British Cycling Cyclo-Cross National Trophy: Peel Park

Bradford, specifically Peel Park, is steeped in cyclocross history, hosting the National Trophy every year, and also the National Championships more times than I can remember. The big news at...

Satellites: Rapha Prestige Cross Manchester

Tom explores the places in between – forgotten corners of Manchester and escapes to the country.

Catalonia from North to South: the CAT 700

There’s a saying in Spain that roughly translates, “After three attempts you will get it.” I had to wait for the third CAT 700 edition to convince myself that I...

Charm City Cross 2017 Gallery

Words and photos by Erik Annis The Charm City Cyclocross race has a special meaning to me. The race’s promoter, Kris Auer, and the course designer, Jay Lazar, were also...

Will ride for frites – Dirty Boar 2017

Tom has an alternative Belgian riding experience, taking in 170km of Belgian forks and countryside at the inaugural Dirty Boar.

The Three Peaks World Championship Cyclo-cross Race

Did someone say something about a World Championships? My first Three Peaks didn’t get off to a good start. In fact, it didn’t start at all. I’m not new to...

Jingle Cross World Cup Gallery

Photos by Ken Sherman/kkimages.us ’Tis the season — it’s not exactly Christmas, there was no snow, but there was a Grinch. The 2017-2018 Telenet UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup calendar kicked...

The Torino-Nice Rally

Words and photos by Ed Wolstenholme I felt right at home 2000 metres up an alpine col surrounded by men (and women) in full colour-coordinated Rapha strip. Sitting on the...

Brighton Big Dog 2017: Taking a butter knife to a gunfight and then forgetting about the fight altogether

Photos by Digi Dave’s Photos I was going to write about being stupid. I was going to tell you how I was one of those people who turns up at...

Maxin’ and Relaxin’ in Scotland. Grinduro comes to Arran.

It is three days since Grinduro. I’m still trying to answer the same question that I asked on the day. What makes this event so beautifully special? I’m not sure...

Yorkshire True Grit, AKA “Do you like riding yer bike uphill, lad? You’d better had do.”

Photos by Michael Kirkman There are plenty of people reading this who know all about Boltby and its place in mountain biking history. There’s probably a fair few out there...

Photo: Bruce Dalton

The Distance

It takes some doing, getting out of a family weekend away to spend that time riding bikes and living like a homeless person in the Galloway Hills in Scotland with...

Dirty Kanza 2017

Photos by Jason Ebberts The first time I visited Emporia, Kansas, was in 2012. Obviously it was to ride a bike, and Dirty Kanza was my first taste of true...

The Jeroboam 300

A true challenge is one where to finish isn’t a certainty. Words by Paul Errington, courtesy of XPDTN3. Photos by Marc Gasch. Since riding my first gravel event in 2012,...

A Bluffer’s Guide to Cyclocross

So, cyclocross: it’s just a bunch of roadies riding around a field for an hour, right? Well, strictly speaking, you could say that, but you wouldn’t be able to hold...

The Night We Called It A Day

You often hear people referring to tone, athletes and coaches in pre-game interviews speaking about “setting the tone early in a game.” Musicians obsess about tone—is it too warm, too...

Cheating Suffering

Hannah feels her 200km riding feat is tainted by luck and laziness

The Tour of Flanders: the best way to watch a bike race.

The best way to watch a bike race is undoubtedly sitting on the sofa with a couple of beers and an afternoon free of any distraction. When I say ‘best,’...

The Land Run 100

“This weather must be just like riding in the UK right now… ” Race day of Land Run 100 and the fair weather of the previous day has overnight been...

Reliving the Wonder Women of Cyclocross Worlds

Words and photos by Molly Hurford It’s an near-inarguable fact that the women were the highlight of the cyclocross World Championships in Bieles this past January. The action happened on...

The Rebirth of Swiss Cyclocross

After a glorious past and a fall into obscurity, cyclocross in Switzerland is rising from the ashes. A look at the EKZ CrossTour and the Swiss pros who are leading...

Macro-Brews Across Nebraska

Macro-Brews Across Nebraska (M-BAN) and/or Please Don’t Kid About Bob Wills and/or Eastbound and Down with Mosco By Chris McGee Photos by McGee, Mosco and Barefoot Leman In August of 2016,...

Summer Send Off

Brighton\'s perfect antidote to the end of summer