Thinking about some roadie events for summer but don’t know where to start? Here’s our round up of some of our fave sportives we’ll be at!

2025’s Intrepid Hervélo of the Year, Katie Hughes, tells us the best winter kit she tried (and tested!) whilst training for, and riding, The Strathpuffer 24hr Mountain Bike Race.

What does this even mean I hear you ask? Read on to find out more

... lights are required. You can borrow ours if you don’t have them.

…in search of some sun, cycling and smooth roads - we also found hills

‘Mountain bike challenges don’t come much tougher or more rewarding than the Strathpuffer’

Winter bike racing means one thing.. Cyclocross (also referred to as CX)!

It’s basically just riding your bike around a muddy field for 40 minutes as fast as you can, occasionally getting off to carry or push your bike over an unrideable obstacle. Think cross-country running but sillier.

Each year around 7 or 8 races are organised across Scotland to make up the Scottish CX Series.

Sandy and Lauren both raced last year, with Sandy fully committing to race each round of the series and Lauren mainly doing those in the Central Belt.

This year we had five Hervelo members racing across the series and we thought we’d share their stories and experiences over the 7 rounds!