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Tag Archives: sportive

How To Guides, News

11 Tips for a Top Sportive

Author Rick Robson Date April 5, 2017
Sportives can be a fun way of riding on different roads...
Tagged cycling event, etape du dales, etape du tour, etape du yorkshire, fred whitton, graeme obree, hilly sportive, Long Bike Ride, long sportive, policini, sir chris hoy, sportive, sportive event, sportiver | Leave a comment |
News

What is a sportive exactly?

Author Patrick Trainor Date April 13, 2016
The term “sportive” is banded about willy-nilly these days. If you’re...
Tagged beginner, gran fondo, sportive | Leave a comment |
Buyers Guides, News

Different Types of Road Bikes Explained

Author Rick Robson Date April 6, 2016
Do you know your Aerobike from your Sportive bike? Or your...
Tagged aero bikes, aerodynamic, buyers guide, commuter bikes, commuting, race bikes, racing, Road bikes, sportive, time trial, touring, touring bike, tri, triathlon, tt | Leave a comment |
Merlin Riders, News

20 stereotypes you see at RideLondon

Author Patrick Trainor Date August 5, 2015
The whole spectrum of bikes and riders is on display at...
Tagged london, ridelondon, sportive | Leave a comment |
Merlin Riders, News

How our guy got on at The Fred Whitton

Author Benji Haworth Date May 13, 2015
One of our customers – Chris Rhodes – did the epic...
Tagged energy, fred whitton, fred whitton challenge, nutrition, sportive, user generated content, user genrated | 3 Comments |
Buyers Guides, How To Guides, News

Buyers guide to energy, hydration and recovery

Author Benji Haworth Date May 6, 2015
Riding a cheap bike but being properly fuelled will give you...
Tagged energy, high5, hydration, nutrition, ote sport, powerbar, racing, recovery, science in sport, sis, sportive, torq, training, zipvit | Leave a comment |
Merlin Riders, News

Top 10 things to know about The Fred Whitton

Author Kane Nightingale Date April 30, 2015
The distance, the amount of climbing, the history, the worst bits,...
Tagged Charity, climbs, Endurance, fred whitton, fred whitton challenge, Hardcore, listicle, Pain, sportive, top 10, top ten | Leave a comment |
How To Guides, Merlin Riders, News

Prepping for the hardest sportive in the UK

Author Benji Haworth Date April 29, 2015
There’s an infamous sportive that takes place in Cumbria every May....
Tagged cumbria, fred whitton, guest blog, lake disctrict, saddleback, sportive | 1 Comment |
News, Reviews

Weekly Reviews Roundup #6

Author Benji Haworth Date February 23, 2015
Wintery clothing, summery literature, year-round lighting and a fantastic review of...
Tagged aquila sl, bikeradar, castelli, cateye, gran fondo, moa, review, Reviews Roundup, road.cc, Sensa, sportful, sportive, tdf, the grand depart, Tour De France, tour de yorkshire | Leave a comment |
News, Reviews

Sensa Aquila SL Review on Road.cc

Author Benji Haworth Date February 18, 2015
Sensa’s sportive machine. Verdict: Fast, smooth riding race bike that offers...
Tagged calabria, gran fondo, review, road.cc, Sensa, sportive | Leave a comment |
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