Taunton Flyer 2026

The Taunton Flyer will be taking place from Smeatharpe Airfield near Honiton. The event supports SSAFA, the Armed Forces Charity and is themed around the wartime airfields of East Devon and Somerset, with routes that pass RAF Exeter (Exeter Airport), RAF Dunkeswell, RAF Upottery (Smeatharpe) RAF Culmhead, RAF Merryfield, and RAF Westonzoyland

This popular early season sportive, offers a mixture of open, flowing, flat roads combined with a couple of testing climbs in the Blackdown Hills (an area of outstanding natural beauty). The Taunton Flyer offers you a choice of three routes, the Spitfire (37 miles), the Dakota (63 miles) or the Wellington (101 miles). All routes are fully signed and supported with  quality feed station, outriders, mechanics and medics. The Sportive includes electronic chip timing providing you with an official completion time, plus a finishers medal.

What’s included:

• Quality Feed stations
• RFID chip timing
• Medals for all finishers
• Gold, Silver & Bronze standards
• Event t-shirt (for entries 3 weeks before event date)
• Live online results
• Professional event photos
• Mechanical support & broom wagon
• Rider Recovery Service
• Public Liability Insurance
• Professional First Aid Cover
• HQ with toilets, parking & food