Cycling The Col De L’Ecre: Length, Gradient and Difficulty (All The Usual Fandango)
All the information you need in order to ride, and enjoy, the Col de l’Ecre, a particularly beautiful (and long) climb in the south of France.
Road Cycling Routes and Climbs
All the information (and inspiration) you need to ride some awesome road cycling routes and climbs, in the Peak District and beyond.
How To Plan A Great Road Cycling Route
Is there skill involved in planning a great cycling route? If you know an area then its quite intuitive, or habitual. But what should you think about when planning a great route. This post explores the topic.
The Climbs of Velo Birmingham
A guest post about the route, and particularly the climbs, of the Velo Birmingham sportive.
Box Hill Cycling: Gradient, Elevation and Length of the Surrey Alpe
My analysis of Box Hill from a cycling climb perspective. Whilst not long, and not particularly steep, it has a couple of nice hairpins and is a key part of the Surrey cycling scene. Check it out.
Leith Hill Cycling: Gradient, Elevation And All That Fandango
In this post I look at Leith Hill as a cycling route. As well as discussing its ‘vital statistics’ (length, gradient, elevation), I cover how to get there and how the climb might fit into a longer ride in the area.