Britain's road bike boom, and why you need to get involved

The advancement in affordable tech and equipment has made it incredibly accessible for much of the population to jump on a bike - getting them away from the gym and into the great outdoors, exploring the fantastic surroundings and countryside our country has to offer.

If you like to explore further afield, all of our beachclubs guarantee the ride of a lifetime, with everything from beginner rides dishing up breath-taking views to a stage of the 2017 Giro D’Italia at Baia dei Mori Beachclub in Sardinia, giving you quad-wrenching climbs and views of the Sardinian coastline that many people can only dream of.

Road cycling for many people, including all of Neilson’s bike guides and mechanics, is a sport with no real barriers or boundaries, giving you the ability to see some of the worlds most beautiful landscapes, it can give you the freedom you crave, at your pace, wherever you want.

Get out there, ride, laugh, and discover the sport that so much of the UK has started to embrace.

The boom cycling has experienced in recent years, alongside smart phones becoming such a big part of everybody’s lives, has seen the rapid expansion of apps such as Strava. The cyclists facebook and holy grail, Strava has quickly become the second (or first) love of many men and women up and down the country, offering a fun and easy to use platform for tracking personal improvement.

King if the Mountain (KOM), Queen of the Mountain (QOM) and personal bests (PB's) may not mean anything to the non-cyclist, but when you find the love for clipping into your road bike, it’ll become a big part of your day-to-day training schedule, and something to strive towards on a regular basis. The friendly style of competitiveness amongst Strava users is what makes it so great, so addictive, and so influential. You can even use it to see how your riding stats check out against the Neilson biking team before your holiday.