2025 event date to be confirmed.
RideLondon has now enjoyed several annual editions and has grown into a record-breaking festival of cycling enjoyed by more than 460,000 participants, from beginners to the world’s best professionals.
The festival takes place over one day and each year inspires people from all backgrounds to take up cycling as part of their daily lives, including families and Londoners.
The spring date helps people engage with cycling early in the year, so they can maintain the momentum to cycle all year round.
Cyclists of all abilities can take in glorious landmarks of the capital on closed roads from the comfort of their saddles.
Seize this rare chance to enjoy traffic-free riding in the capital and out onto quiet countryside lanes.
Ride the short, medium or long sportive, spectate, or join the fun family FreeCycle.
Event details are on the Essex 100 listing.
Charity entries are now closed. Sign up for our newsletter to be the first to hear when charity places are available for next year.
RideLondon has raised millions of pounds for charities since its first edition in 2013!
Every year thousands of cyclists take part in this event and fundraise for charity. While this is hugely beneficial to the charities it gives the rider advantages too, from supporting a cause that is close to your heart to securing a place in this highly sought-after event and much more.
Committing to raising money for charity gives you motivation to get out and ride, plus all of these extras which will elevate your event experience:
Charities know that raising money is all part of the challenge, which is why they provide advice, branded materials and a personalised online fundraising page to help the donations roll in. Think videos for social media, branded imagery and testimonials from previous participants.
Whether this is your first ride or your fifth, you'll need to train for it! You'll receive an in-depth training plan with guidance, plus many charities have access to expert coaches and elite riders too, who can provide exclusive tips for your race preparation. Experts include Runningwithus, Full Potential and Olympic champs.
When you show up on the day, people need to be able to see clearly that you're supporting a charity. Most charities will give you a branded and personalised cycling jersey to wear on the big day, and often a t-shirt too.
When you're partway through your ride and your energy is flagging, what you need is a boost from cheering spectators to keep you moving. Many charities set up a cheer station along the route, keeping an eye out for you to send up a huge cheer as you go past!
Refreshments and an indulgent post-race sports massage are often provided by charities for their cycling team. This is the perfect way to recover alongside other people who have taken part for that cause.
You won't be the only person riding for that charity, so it's well worth meeting other supporters through the charity's invite-only social media pages! You can organise to meet up for training rides, chat with the charity's expert coaches and share tips and stories with each other to keep motivation levels high.
Charities buy places in this event, then give them to cyclists who agree to raise money for the charity – these are called charity places. Charity places are a great way to support a good cause and get a place in the event, especially if ballot entries are closed.
Cycle sportives and charity fundraising go hand-in-hand - which charity will you ride for?