Long sportives

Long sportives

Mass-participation road cycling events suited to cyclists with experience of longer distance rides.

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Long sportives in the UK

Long distance sportives are mass-participation road cycling events over distances of above 70 miles. Events are typically well sign-posted with feeding stations and mechanical support along the route and so are popular with all levels of cyclists looking for a ride out in an organised event. Select your location for sportives in your area or scroll down to browse events.

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Long cycling sportives in 2024/2025

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An early season ride in the heart of Berkshire featuring some of the very best of the North Wessex Downs AONB. Earn your medal conquering the longest Champion route!
  • Sun 30 Mar 2025
  • £40.50
Reading, Berkshire, UK

RIDE Wessex Downs | Champion

An early season ride in the heart of Berkshire featuring some of the very best of the North Wessex Downs AONB. Earn your medal conquering the longest Champion route!

  • 100 miles road cycling + 1315 m ascent
The extended route of the Ride the Reservoir event offering a day in the saddle in the Worcestershire countryside with leg-testing climbs throughout and the usual camaraderie of this well-loved ride.
  • Sun 27 Apr 2025
  • £32-£35
Birmingham, West Midlands, UK

Ride The Reservoir | 100km

The extended route of the Ride the Reservoir event offering a day in the saddle in the Worcestershire countryside with leg-testing climbs throughout and the usual camaraderie of this well-loved ride.

  • 100 km road cycling
Back for a second year! The longest ever Ride the Reservoir route adding a new challenge to this well-loved, annual event.
  • Sun 27 Apr 2025
  • £34-£38
Birmingham, West Midlands, UK

Ride The Reservoir | 100 Mile

Back for a second year! The longest ever Ride the Reservoir route adding a new challenge to this well-loved, annual event.

  • 100 miles road cycling
Themed ride around wartime airfields of East Devon and Somerset, with routes that pass RAF Exeter (Exeter Airport), RAF Dunkeswell, RAF Upottery (Smeatharpe), RAF Culmhead and more sites of interest.
  • Sun 27 Apr 2025
  • £44
Honiton, Devon, UK

Taunton Flyer | Wellington Route

Themed ride around wartime airfields of East Devon and Somerset, with routes that pass RAF Exeter (Exeter Airport), RAF Dunkeswell, RAF Upottery (Smeatharpe), RAF Culmhead and more sites of interest.

  • 101 miles road cycling + 5500 ft ascent
The toughest cycling challenge in the South West! This epic route is against a pace clock. Any rider who falls behind the minimum pace will be required to retire from the event.
  • Sat 10 May 2025
  • £90-£100
Exeter, Devon, UK

Dartmoor Legend Ultra

The toughest cycling challenge in the South West! This epic route is against a pace clock. Any rider who falls behind the minimum pace will be required to retire from the event.

  • 200 miles road cycling + 18000 ft ascent
Explore the quiet roads of Dartmoor and surrounding area. Finish on a tough climb & earn your gold, silver or bronze medal based on finishing time. KOM/QOM challenge and supreme views too.
  • Sat 10 May 2025
  • £43
Exeter, Devon, UK

Moor to Sea | Extreme

Explore the quiet roads of Dartmoor and surrounding area. Finish on a tough climb & earn your gold, silver or bronze medal based on finishing time. KOM/QOM challenge and supreme views too.

  • 110 miles road cycling + 9900 ft ascent
The Kent countryside serves up a mixture of quiet villages and beautiful scenery as you ride along quiet lanes. Earn your medal conquering the longest Epic Route!
  • Sun 11 May 2025
  • £50.50
Tonbridge, Kent, UK

RIDE Castle | Epic

The Kent countryside serves up a mixture of quiet villages and beautiful scenery as you ride along quiet lanes. Earn your medal conquering the longest Epic Route!

  • 126 miles road cycling
The Kent countryside serves up a mixture of quiet villages and beautiful scenery as you ride along quiet lanes. Earn your medal conquering the long Champion route!
  • Sun 11 May 2025
  • £40.50
Tonbridge, Kent, UK

RIDE Castle | Champion

The Kent countryside serves up a mixture of quiet villages and beautiful scenery as you ride along quiet lanes. Earn your medal conquering the long Champion route!

