pace yourself on a sportive?
Here's a great question from a ScarletFire reader about how to pace yourself on sportive rides. … [Read more...]
Readers questions: Transfer GPX file to Garmin?
I frequently get questions from readers, and one that crops up quite often goes something like this - "I'm doing a sportive event soon and I've downloaded the GPX of the route. How do I transfer the GPX file to my Garmin?" … [Read more...]
Not enough training for a century ride? Here’s how to blag it.
It's been about a year since I last completed a hundred mile ride on my bike. With no specific training for a century ride, I rode 100 miles comfortably today using these ninja sportive hacks. … [Read more...]
Etape Cymru 2013, according to Twitter
Here's a little Twitter snapshot of what people thought of Etape Cymru 2013 … [Read more...]
Wild Wales Challenge 2013 – The movie
The Wild Wales Challenge has become my favourite event of the cycling calendar. Maybe it's because they got the name right. It's in Wales, bits of it are really wild, and there's no doubting that with all those hills, it is very challenging. … [Read more...]
Wild Wales Challenge 2013 – almost here
Sportives are big business these days. With increasing numbers of cyclists wanting to prove themselves in mass participation events (not races) there's serious money to be made from a pretty 'loaded' demographic. … [Read more...]
Mow Cop Mario
I should know better, but I couldn't resist this little bit of daftness. … [Read more...]
Schrödinger’s sportive. The Cat that wasn’t.
In a parallel universe, I am at this moment creeping up Mow Cop, surrounded by hundreds of cyclists keen to assert their early season fitness on the Cheshire Cat. … [Read more...]
Cheshire Cat Veloflow
Wouldn't it be amazing if you could take everyone's Strava data and display it all on a map? With Veloflow, you can! … [Read more...]