Transit riding
The word transit is defined as the carrying of people or things from one place to another. Therefore a Transit Ride explains itself; a one-way ride to a destination followed by a train journey back. Transit rides are a staple of the Colvelo armoury and have taken many guises, with a popular edition being a… Read more
Welsh Weekender – Hunt Open Dev
This post originally appeared as part of the Hunt Bike Wheels Open Dev series. In early May 2016, the ColVelo Collective headed back to one of our favourite haunts in North Wales. This is Rob Harwood’s story of the weekend. The Llyn Peninsula in the far reaches of North West Wales is wild, beautiful and… Read more
Coffee and Canvas: a great conduit to all things Colvelo
After taking a tumble on the Wivenhoe trail early last summer, Colvelo member Andy Colsell took a break from cycling, much to the disappointment of the remainder of the club who missed his matter-of-fact sense of humour and metronomic pacing on long rides. A fitting character reference for Andy would be that he won the… Read more
Ride report: Colchester Swaffham Colchester
As the professional Spring Classics period draws to a close, Colvelo pays homage to Liege Bastogne Liege with their own iteration of a testing out-and-back route spanning four counties. Ride report by Liam Hendry below — The week leading up to a long ride is often spent nervously checking the weather forecasts, and the days… Read more
Ride Report: Ronde Van Anglia
We’re proud to present the latest ride report from resident ColVelo scribe Liam Hendry. If you’re considering joining us for one of our longer rides, you won’t need much more convincing after reading this! — The Colvelo “Monument” rides pay homage to professional cycling’s biggest and best one day races; 200km plus routes through the… Read more