Dan McCausland is an overweight occasional gambler who returned to road biking in middle age after a gap of 20-odd years. The Etape du Dales 2014 was his first proper sportive. It was part of his preparation for the Marmotte - he blames his entry on drink.
2018-11-15 16:28:30 - In the last year of the 19th Century, Marshall "Major" Taylor became the first African-American world cycling champion and the second in any sport. The Worcester...
2018-11-07 17:31:11 - And now it is official. GFNY Santa Fe has been confirmed by GFNY founders Lidia and Uli Fluhme on their podcast five weeks after we brought you the news. "Santa Fe New...
2018-10-29 16:22:13 - The Hincapie brothers know how to put on a successful and enduring ride and a record field of 2,000 at the seventh Gran Fondo Hincapie is concrete evidence of that....
2018-10-17 18:49:12 - In a renewal of its commitment to expand beyond the pool of licensed racers, USA Cycling has brought in new membership types aimed at bike lovers who don't pin on...
2018-10-05 17:14:10 - The Haute Route Invitational has arrived requesting your presence at a less competitive version of the famously tough Haute Route experience. The focus is more on...
2018-10-03 14:22:01 - If you are going to be in Greenville, SC, on October 20th, whether riding the Gran Fondo Hincapie or just spectating, make sure you take a Sharpie and something to be...
2018-10-01 14:16:17 - GFNY's green jerseys are coming to New Mexico. After many years of rapid expansion overseas, GFNY has its first event in the US to go alongside the New York...
2018-09-24 18:56:13 - OC Sport, parent company of the Haute Route, has acquired two prominent Californian gran fondos, which will be run as part of the Gran Fondo National Series. The Haute...
2018-09-20 15:23:16 - Gravel's most prominent ride is moving to corporate ownership where it will sit in a stable of premier events alongside the Leadville 100 and the Chequamegon Fat Tire...
2018-09-15 01:25:42 - Famous for its week-long events with pro-level support, the Haute Route has continued its move to more accessible rides with its latest move. It has embraced the one-day...
2018-08-31 18:48:46 - The American stops on the Haute Route Tour remain the same in 2019 as for 2018 with three-day events in Asheville, NC, Utah and San Francisco and seven day in the...
2018-08-28 20:31:35 - It's not quite as good a deal as MoviePass's business plan of selling dollars for a quarter, but the Haute Route is certainly shaking up its pricing with its new...
2018-08-23 21:08:12 - Cache Gran Fondo joins the UCI Gran Fondo World Series in 2019 and will be a qualifying event for the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships in September 2019. It gives...
2018-08-14 22:43:05 - As an almost stereotypical Middle-Aged Man in Lycra who returned to cycling after many, many years away the leaps and bounds of progress I'd seen were becoming less easy...
2018-08-01 21:08:05 - Strava has renamed its premium offering and split it into use-targeted components, which can be bought separately or bundled together. Pricing stays the same for the...
2018-07-23 22:39:22 - The hairpins up to Alpe d'Huez connecting the town of Le Bourg-d'Oisans in the valley to the ski resort over 3,000 feet up above are part of cycling legend. For riders...
2018-05-25 14:11:22 - There is no mistaking the finish line at Gran Fondo New York. You know the end is nigh as you top the steep climb up Dyckman Hill from Palisades Park. Signs count down...
2018-05-14 16:33:41 - New York City is home to the United Nations, was the landing point for the huddled masses from the old world and has 800 languages spoken in it. The perfect fit for the...
2018-04-13 14:00:19 - There is a brand new entrant in the American gran fondo scene. Backed by a major player in world of mass participation endurance sport, Fondo Cycling Circuit USA...
2018-03-01 21:56:21 - Riders of this year's L'Etape California will test their legs in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Northern California in early September. Registration is open. The 2018...
Ribble Cycles have launched a brand new range of gravel bikes...
Ribble Cycles have signed up as official bike partner for the...
Gran fondos, or, "great rides," as they're known in Italy,...
In the last year of the 19th Century, Marshall "Major" Taylor...
And now it is official. GFNY Santa Fe has been confirmed...
