After a decade away, we are thrilled to announce the return of The Lionheart Sportive on Sunday 11th October. Starting and finishing within the breathtaking grounds of the majestic Longleat Estate, this iconic cycling event is back and ready to challenge riders once again with two epic route options: 100 miles or 100 kilometres. Designed to test your...
The Kent Classic cycling event - our final event of 2026 - starts and finishes at Lingfield Park Racecourse. The routes initially take you down and along the county border of East Sussex and Kent, before navigating around Hever Castle. All three routes showcase the High Weald AONB for its rolling hills, diverse landscapes and...
The Braveheart Cycling Fund annual sportive, sponsored by CR Smith, is taking place on Saturday, 24 October 2026, in Stirling. with the link on "The Braveheart Cycling Fund. Choose from two route options, the Brave Ride (59 miles) or the Heart Ride (33 miles) and enjoy a fantastic day out while raising funds to support...
As the Cycling season draws to a close, good Sportives are becoming harder and harder to find. If like us you don’t want to lose your form over the winter, you’ll be looking for a November ride that is challenging yet suitable for the Autumnal conditions. We have the ride for you! The Essex Season...
Ireland’s premier gravel cycling event, The Lakelander Gravel Grinder returns again to County Fermanagh on Saturday 20 March 2027. This off-road cycle challenge is open to gravel, cyclocross, adventure bike, MTB and even e-MTB riders, attracting an enthusiastic crowd of Ireland's hardiest riders for a romp through relatively unexplored areas of forest wilderness. The routes –...
2027 sees the 110th edition of the Ronde van Vlaanderen (or Tour of Flanders in English), one of cycling's legendary Spring Classics. Each year the day before the pros battle it out a sportive version, We Ride Flanders, is held to allow the public to share the experience of riding the famous cobbles of Flanders in one...
This is your chance to shake, rattle and roll along the famous Paris Roubaix cobbled route on the day before the pros. Discover just how much your body can be rattled in one day on a bike - Paris Roubaix will test your endurance levels and bike handling skills like few other sportives can. The...
Ride the route of the Amstel Gold Race the day before the pro's, then kick back and join Maastricht locals to watch the world's best riders battle it out on the same course the next day. A choice of six distances ensure the Amstel Gold sportive is accessible to all cyclists. Those taking on the...
Now celebrating its 20th edition, The White Horse Challenge is an early season ride that will enable riders to gauge their fitness level as they cycle 70 or 90 miles through some of the most scenic parts of Wiltshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire. Sponsorship (optional): We are proud this event raised more than £160,000 for WaterAid. If you...
Outsider Events are excited to welcome the sixth edition of Muck n' Mac Fest! Staged in the grounds of Scotland's oldest inhabited Home, Traquair House will host the sixth edition of the festival in 2027... We've got a brand new exciting ride format to celebrate our 6th year! Nestled in the heart of the Tweed Valley, Traquair just so happens...
The Dirty Reiver is an off-road cycling challenge based on the Gravel Grinder format found predominantly in the mid west of America. Now established as the UK's biggest one-day gravel event, 2027 will see the 11th edition of the Dirty Reiver take place on Saturday 24 April. Alongside the traditional three routes options, 2027 sees the launch of a new...
If you think there’s nothing you can’t do, if you need a new challenge. If what you like most is the sea and the mountains. If you want to discover one of the most spectacular spots in the Mediterranean. Or if you want to make your debut in Spain’s top sportive challenge... then the Mallorca...
Liège–Bastogne–Liège, often called La Doyenne ("the oldest"), is one of the five Monuments of the European professional road cycling calendar. First held in 1892, it takes place each year in the Ardennes region of Belgium, from Liège to Bastogne and back. This "challenge" sportive is your chance to ride the same course as the pros...
Setting off from Tonbridge the ride route serves up one of the best charity cycling sportives in the South East, across the Kent countryside. With a heady mix of rolling terrain, punchy climbs and rewarding descents, it offers something for cyclists of all abilities. The Kent bike ride's highlight is the view across Kent from Ide Hill, flaunting the beauty of this county in all its...
