Iconic Cycling Events have launched their 2025 programme of sportives.
Favourites including Bike Bath and Bike Oxford will return - and to mark the launch, Iconic are offering a £5 discount on all events if you enter by 31 December.
There are five rides in the series, mostly based in the south of England and running in summer months from June to August. Use the code EARLYBIRD5 to get £5 off your booking.
Running since 2012, the ever-popular sportive returns to "The Rec" in 2025 to celebrate cycling in the famous city of Bath.
"Under the tower of the historic Bath Abbey and sharing the Rec with the illustrious Bath Rugby Club, it is an historic venue from which to cycle into the glorious southern Cotswolds," say Iconic.
Entrants can choose from three routes of 28, 54 and 78 miles heading north out of the city into the picturesque Cotswolds.
Just one week later it's Oxford's turn to host, with Bike Oxford scheduled for 22 June 2025.
Oxford University Rugby Club is the venue, with four routes of 13, 25, 50 and 78 miles on offer.
The ride starts with a lap of Oxford's historic streets before heading into the picturesque Oxfordshire countryside, with the long route reaching into the Oxfordshire Cotswolds.
The weekend will also feature a Bike Oxford Cyclability ride, providing a safe opportunity for everyone to enjoy cycling with inclusive facilities and access to a fleet of adapted cycles to best suit individual needs.
Find out more and enter at
Next up it's the return of The Canterbury Bike Ride on 27 July 2025.
Based at Canterbury Rugby Club, riders can again choose from short, medium and long routes with a chance to get some salt sea air in your nostrils on the coast at Whitstable, before returning through the Kent Downs AONB.
August sees two more events, starting with the most northerly ride in the series - Bike Chester on 17 August 2025.
Starting at Chester Rugby Club, riders on the medium and long routes will cross the border into Wales at Holt and tackle the infamous Horseshoe Pass climb.
The series concludes with Bike Cotswold on 31 August: a new name but a familiar venue at Westonbirt School near Tetbury.
See out your summer in style with a choice of three routes exploring the Cotswolds AONB.
We've already mentioned the £5 discount using EARLYBIRD5 at checkout, but there's more: Iconic are partnering with English sparkling wine producer Roebuck Estates for the chance to win a bottle of bubbly and your entry fee refunded.
Simply opt in on the entry form to allow your email address to be shared with Roebuck Estates, and you'll be in with a chance to win.
Find out more about the series and enter at www.iconiccyclingevents.co.uk.
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