Since I launched Pâtisserie Cyclisme I have been so lucky to meet some wonderful and inspirational people along the way, they have shared my journey and it has been fascinating to watch the work they have been doing too. Once such person is Nick from Vulpine, an intriguing fellow who has recently launched a stunning range of cycling apparel that not only looks stunning with lovely attention to detail but it looks fabulous off the bike too. Vulpine is much more than a clothing brand though and it embodies Nick's absolute passion for cycling and bicycles .

Recently he launched a really fabulous event, the Vulpine Fete, which promises to be a brilliant event. I wish you all the luck in the world Nick and look forward to hearing about how the event went!

I am excited to announce entries are now open for the first Pâtisserie Cyclisme & Polocini event on June 5th. Rather than sitting at home or trying to avoid the Jubilee celebrations on tv we decided it was the perfect opportunity to ride bikes and eat cake. As the premier cycling café website it seemed the logical choice to arrange a ride to celebrate cake and bikes, this provided us with the perfect opportunity to link in with one of the UK's top sportive and cycling event organisers, Polocini.
The ride will take place on the extra bank holiday, Tuesday June 5th, on nice flat roads, starting from Nantwich Town FC. We are also pleased to announce the involvement of England's oldest cycling cafê, Eureka, which is legendary for its cakes, coffee and above all its place within cycling culture.
The Cake ride will be organised to the POLOCINI standard and included in the £20 entry fee is all food, drink and cake as well as post ride massages, photographer, prize draws, insurance, motorcycle outrider, support van and of course THE FOOD. Polocini events are renowned for having the best food at any sportive and Pâtisserie Cyclisme and Eureka guarantee the best CAKE (tried and tested!)

We would love to see as many of you as we can on the day, as it promises to be a unique and fun day out!

Entries are now open at British Cycling : http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/78708/Let-Them-Eat-Cake!---By-PatisserieCyclisme/POLOCINI
Visit www.polocini.com for more information.

Best wishes

Lou (Mrs McCake)

Many thanks to the fabulous Andy Arthur for the spectacular illustration for the ride!

What is Pâtisserie Cyclisme? It is ALL about the cycling cafe. We all love a good cycling cafe,right?

If you are a cyclist the chances are you love cafes too, this is essentially what this site is about. As a cyclist myself and a self confessed cake 'expert' the site came out of a realisation that it would be rather useful to have somewhere that we could all visit to check out cafes for our next ride. The last thing we want when out riding is to waste time and money on rubbish cake and coffee in a place that neither welcomes or provides the adequate quality (or quantity) that we cyclists require.

Cycling Cafes have played a role in cycling throughout its modern history, whether it was to stop f or a quick beer during a race or to sit and catch up on the latest tech or cycling fashion with friends. I hate visiting bad cafes, particularly at the end of the ride ( cafe visits generally have to be earned) and I hope this site will help weed out the bad ones and highlight the good ones.

The aim is for cyclists to contribute to the site by using the review template (found on the menu bar above) and to build up lots of reviews, they can be good or bad, for cafes not just in the UK but worldwide. To this end I need you to help by thinking about this when you go riding and taking a few pictures and sending them in. I think this is just the start, I love this site and I love the people I have met through it. In the future who knows where it will end, but keep visiting and if you have any comments,ideas or just want to get in touch I can be reached at louise@patisseriecyclisme.com or on Twitter @patisseriecyc

Pâtisserie Cyclisme reviews are submitted by cafe visitors and the reviews are based upon specific questions that form the review template. If you own a cafe that has a review submitted that you do not agree with please contact me at the above address. In the event of this occurring we will arrange to have a 'mystery shopper' visit you to do a second review that will be done on specific criteria and in a completely objective manner.

All views of reviewers are their own and while we proof read all reviews before we post them, occasionally incorrect information may be included.

Email louise@patisseriecyclisme.com