  • 100 miles road cycling
One of the biggest charity sportives in the East offering a flat and fast route ideal for  an early-season time or to sample a longer ride. Earn your medal conquering the longest Champion route!
  • Sun 18 May 2025
  • £40.50
Woodbridge, UK

RIDE Suffolk Sunrise | Champion

One of the biggest charity sportives in the East offering a flat and fast route ideal for an early-season time or to sample a longer ride. Earn your medal conquering the longest Champion route!

  • 102 miles road cycling
Start and finish in style from the fantastic grounds of a multi award-winning spa with fantastic views throughout then return to a welcome party with medal, hot food, music, fun and family games!
  • Sun 1 Jun 2025
  • £46-£48
Sleaford, Lincolnshire, UK

The Grange Spa Sportive | Long

Start and finish in style from the fantastic grounds of a multi award-winning spa with fantastic views throughout then return to a welcome party with medal, hot food, music, fun and family games!

  • 86.9 miles road cycling + 4134 ft ascent
Now the most comprehensive closed road ride in Wales with an award-winning finish line, incredible atmosphere and the UK's only televised sportive.
  • Sat 28 Jun 2025
  • £75
Tenby, Pembrokeshire, UK

The Wales Sportive 112-Mile

Now the most comprehensive closed road ride in Wales with an award-winning finish line, incredible atmosphere and the UK's only televised sportive.

  • 112 miles road cycling
Featuring the Trapping Hill climb from the Tour de Yorkshire and the UCI Road World Champs with great views to boot. Earn your medal conquering the longest Champion route!
  • Sun 29 Jun 2025
  • £40.50
Ripon, North Yorkshire, UK

RIDE The Dales | Champion

Featuring the Trapping Hill climb from the Tour de Yorkshire and the UCI Road World Champs with great views to boot. Earn your medal conquering the longest Champion route!

  • 100 miles road cycling + 422 m ascent
Get ready for one of the most scenic cycling events in the UK with some sections from the Tour De Yorkshire, Tour De France and UCI courses - yet accessible to first-timers and pros alike.
  • Sat 30 Aug 2025
  • £50
Masham, North Yorkshire, UK

Yorkshire Dales Sportive 112

Get ready for one of the most scenic cycling events in the UK with some sections from the Tour De Yorkshire, Tour De France and UCI courses - yet accessible to first-timers and pros alike.

  • 112 miles road cycling
Close your cycling season on a stunning ride through the Essex countryside, as you journey through quiet villages and farmlands. The Champion is ideal if you're an experienced sportive rider.
  • Sun 31 Aug 2025
  • £40.50
Chelmsford, Essex, UK

RIDE Essex | Champion

Close your cycling season on a stunning ride through the Essex countryside, as you journey through quiet villages and farmlands. The Champion is ideal if you're an experienced sportive rider.

  • 100 miles road cycling + 3209 ft ascent
The most demanding route of the Pedal Stirling Sportive covering some of the most iconic climbs in the Trossachs National Park including Dukes Pass and the infamous Crow Road.
  • Sun 31 Aug 2025
  • £55-£60
Stirling, UK

Pedal Stirling Sportive | Tough 100 Mile

The most demanding route of the Pedal Stirling Sportive covering some of the most iconic climbs in the Trossachs National Park including Dukes Pass and the infamous Crow Road.

  • 100 miles road cycling + 2015 m ascent
A great route showcasing the amazing Cornwall coast road! Each rider will receive a Gold, Silver, or Bronze medal based on the completion time for their appropriate age and gender category.
  • Sat 13 Sep 2025
  • £43
Marazion, Cornwall, UK

Lands End 100 | Long

A great route showcasing the amazing Cornwall coast road! Each rider will receive a Gold, Silver, or Bronze medal based on the completion time for their appropriate age and gender category.

  • 105 miles road cycling + 7200 ft ascent
Cycle with The King's Trust from Buckingham Palace to Windsor Palace over a 90-mile route, followed by the iconic festival finish for your medal and to celebrate your huge achievement!
  • Sun 5 Oct 2025
  • £58
London, UK

Palace to Palace Bike Ride | Ultra

Cycle with The King's Trust from Buckingham Palace to Windsor Palace over a 90-mile route, followed by the iconic festival finish for your medal and to celebrate your huge achievement!

  • 90 miles road cycling

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