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WHY I TRI I try hard to be the best mum I can be, to be the best version of me and I do this through my love of triathlon, my love of exercise and the positive feelings being active brings. I swim, bike, run, repeat! With the gym and classes in between, exercise has been a lifeline for me and I truly believe it can be for so many other mums, for anyone, feeling how I…

The British Gravel Championships concluded this past weekend in Kings Forest, just outside of Bury St Edmunds. A weekend-long festival of gravel-inspired racing that saw plenty of sunshine and a gluttony of great racing. In inspiration of the championships, we thought what better way than to showcase to you, our Top 5 Gravel Bikes. From the epitome of gravel racing all the way through to the humble midweek commute, gravel bikes offer a myriad of…

Devised by Cycling UK, The Rebellion Way is a 232-mile/373km cycling adventure around Norfolk, starting and finishing in the county town of Norwich. Perhaps Norfolk is not your first thought when it comes to a multi-day bike-packing route, but it’s one which deserves your attention with it being so close to ‘home’. The Rebellion Way has stormed to prominence over the past 12 months within bike packing and ultra cycling circles, and I thought what…

We sent out our very own James Sherwood to check out the sights and sounds of Tour of Britain by the seaside, camera in tow. This is what he thought of the day: A sweltering morning greeted the riders as they arrived in Old Felixstowe ahead of Stage 5 of this year’s Tour of Britain 2023. The race organisers couldn’t have wished for a better day and backdrop, with the sun bouncing back off the…

We promise to make New Bike Day the best day you’ve ever had. How? Here at Cycle Revolution we now offer our own White Glove Delivery Service for all bikes, no matter size or style, bought from our store. Our premium, personal delivery service ensures your New Bike Day goes without a hitch; your bike’s fully built in our fully equipped workshop by accredited mechanics, tested and when they’re happy with it: carefully loaded onto…

Stage five of this year’s Tour of Britain race will take place in Felixstowe, one of our most loved seaside locations in Suffolk. The stage will begin and end in the port town, and the route will include a clockwise loop through the picturesque villages of Chelmondiston, East Bergholt, Hadleigh, Needham Market, Stowmarket, Framlingham, Leiston, and Woodbridge. This stage is set to be the longest in the 2023 edition and marks the race’s return to…

Our Giant Norwich Store Manager Phil on his Glaswegian Experience The once-in-a-lifetime event, the UCI World Championships, Glasgow 2023 was an opportunity I couldn’t miss, so I made sure to nab myself a few tickets. The Glentress Valley in the quaint village of Peebles was absolutely gorgeous. The scenery was breathtaking, and kudos to the amazing team who organized the site and designed the course. They did a fantastic job! The best part was that…

A unique World Championships covering every discipline under the UCI umbrella concluded on Sunday evening in Scotland with the Women’s Elite Road Race, won by Lotte Kopecky of Belgium. The intense 11-day cycling event in Scotland witnessed the presentation of over 200 prestigious rainbow jerseys. Participants from various cycling disciplines gave their all, leaving no stone unturned and enduring countless challenges. One of those challenges, however, was for the viewer to keep on top of…

Have you ever thought Suffolk is a boring County to cycle in? I am here to dispel that myth and provide my top 5 places in Suffolk to visit by Bike, in what I think is one of the most underrated counties to cycle in. You won’t find alpine climbs, sweeping switchbacks, or cobbled streets in Suffolk. But what you can find is able to rival that for its serenity, panoramic views, and escapism towards…

Cannondale Advanced Aluminium Design, introduced in the 90s, helped forge a cult following of devotees to the CAAD series of bikes. After many years of lust, I became one of them after purchasing myself a CAAD 13 in October 2020. It was back in 2014 that I first saw a close-up of a CAAD series of bikes from Cannondale, a good friend’s recent purchase of the latest release, at the time, of a CAAD 10.…