If you’re thinking of joining one of our Rideouts, here are some top tips from the Hotchillee Ride Captains to ensure fun, safety and a great ride.

Bed to shed is always the toughest bit of any winter ride but, if you know you’ll be meeting other riders, riding a great route and that friendly chat is guaranteed, it’s always easier to find the motivation to ride. Our free and open to all Rideouts are the perfect way to break the spell of the duvet on a winter’s morning and get out on your bike.

For 2023, Hotchillee is bringing gravel home with a super challenging single-day mass-participation event in southern England that’s certain to become a mainstay on the UK gravel calendar – the Ekoi Stone Circle

Hotchillee’s Sven Thiele looks back on a year that saw a return on real life events and forward to an exciting year for Hotchillee.

Explore the breathtaking Swiss Alps on gravel, forest trails and silky smooth tarmac. With some punchy climbs and grin inducing downhills this is one hell of an adventure. 23 – 27 August 2023.

Whether MTB or gravel, hitting the trails after dark is one of the most fun things you can do on two wheels. Tame and familiar trails take on a whole new dimension but, to get the most out of your nocturnal cycling fun, you do need to have a think about your lighting rig.

If your idea of cycling heaven is soaring Dolomite peaks or Swiss gravel climbs we’ve got two tantalising events in 2023.

We reflect on the 2022 edition of the Rainmaker Rollercoaster, a special event hosted in Girona which was 3 years in the making.