Cycling

I cover many aspects of cycling as a means of travel, including towing children about. Various aspects of recreational, commuter and competitive cycling are covered. There are Tandem bike reviews, child trailer reviews, cyclo-cross & time trialling advice and results, and lots more!

How the BC Rankings Work

BC (British Cycling, formerly the British Cycling Federation) operates a points-based system in competitive events. Each type of event that ...

Convert Between MPH and KMH

In the cycling world, there is a lot of cross-over between imperial (miles) and metric (kilometres) measurements. In the UK we are used to ...

Eastern Cross round 9 (inc Regional Champs)

Cyclocross 03 Dec 2023

The park was extremely muddy and slippery today, with lots of recent rain and freezing conditions overnight. Full results on the Eastern ...

St Ives Cross

Cyclocross 19 Nov 2023

A great course at a new venue, with lots of lumps and soft grass to sap the legs. Well done St Ives CC! Results are available on the Eastern ...

Diss CC Supercross

Cyclocross 04 Nov 2023

A really good new venue hosted by Diss CC and organised by Dave Wilby. This was at Old Buckenham Country Park, with the excellent OB Cafe ...

VC Revolution Cross

Cyclocross 15 Oct 2023

Well done to David Hales and VC Revolution for finding and designing a challenging but well ride-able course on farmland in the very rural ...

Neil Pears Memorial Cross

Cyclocross 24 Sep 2023

Very dry, fairly warm and with a fair headwind on the tarmac finish straight. Youth race Photos and video from the mid-morning youth ...

Watching the Tour of Britain in Ipswich

07 Sep 2023

I happened to be in Ipswich on the day that the Tour of Britain passed through on their way out from Felixstowe, but was on my way to London ...

Paris-Brest-Paris 2023

Audax: long-distance cycling 20 Aug 2023

Below is a table of some Strava athletes who are riding the 2023 edition of Paris-Brest-Paris. Their stats are updated here as soon as they ...

Trans-Con Race 2023

12 Aug 2023

This year's edition runs from Belgium to Greece, with controls in the Italian Alps, southern Slovenia, southern Albania and northern Greece ...

La Marmotte Granfondo Alpes 2023

25 Jun 2023

Thousands of riders had a crack at the multiple mountain ascents on the Marmotte Alpes, and many succombed to the heat. I was in the early ...

Godric CC 10-mile time trial

Time Trialling 10 Jun 2023

Super hot day (almost 30 degrees) so it was important to be well hydrated. I drank half a 750mL bottle just before the start, and drank another ...

Last ever Tour of Cambridgeshire

04 Jun 2023

Here are my photos from the 2023 edition of ToC! Great to catch up with Anna and Wayne (founders of Rehook) before the start.

600k Ben Allen's Summer Outing

Audax: long-distance cycling 13 May 2023

The weather couldn't have turned out better! Not only was it nice and sunny most of the time for the audax, back home it was quite chilly ...

300k 3Down London - New Forest

Audax: long-distance cycling 01 Apr 2023

I had planned this as a relaxed three days of riding down to the south coast and back, with stunning scenery of the New Forest as the highlight ...

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Calendar

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January 2024 3 events December 2023 1 event July 2024 1 event August 2025 1 event

Coming soon...

17 December 2023 (Sunday): West Suffolk Cross

07 January 2024 (Sunday): Iceni Velo Cross

About the author

My name is John Swindells and I'm a keen recreational cyclist with a preference for long one-day rides. I've also previously dabbled in time trialling and cyclo-cross. See more of what I get up to on Strava!

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