With the cross season having drawn to a close, what do you do if tyou are after a bit of organised DirtyDropbarGoodness? Well, we mentioned that sportive organisers had started to cater to the more adventurous rider with CX Sportives, and the first of the series – supported by Wiggle – is this weekend.
Using the vast network of available tracks and trails, Cycle Events co organiser Martin Harrison explains the thinking behind these new events,“Just riding whatever’s in front of you is nothing new, but it’s something that got lost a bit in cycling, as the type of bikes we rode and how we were supposed to ride them became more and more defined. But people are discovering the versatility of cross bikes, and a new generation of bikes designed to take you anywhere, and we’re all discovering the joy of just riding again. That’s our inspiration for CX Sportive. We want to create varied and challenging courses that let you ride the way you want to, and give you a fresh experience of cycling along the way”.
Sounds like fun to us anyway, so why not check out the details of this, and the rest of the series, over at the CX Sportive website
