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Cross Training, should you be doing it and if so, how much and what kind? Cross training has always been part of many a cyclist’s training routine, but usually confined to the off-season. Something to keep us busy during the winter, before smart-trainers were a thing. However, that’s all changed now. Many riders are realising that cross training has benefits beyond their time on the…

Transcontinental competitor Tom Humphrey Meet Tom Humphrey, he’s fairly new to cycling, but enjoys a challenge; the longer the better. So this year he’ll be riding one of cycling’s hardest solo events, the Transcontinental Race. Meet Tom Humphrey, he’s going to attempt the Transcontinental! The Transcontinental Race (TCR) is the definitive self-supported bicycle race across Europe. It’s a…

Unacceptable Racing, a homage to cyclo-cross. Unacceptable Racing is a YouTube video from Matt Bristow. It tries to uncover just why so many cyclists spend their winter riding the wrong bike! When I say wrong bike I am of course talking about cyclo-cross. Cyclo-cross is a sport that grew from road riders looking for something to satisfy their competitive urge during the winter off-season. As…

Grinduro returns to Scotland, 18-20 July 2025 After a short break the gravel festival that is Grinduro returns to Scotland, but what is a Grinduro? The original event started in California back in 2017. Combining riding, racing, trade-show, music and beer, the event was more of a festival than out and out athletic endeavour. The idea soon caught on and now there are events in Italy, Japan, South…

Winter Training, Inside or Outside? Winter training, it can be tricky. Do you head outdoors, no matter the conditions, or stay inside? Coach Ryan from CycleCoach has some advice. Go ahead Coach Ryan. Do you head indoors for your winter training? Winter training questions One question that comes up quite often at this time of the year in the northern hemisphere is whether you should train…

Dalby Grit – new 110km gravel race for the North Yorkshire Moors. If you’re of the racing persuasion you’ll be pleased to know there’s a new gravel race for 2025. Dalby Grit is a new event from the same people that run the Panaracer Dirty Reiver, SCOTT Frontier 300 and crankbrothers Gravel Rocks events. Whereas those events are challenges, Dalby Grit is a race. So on the the 25th June, grab your…

British Gravel Championships 2025 This year’s British Gravel Championships will take place in Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire. Running over 12-14 September, there will be races for Elite, Junior and Masters categories in both the Gravel Race and Time Trial. Who will be wearing a new jersey after the British Gravel Championships 2025? Location With its mix of diverse terrain, breath-taking…

Coach Ric of CycleCoach explains FTP Testing. Ric Stern is the head coach at CycleCoach with over twenty-five years of coaching experience. Among his client’s wins are World and Commonwealth medals, multiple National Championships, Paralympians and me! Ric is also responsible for the horror that is the Ramp Test (article to come on that soon). Ric is also a prolific writer, with many published…

Gralloch Sportive, ridden the race? Stay for the sportive! How’s the winter training going? Had enough of steaming up your pain-cave while staring at your avatar? Well it won’t be for ever, we’ve passed the winter solstice and the days are getting longer. Admittedly I find it difficult to detect any change at the moment, time for another bit of winspiration! (Winter+inspiration=winspiration)…

Winter Inspiration: Basajuan With the days getting ever shorter here in the UK and the weather being bleurgh, it’s time for a little winter inspiration; Winspiration, if you like! I’ll have a trawl through the internet and put together a list of events or challenges that will hopefully inspire you to keep training through the murk. First up is the Basajuan. The Basajuan starts and finishes in…

Indoor Trainer – Ric Stern points out some of the pitfalls. Three Things You’re Doing Wrong On Zwift! (Or Any Other Indoor Trainer Platform) Summer is over in the northern hemisphere, and the weather has turned. If you’re anything like me you’ll have dragged out your indoor trainer and started to do some indoor rides on it. Even with the option of a gravel bike or a MTB there are some filthy…

Handsling Racing go ‘cross Handsling Racing is a collection of riders who all own Handsling bikes. The club isn’t centred on a geographic location, rather we’re all united by our love of our bikes! Many of us take part in the winter madness that is cyclo-cross! Between us we ride in three different leagues: Wessex, Central and the London and South East. One of our collective, Scott Heyhoe, has…

Winter Gravel Calendar: gravel events for the UK winter. As the days get shorter here in the UK many riders will head for the pain-cave to await the return of the sun. However, there are alternatives. While you could stay in the warm and dry, riding on virtual roads why not head out into the real world? If only there was a Winter Gravel Calendar you could look at… While riding time is shorter…

Handsling riders take overall individual and team prizes in the Lloyds Bank Women’s National Road series The Lloyds Bank Women’s National Road series came to it’s conclusion on the 15th September with the final race in the series, the Curlew Cup. This race is part of the year long Cyclone Festival of Cycling, which includes family, gravel and sportive rides for all types of riders. The Curlew…