The 2026 L’Étape du Tour — my second — wasn’t just the hardest route the event has ever thrown at us, it carried the most elevation of any stage at […]
In under two weeks’ time some of us will be queuing up at ETAPE 2026 start line, all sharing the same mix of excitement and nerves. This is one of […]
Who would’ve predicted that my virgin Hampshire Hilly Hundred, would’ve been so incredible. There were 2 routes to choose from, shorter 68 miles, and longer 102 miles. I went for […]
We were treated to glorious sun, perfect temperatures and a touch of wind. Starting at the usual and now familiar starting point of Cobham Village Hall. We had everyone start […]
This article explains how to sync a Strava route to your Garmin device the easy way, without getting your hands dirty downloading GPX files. You must have already connected your […]
Colder and wetter than Hell of the Ashdown last week – the event was really very much a battle of survival in tough conditions as it was a “get a […]
In cycling, there is a lot of “Type 2” fun floating around. It’s that type of misery from pushing pedals up ridiculous gradients for hours to riding through a torture […]
Myself, Enda and Andrew all took part in this year’s Dunwich Dynamo. Setting off from the Pub in the Park in Hackney Fields in the early evening and riding through […]
215km and 3500 metres of climbing in the Brecon Beacons, this is the annual Dragon Ride. 12 of us made our way to Wales with Anne, Tim, Jonathan and Fran […]
Many of us are familiar with riding in the Surrey Hills, so the Spring Onion sportive presented a timed challenge over roads many of us have previously ridden. 12 of […]
Over the last few years I have really enjoyed exploring different formats of cycling like time trialling, hill climbing and track riding. So when I replaced my commuter bike with […]
Maurice Burton was recently interviewed by Mobeen Azhar for the BBC radio programme Outlook – First broadcast on the BBC World Service on 5th November 2024. Londoner Maurice Burton begged […]
On Sunday 25 Feb myself, Anne, Giles, Justas, Simon, Cong and Andy M had signed up for THE HELL OF THE ASHDOWN. A 100k sportive with 1,892 meter climbing, going […]
The first sportive of the year was a little gem. Starting from Knockholt Village Hall they were two routes at 72km and 100km with the longer route taking riders down […]
For release on 28th March 2024: The authorised biography of Britain’s first Black cycling champion, Maurice Burton. Discover the untold story of a national sporting legend. Written by Maurice Burton […]
On the 19th November, around 30 families from Streatham took part in the inaugural Tour de Streatham – a family friendly group ride around the local neighbourhood designed to encourage […]
Sheffield is special. Well, it is to me at least. I grew up near there, it’s the big city where I went to see Star Wars as a kid, and […]
Velodrome cycling has always been a highlight of the Olympics for me so I’ve been itching to have a go. That said, the thought of coming off the bike on […]
Ride for Rwanda is a charity cycle event from Crawley, UK to Amsterdam, NL, 40 of us riding 560 km over 3.5 days to raise fund helping women in Rwanda […]
My first L’Etape du Tour. Stage 14 of this year’s Tour de France, Annamasse to Morzine, and it didn’t disappoint. The route was 158km with 13,500ft of climbing and less than […]
I booked the Lanzarote training camp in March with some trepidation as I had been unwell and off the bike for two months. I certainly wasn’t expecting to have such […]
It’s a reflection of my advancing years, but these days most of my rides are fairly pedestrian, and include a café stop mid ride for a white americano and the […]