Cycling Plus Magazine | Routes & Rides

Can you beat James Hodgson’s Lake District ride!

Rob Spedding | Blog, Cycling Plus, Features, Rides | no responses | 18/06/2013 11:41am

It’s simple really – send us your favourite ride and, if Cycling Plus readers think it’s Britain’s Best you’ll win a Boardman Performance Series bike courtesy of Halfords. Chris Boardman himself has picked ride in the Dee Valley and our first reader nominated ride is in the Lakes. Check them out here!

To enter simply take a snap that shows how stunning your ride is or make a 30-second video in which you outline the best bits of your ride. You can post your pictures and videos on Cycling Plus’ Facebook page or email them to cyclingplus@futurenet.com.f your route takes the plaudits you’ll win a Boardman Performance Series road bike courtesy of Halfords. We’ll also have prizes each month for the three best rides submitted – £150 of Halfords.com cycle clothing, accessory and parts vouchers and a Muc-Off bike cleaning packworth £38 for the month’s top ride and a Muc-Off bike cleaning pack for two runners up.

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Peaks practise

Rob Spedding | Blog, Cycling Plus, Rides | no responses | 10/06/2013 18:45pm

The Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross is renowned as the toughest ‘cross race in the world. Steve Thomas saddled up with multiple race winner Rob Jebb for a rough-cut blast around a legally rideable version of the race route.

Cycling Plus Routes – Peak District

Rob Spedding | Blog, Cycling Plus, Rides | no responses | 16/11/2011 16:19pm

Britain’s first National Park has a stunning combination of rugged moorland and lush dales. It also has some epic road climbs. Whether you like long, steady ascents or short killers, there’s something for everyone. Search hard enough and you might even find some flat bits… The main hotspots can be busy on bank holidays and weekends but there are enough quiet roads to ensure you have the time of your life.

Cycling Plus Route – Haworth Cobbles

Rob Spedding | Cycling Plus, Rides | no responses | 04/11/2011 13:00pm

Over the next few weeks we’ll be uploading some of our best Big Rides for you to download, transfer to your GPS and enjoy. We kick off with a cobbled classic…

Cycling Plus Routes – Rutland

Rob Spedding | Blog, Cycling Plus, Features, Rides | no responses | 12/10/2011 11:56am

Rutland is one of Britain’s hidden gems with quiet roads and a plethora of cake stops. The huge man-made reservoir of Rutland Water is the icing on the cake with cycling trails, nature reserves and sailing clubs. It’s a perfect place to let the family play while you ride. It may lack the challenging hills of the Yorkshire Dales or Peak District but Velo Club Rutland helped us find enough climbs and interesting roads to offer something to cyclists of all levels.

Riding with Garmin-Cervelo in the New Forest

Neil Pedoe | Blog, Cycling Plus, Rides | no responses | 23/09/2011 10:27am

It’s amazing what you can find in your email program’s spam filter. That’s where messages get sent that your computer thinks are junk… and it’s where I almost lost the invite to Garmin-Cervelo’s pro cycling team free ride-out.