From the 25th to the 28th of September, the world's UK's bicycle press along with keen cyclists descend upon the NEC in Birmingham for the year's Cycle Show. What is it? Should you go? Where do you stay? What are the highlights? What should I ...
Break out of London
3 things I prefer about cycling in Austin, Texas
For a gallon of petrol (3.785411784 litres - give or take) in Austin, Texas you pay £1.96. In the UK, we would pay £4.96. With such bargain fuel prices, why ride a bike or walk? For me the answer was two-fold: Necessity and a love of cycling. I ...
2014 was a sellout, get on the list for Mitie London Revolution 2015
The pictures from this year's Mitie London Revolution are stunning! Looking at the them makes me want to go out and ride my bike on these beautiful roads. The 2014 event was completely sold out, with 2,000 riders attending. Early ...
Five Terrible Excuses For Not Riding Your First Sportive in 2014 (Resistance Is Futile!)
In this tongue-in-cheek guest post, cycling blogger Andrew Montgomery returns to London Cyclist to ask why exactly you haven’t signed up for a sportive in 2014. Yes, you. Are you a cyclist that has always fancied taking part in a sportive, but ...
11 days in Antarctica
I dug a hole, put down the sleeping bag and settled in for one of the most memorable nights of my life. There was a stillness than hung in the air. It was only interrupted by the occasional cracking in the distance. The sound was made by the ice, as ...
Getting to France’s endless car free cycle routes – to ferry or to fly?
Why do we Brits love France so much? The cuisine? The unspoilt small villages? A chance to practise what little French we know? Je ne sais quoi - but for cyclists, it's a mixture of all of those, and their rather well developed cycle network. Take ...
A weekend cycling on the Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a cyclists dream destination. Miles of dramatic coastline to explore, rolling hills to trundle over and plenty of pubs on route to quench that thirst for beer. But the Isle of Wight is often well off the radar of the London ...
Cycling down the world’s most dangerous road
Standing in the clouds at 4,650 metres, we put on our protective gear. Today, we're riding down the Bolivian death road. I eschew the knee pads and shoulder pads. If I miscalculate and end up going over the sheer drop at the edge of the road, they ...
Once you see these pictures you won’t be able to resist the Ride Across Britain
When the Deloitte Ride Across Britain team sent over these pictures, my jaw dropped. The ride looks stunning. Covering 3 countries, over the course of 9 days and pedalling a total of 969 miles. This has to be the biggest challenge in UK ...
Tour de France stage raises £34k for charity
What’s the biggest challenge you’ve ever faced for charity? A group of plucky cyclists has managed to raise just over £34k for the Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research charity by completing a stage of the Tour de France route, to celebrate 100 years of ...
The 10 most iconic bicycle rides in the world
For cycling enthusiasts, there is nothing like riding on the open road and witnessing magnificent sights as you ride across the country. Fortunately, there are many incredible cycling trails around the world that offer scenic wonders as well as a ...
Travel accommodation for cyclists
Now that the season is ripe for traveling, avid cyclists will be searching for places to crash for a night between cycling holidays. Whether you choose to plan your holiday around cycling or you simply want to cycle around every locale to enjoy the ...
Lost Lanes: A beautiful cycling guidebook to South East England
Jack Thurston of The Bike Show, has created what must be the most beautiful guide to cycling in South East England. The Lost Lanes book has been sat in my inbox, awaiting review for far too long, but with sunnier days ahead of us, I thought it was ...
The A-to-Z of the Ride Across Britain
The 2013 Deloitte Ride Across Britain Since I've been back, I've been trying to write up my experiences from my recently completed Ride Across Britain. I started to write a daily diary type article, but quickly decided to abandon it - after all ...
A holiday that brings together surfing and cycling
I want my holidays to provide me with more than a week of lying around, getting sunburnt and eating too much local fare. Don’t get me wrong, that sounds divine, but you can only lounge around so much in a given week. Naturally, when Big Friday ...
Finding a bicycle utopia in Belize
No cars, no buses, no lorries - Caye Caulker, Belize is a utopia for bicycles. A vision of a world where people get around on foot, by bike or electric golf carts. The end result is one of the most charming, laid back destinations in all of the ...
Setting up a wine tasting cycle tour company – interview
Many of us have probably been on a cycling tour or two. A few of us may have even dreamed of setting up our own tour company. Today, I wanted to bring you an interview with Alex Baines-Buffery who has accomplished exactly that. Combining the ...
Cycling in El Salvador
When in El Salvador, you really appreciate the frequent train services from London Euston to Birmingham New Street. Using my best Spanish I enquired about a similar journey in El Salvador: “Hay un autobus para ir a Sonsonate?” Turns out a journey ...
A London Cyclist in Vancouver
The first spot on my tour of the Americas for a new project I’m working on, started off in Vancouver – and no I didn’t see any bears, I didn’t have to trample through snow and I didn’t have to avoid moose traps as some friends joked. My trip started ...
A London Cyclist in Portland
“AMERICA! The land ruled by the car! We invented it!” So howled a lady as I was walking towards Clever Cycles in Portland. Indeed, I thought to myself as I hurried past. That’s exactly what I’m here to investigate. Getting here wasn’t easy. As I ...