The most important bit of kit for cyclists is arguably a good pair of shorts – I tested this pair of Gore multi-purpose shorts on the road, and on a very mucky off-road ride and they passed both tests with flying colours.
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Category Archives: cycling
Join the ride: Rapha 100
Rapha has launched a global campaign to get thousands of women to ride 100km on the 7th July. The 7th July is the date of the Etape du Tour Sportive in France and Rapha are sending 100 women to ride it. It is also the year of the 100th Tour de France and what better [...]
Beccy Roberts ride around Britain
Becky Roberts is heading off on an epic adventure to cycle around the UK this summer in memory of her mum and to raise awareness of Motor Neurone Disease. She is planning to ride 2,500 miles in all, and cover 100 miles a day….now that really does sound epic!
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What to eat before a two-four hour cycle event
You’ve got your training programme down to a tee but you’re still not 100% sure what you should be eating to help improve your performance and maximise your recovery?
Also posted in 02.Featured article, Clinic-Nutrition, Cycling-need to know
Tagged cycling, Sports nutrition
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Cyclists urged to add accidents to new UK Road Accident Map
Cyclists are being called on to add their accidents to a newly launched UK Road Accident Map app, designed to improve the safety of Britain’s roads by revealing accident hot spots – particularly those associated with fatal and serious injury accidents.
Best sportives (organised bike rides) for beginners
The first thing to mention is that a sportive is not a race, it is an organised, long distance cycling event; and with the growth in popularity of cycling the number of sportives has soared over recent years with new events popping up all over the place.
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Elinor Barker: My Favourite Moment In Women’s Sport
To celebrate the amazing achievements of our female sports stars and to ensure their performances remain in the public eye, Sportsister has launched a special video project called ‘My Favourite Moment In Women’s Sport’. This video features one of our newest World Champion Track Cyclists – Elinor Barker
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Travel: Three of the best walking holidays
Those boots were made for walking… so pull them on and make the most of the great outdoors both in Britain and abroad as we take a look at three of the best walking holidays.
Also posted in Features, Features-Travel, fitness, Other sports
Tagged holidays, rambling, travel, walking
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Sisters in the saddle: Striking new cycle safety video
Have a watch of this new video that has just been released by the London Cycling Campaign to highlight their campaign to improve safety on the roads for cyclists.
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Meet the new elite cycling women’s racing team
At last weekend’s London Bike Show the CTC’s elite women’s racing team was launched. At a time when the issue of the lack of support given to women’s cycling has never been a hotter topic, it’s great to see the formation of this new team by the national cycling charity CTC.
