Cycle Sportives
In the past 10 years there has been a remarkable surge of interest in
cycle sportives. In an era of declining race numbers, it has been good
to see at least one area of cycling seeing growth.
Cycle Sportives are organised touring rides of a fixed distance and can be anything between 60K and 250Km. Usually cycle Sportives are organised in areas of natural beauty and offer a mixture of a challenging cycle challenge and a chance to enjoy an area of the country.
Usually, cycle sportives have a cut off time limit, but, these usually enable a range of different time periods. Cyclists do not necessarily start all at once, but the starting time can be spread over an hour to avoid bunching on the roads. Despite, the fact it is officially a touring ride, some riders like to treat it as an unofficial ‘race’ with some competition inevitably developing.
Cycle Sportives are organised touring rides of a fixed distance and can be anything between 60K and 250Km. Usually cycle Sportives are organised in areas of natural beauty and offer a mixture of a challenging cycle challenge and a chance to enjoy an area of the country.
Usually, cycle sportives have a cut off time limit, but, these usually enable a range of different time periods. Cyclists do not necessarily start all at once, but the starting time can be spread over an hour to avoid bunching on the roads. Despite, the fact it is officially a touring ride, some riders like to treat it as an unofficial ‘race’ with some competition inevitably developing.
