The 33Fuel Blog

Tackle cycling’s toughest sportive like a proRiding the Etape du Tour this year? Got it on the bucket list? Here's everything you need to know.PackingMost riders take their own bikes for good reason – discovering the race scalpel you’ve hired is less comfortable than a Ryanair seat with 100-plus kilometres to go is not ideal. [...]
Continue reading

UTMB race reportIn 2009 33Fuel co-founder Warren gained a last-minute place at the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB). Having finished the Marathon des Sables earlier the same year, he thought he was in with a shot at finishing.
Continue reading

Young, fast and fearlessA prodigious young running talent with disarming modesty that belies his fearsome competitive streak, at just 22 Robbie Simpson is already making a serious mark on the international mountain running scene where he's represented Scotland and GB since he was 15. With a passion for the mountains and a monstrous turn of [...]
Continue reading

Think endurance sport and what comes to mind?Marathon running? Ultras? Maybe a spot of long-distance triathlon? Or even a bloody long bike ride?Many things, but probably not carrying a massive pantomine horse about in front of the Queen though?No, we thought not. Yet as it turns out, carrying a whopping great horse about on stage while [...]
Continue reading