One of the UK’s most revered and gruelling cycling sportives. Known as “The Daddy of them all” by Cycling Weekly, this legendary event is not just a ride—it’s a true test of endurance that rivals Europe’s toughest cycling challenges, such as the Marmotte. For those who conquer it, the sense of achievement is unmatched. This charity...
The fabulous backdrop of Framlingham College and Framlingham Castle at the start of RIDE Suffolk Sunrise is a sight to behold. One of the biggest charity sportives in the East, RIDE Suffolk Sunrise has been a firm favourite fixture in the May cycling calendar for 20 years! With flat and fast routes it is an ideal sportive for...
The Scott Frontier 300 takes you from the Irish Sea to the North Sea, but the challenge is about what lies between these shorelines... Journeying through the heart of the old Border Marches, via quiet lanes, cycle routes and gravel trails, the Frontier 300 takes you on a hidden route from Scotland to England. Whether...
The UCI Gravel World Series comes back to Wales in 2027 for one of the biggest gravel race weekends of the year! Join riders from around the world on this thrilling 105km course on the banks of Llyn Brenig in North Wales. Graean Cymru - the name translates as "Welsh Gravel" - is the only UCI-sanctioned cycling...
Featuring climbs of the iconic Mortirolo and Stelvio passes, La Stelvio Santini is one of Italy and Europe's most celebrated sportives. 2027 sees the 15th edition of la Stelvio Santini. Choose from three routes starting in Bormio, each designed for those who want to experience the thrill of big climbs. You will pedal through spectacular...
One day. One unforgettable challenge. Every previous edition of the Round Norfolk Epic has sold out — and with just 250 places available, 2027 will be no different. Starting and finishing at Great Yarmouth Racecourse, this epic route takes riders through rolling countryside, stunning coastal roads, and some of Norfolk’s most unforgettable scenery. From Beccles...
Each year 4,500 riders get the opportunity to take on one of the UK's toughest sportives, In 2026 the organisers shook things up with a reversed route. Details for 2027 are yet to be confirmed but, whatever direction you tackle those climbs in, there's no getting away from the fact the Dragon is one of...
The Tour De Northamptonshire is a three distance circular event starting and finishing at Naseby Village Hall just outside of Northampton in a wonderful central location only 5 minutes from Junction 2 A14. The Tour of the Villages X (30 mile) route begins with a long descent past Cottesbrooke Hall & Gardens, before the climb into Brixworth,...
The 2027 Le Loop will start in Nice, on Friday 25th June and will end 21 stages and around 3,000km of cycling later in Paris on Monday 19th July, one week ahead of the pros. Since 2012, we’ve been following the actual route of the Tour de France, one week ahead of the pros, offering...
The next edition of La Marmotte Granfondo Alps is on 27 June 2027.* Entries are expected to open in October 2026. *Date is provisional. La Marmotte: The greatest European cyclosportive? For many sportive riders the Marmotte is the ultimate European sportive. Around 7,500 riders take part each year around the first weekend in July, with the...
Taking place on Saturday 3 July 2027, this flagship event offers riders the opportunity to experience some of the most spectacular roads in Wales, with a route designed to showcase the beauty, challenge and atmosphere that make this sportive so special. Starting and finishing in the iconic seaside town of Tenby, the Wales Sportive combines...
Definitely not a sportive, the Dunwich Dynamo is nevertheless one of the 'must ride' events of the summer calendar for many cyclists. 2027 sees the 35th edition of the annual 182km (112 mile) night ride from London Fields in Hackey to Dunwich on the Suffolk Coast. The date for the 2027 edition has yet to be confirmed,...
The 35th edition of the Étape du Tour is expected to take place on Sunday 18 July 2027. Please note the date is provisional: the exact date and course will be revealed during the official Tour de France route presentation in October 2026. L'Etape du Tour 2026 In 2026, the course followed the route of Stage 20 of...
The 3 Peaks Cyclo-Cross race is the UK's premier cyclocross race - and undoubtedly the toughest. Held at the end of September each year, the race sees riders tackle three climbs in the Yorkshire Dales: Ingleborough, Whernside and Pen-Y-Ghent. The race route is split between road and unpaved terrain, with approximately 4-6km of the course...
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