Inspiration

So many fun rides, so many ears and tails, so many smiles. Here are some of our favourites, but there could only be one winner...

We're turning the tables on the traditional Boxing Day fox hunt. Gather your fellow vixens and get out on your bike after Christmas - the best ride photo wins a VV collection!

Keeping your fire for cycling in a world full of lockdowns can feel like an uphill battle. Luckily, Jeni has the answer to rediscover your motivation and love for being on a bike.

What if your hill climbs weren’t a painful memory? With our tips they the experience can transform to uplifting, invigorating and inspirational.

As one of the top cyclists in the world, riding 100km is less of a problem for Tiffany Cromwell than most of us! But she has some brilliant tips we can all use to get there.

Ever been tempted to join a sportive? Here is your sign! Read to discover all the info you need to enjoy the experience.

World record Atlantic rower, Kiko Matthews takes on single-use plastic via an epic bike ride! Fancy 7200km around the British coastline? Read more about it here.

Part two of Maria David's epic Christmas Rapha 500 ride - in which she covered 500km whilst everyone else was beached on the sofa after one mince pie too many.

The Rapha Festive 500 is a long-established 500km ritual of countering the festive binge - and there are many ways to tackle it...

If you're one of the lucky riders to be participating in this year's Ride London, questions abound as to kit, preparation and the day itself. Fear not dear readers, here are our top tips to making your ride a success.

On the first weekend of May, the top names in cycling - men's and women's - battled it out across Yorkshire in front of 2 million spectators. Maria David went to try some of what they did for herself...

There's no denying that road racing is really hard. If you want to do yourself justice you're going to have to deal with nerves, physical pain, perhaps some fear and potentially some risk. These are all things I choose to accept. That doesn't make me a badass, it just makes me a bike racer. I'd like to tell you about my first race.