Medium sportives

Medium sportives

Mass-participation road cycling events suited to confident first timers and cyclists with more experience.

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Medium sportives in the UK

Medium distance sportives are mass-participation road cycling events over distances of between 40-70 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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Medium 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 challenging Classic route!
  • Sun 30 Mar 2025
  • £38.50
Reading, Berkshire, UK

RIDE Wessex Downs | Classic

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 challenging Classic route!

  • 70 miles road cycling + 931 m ascent
Perfect for keen cyclists and part of the Ride the Reservoir event! Venture into Worcestershire countryside and its scenic villages, featuring challenging climbs including Romsley Hill to test legs.
  • Sun 27 Apr 2025
  • £27-£30
Birmingham, West Midlands, UK

Ride The Reservoir | 75km

Perfect for keen cyclists and part of the Ride the Reservoir event! Venture into Worcestershire countryside and its scenic villages, featuring challenging climbs including Romsley Hill to test legs.

  • 75 km road cycling
This popular early season sportive offers a mixture of open, flowing, flat roads combined with a couple of testing climbs.
  • Sun 27 Apr 2025
  • £44
Honiton, Devon, UK

Taunton Flyer | Dakota Route

This popular early season sportive offers a mixture of open, flowing, flat roads combined with a couple of testing climbs.

  • 63 miles road cycling + 4000 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
  • £41.50
Exeter, Devon, UK

Moor to Sea | Challenge

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.

  • 64 miles road cycling + 5600 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 challenging Classic route!
  • Sun 11 May 2025
  • £38.50
Tonbridge, Kent, UK

RIDE Castle | Classic

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

  • 73 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 challenging Classic route!
  • Sun 18 May 2025
  • £38.50
Woodbridge, UK

RIDE Suffolk Sunrise | Classic

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 challenging Classic route!

  • 65 miles road cycling
A great event for cycle sportive enthusiasts looking for a half-day ride that's occasionally furious on the climbs! Includes Full Weekend Festival Ticket in the price!
  • Sun 18 May 2025
  • £50-£55
Keswick, Cumbria, UK

Keswick Mountain Festival | Back O’Skiddaw 72K

A great event for cycle sportive enthusiasts looking for a half-day ride that's occasionally furious on the climbs! Includes Full Weekend Festival Ticket in the price!

  • 72 km road cycling + 650 m ascent
A sportive that starts moderately hilly then ramps up the mountain passes! Features the Back O’Skiddaw, Buttermere and Newlands House Pass. Includes Full Weekend Festival Ticket in the price!
  • Sun 18 May 2025
  • £65-£70
Keswick, Cumbria, UK

Keswick Mountain Festival | Back O’Skiddaw 100K

A sportive that starts moderately hilly then ramps up the mountain passes! Features the Back O’Skiddaw, Buttermere and Newlands House Pass. Includes Full Weekend Festival Ticket in the price!

  • 100 km road cycling + 1625 m ascent
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
  • £41-£43
Sleaford, Lincolnshire, UK

The Grange Spa Sportive | Medium

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!

  • 54.9 miles road cycling + 2000 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
  • £60
Tenby, Pembrokeshire, UK

The Wales Sportive 70-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.

  • 70 miles road cycling
The Classic Route takes riders into Nidderdale AONB with its rolling dales and friendly villages. Earn your medal conquering the challenging Classic route!
  • Sun 29 Jun 2025
  • £38.50
Ripon, North Yorkshire, UK

RIDE The Dales | Classic

The Classic Route takes riders into Nidderdale AONB with its rolling dales and friendly villages. Earn your medal conquering the challenging Classic route!

  • 65 miles road cycling + 396 m ascent
Sun, sea and saddles to stop MS! Round the Harbours Bike Ride gives you the choice of two scenic coastal routes around Havant, Southsea, Fareham and Gosport to enjoy at your own pace.
  • Fri 4 Jul 2025
  • £20
Gosport, Hampshire, UK

Round the Harbours Bike Ride | 54 Mile

Sun, sea and saddles to stop MS! Round the Harbours Bike Ride gives you the choice of two scenic coastal routes around Havant, Southsea, Fareham and Gosport to enjoy at your own pace.

  • 54 miles road cycling
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 56

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.

  • 56 miles road cycling
Close your cycling season on a stunning ride through the Essex countryside, as you journey through quiet villages and farmlands. The Classic route, part of the RIDE Series, is a great challenge.
  • Sun 31 Aug 2025
  • £38.50
Chelmsford, Essex, UK

RIDE Essex | Classic

Close your cycling season on a stunning ride through the Essex countryside, as you journey through quiet villages and farmlands. The Classic route, part of the RIDE Series, is a great challenge.

  • 68 miles road cycling + 1985 ft ascent
The intermediate route of the Pedal Stirling Sportive, expertly brought to you by Parkinson's UK, heading across Flanders Moss, past Lake of Menteith and up to the Carron Valley Reservoir.
  • Sun 31 Aug 2025
  • £45-£50
Stirling, UK

Pedal Stirling Sportive | Challenge 50 Mile

The intermediate route of the Pedal Stirling Sportive, expertly brought to you by Parkinson's UK, heading across Flanders Moss, past Lake of Menteith and up to the Carron Valley Reservoir.

  • 50 miles road cycling + 998 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
  • £41.50
Marazion, Cornwall, UK

Lands End 100 | Medium

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.

  • 72 miles road cycling + 4850 ft ascent
Cycle with The King's Trust from Buckingham Palace to Windsor Palace for 45 miles, followed by the iconic festival for your medal and to celebrate your huge achievement!
  • Sun 5 Oct 2025
  • £38
Windsor, Berkshire, UK

Palace to Palace Bike Ride | Classic

Cycle with The King's Trust from Buckingham Palace to Windsor Palace for 45 miles, followed by the iconic festival for your medal and to celebrate your huge achievement!

  • 45 miles road cycling

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