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The sun’s out, the days are long, some cafes are open for takeaway drinks and we can ride in small groups again – albeit with some challenging restrictions. If this isn’t reason to celebrate with some big rides and get our mileage up, we don’t know what is. So after a few months of more […]

If you've completed the CW5000 be sure to let us know. You can email us at cycling@futurenet.com or post on the CW5000 Facebook page. Be sure to let us know where and when you hit the target and any other stats about your riding this year. For those who aren't close to the target, don't worry, there's still a long way to go this year.

More and more CW5000 riders are now reaching the target mileage so here is our hall of fame. If you’ve signed up to the challenge and completed the mileage, send a screen grab of your Strava profile page (or whatever mile logging tool you use) and we’ll add you to the list. Email cycling@futurenet.com. Ross […]

Winner of the first dhb photo competition goes to Charlie Pilkington who braved the climb he everested on last year in order to get a picture.

The winner of the dhb photo competition for May is Charlie Pilkington for this shot of him riding up the Daneway in the Cotswolds near Cirencester. Charlie was on a ride with his son who took the picture on his phone, meaning they’ll no doubt have to share the £100 worth of dhb clothing that […]

Now that restrictions on riding have been lifted throughout the UK our monthly challenges have shifted back to an outdoor focus, although if you’re still riding in virtual worlds, they can be done there. This month both challenges have a very clear climbing focus, so hit those hills and enjoy that hard earned fitness gained […]

CW: How many miles have you done so far in 2020?  Stuart Balfour: I’ve done around 3500miles this year so far. CW: Has your mileage dropped since countries started to enforce lockdowns? SB: The mileage has definitely taken a hit the past 6 weeks or so since lockdown started to come into effect in france. […]