Category: Cycling

by The Londoner 📏Distance: 64 mile  ⏱️ Duration: 5.5-6 hours 🚴 Difficulty: Advance 🚲 Terrain: Road 🗺️ GBX file Those who follow our blog know that occasionally, The Londoner packs his backpack and sets off with a group of cyclists on journeys across the United Kingdom. The route from London to Brighton, between 64 to 70 miles (102-112 km, depends on the route), is a well-known cycling route in England. However, the pampered Londoners decided to combine it with some good wine along the way and spend half a day in Brighton, one of England's picturesque coastal towns, especially when...

by Cyclist Yoni 📏Distance: 40-50 mile  ⏱️ Duration: 3.5-4 hours 🚴 Difficulty: Intermediate 🚲 Terrain: Road 🗺️ GBX file A day out cycling is always a good idea when the summer sun starts shyly shining on the British Isles. An unexpectedly cosy day at the end of April, had brought us to experience a well-known cycling route: starting in London and ending in Windsor Castle. Here's how we've done it, including suggestions through which you could probably do it better. Our route reminds the one posted by Condor Cycles on Cycling UK's website, however, we tweaked it a bit, according...

by Cyclist Sharon, rides Road, MTB 📏Distance: 63 miles ⏱️ Duration: 4:41 hours 🚴 Difficulty: Intermediate 🚲 Terrain: road  During the first Sunday in September I took on a road ride around Oxfordshire and I dipped into Wiltshire.  I didn’t plan my route beforehand and just went where the wind took me! cycling route in Oxfordshire and Wiltshire - here we go! At the start of the ride I was planning to complete just over 50 miles but with a lot of determination before the 50 mile point I decided I would set myself the goal of getting past the...

by Cyclist Yoni, rides Gravel, MTB & Brompton 📏Distance: 25 miles ⏱️ Duration: 2:45 hours 🚴 Difficulty: Gravel / Intermediate  🚲 Terrain: road  So I got my new gravel bike. Don't mean to brag, but they're great. Was really keen on putting them to the test with a gravel cycling route, and that was just the right weekend to do that: one "gang" member is glamping, the other one had friends from abroad isolating with them, So I took the Trekky with his hybrid, to test a gravel cycling route from Hatfield (30 mins from London) to  St. Albans.

by Cyclist Sharon, rides Road, MTB 📏Distance: 47 miles ⏱️ Duration: 3:44 hours 🚴 Difficulty: Intermediate 🚲 Terrain: road  Come July, I took advantage of the fair weather and took on a ride through the tranquil and picturesque Countryside of West Oxfordshire and the Cotswolds.  A cycling route in Oxfordshire is something that this blog was lacking thus far, and was very happy to pick up the gauntlet. Though this area is perfect all year long, especially when it's still warm, this route provides a perfect scene to wash your eyes with breathtaking rural English views.

by Cyclist Yoni & Cyclist Chris, both ride Brompton 📏Distance: 27 miles ⏱️ Duration: 2:30 hours 🚴 Difficulty: Beginner  🚲 Terrain: road  Last Sunday we've taken on a rather "social cycling route". It was fairly long, but when you're riding in a group, the aim is not necessarily to find the highest cat-hill to climb or the hardest terrain to cross. Instead, we opted for a route where we could wash our eyes with great city-scapes , with a moderate plus effort level. We've named this route 'Five Parks'. Recommended for beginners with enough stamina for two and a half...

by Cyclist Yoni, rides Brompton, Gravel and MTB 📏Distance: 18-18.5 miles ⏱️ Duration: 1:35 hours 🚴 Difficulty: intermediate 🚲 Terrain: road/uneven  Last Sunday we've taken on not only cycling up hill on a North to London route, but also 15-20 mph winds, which kept us humble throughout the course. The Folly Arch, which lies at the end of Potters Bar, was our half-way point, although if u have several hours, this can very well turn to a gravel/expert route all the way to Brookmans Park. A good cycling up hill effort if you want to practice some more than moderate...

by Cyclist Yoni, rides Brompton, Gravel and MTB 📏Distance: 9.99 miles ⏱️ Duration: 45-50 hours 🚴 Difficulty: intermediate 🚲 Terrain: road/uneven (potential gravel) I have nicknamed this cycling route Hampstead & Highate morning due to the fact that it mainly runs on roads with no separated cycling lanes, so it's better to do in the calm morning hours, however this is a recommendation only. The name is also deceiving as it doesn't pass through Hampstead nor Highgate villages. It's an endurance stimulating hilly cycling route with 1,000 feet plus elevation gain, so get the quadriceps ready!

by Cyclist Yoni, rides Brompton, Gravel and MTB 📏Distance: 8 miles ⏱️ Duration: 45 minutes  🚴 Difficulty: Beginner 🚲 Terrain: Road As lockdown doesn't seem to be easing much yet, and congestion charge in central London is up and imposed 7 days a week, we find solace in the roads of the City of London, which remain clear and cyclist-friendly. An easy beginners' 8 miles London cycling route covering some beautiful old buildings, and rich in history.

by Cyclist Yoni, rides Brompton, Gravel and MTB 📏Distance: 15-20 miles ⏱️ Duration: 1:35-2 hours 🚴 Difficulty: intermediate 🚲 Terrain: Road/Uneven A wise man named Tony once told me "I don't know why everyone moans about the weather in England, if you don't like it - the next day you get something else." And indeed, a sunless morning turned a North London cycling route to a soaking experience, but for the sake of Cyclondon Blog, we've decided to go on with the intermediate hilly adventure. A quick (1:30-2h) circular route which will get your quadriceps toned.