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Short sportive in UK

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From one of the best and most innovative award-winning breweries in the Midlands, riders will wind their way around the beautiful Warwickshire countryside for 55km to finish with a complimentary beer.
  • Sat 13 Sep
  • £30
Alcester, Warwickshire, UK

Purity Brewing Co Sportive | Half Pint

From one of the best and most innovative award-winning breweries in the Midlands, riders will wind their way around the beautiful Warwickshire countryside for 55km to finish with a complimentary beer.

  • Enter online
  • Age 12 & over
  • 34 miles road cycling + 587 m ascent
Choose your distance and take in the breathtaking scenery as you cycle through the beautiful Wye Valley, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
  • Sun 21 Sep
  • £35-£45
Chepstow, Gwent, UK

Pedal Wye Valley | 25 miles

Choose your distance and take in the breathtaking scenery as you cycle through the beautiful Wye Valley, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Fundraising required
  • Age 17 & over
  • 25 miles road cycling + 590 m ascent
This popular early season sportive offers a mixture of open, flowing, flat roads combined with a couple of testing climbs. Children aged 11+ can join in accompanied.
  • Sun 26 Apr 2026
  • £39
Honiton, Devon, UK

Taunton Flyer | Spitfire Route

This popular early season sportive offers a mixture of open, flowing, flat roads combined with a couple of testing climbs. Children aged 11+ can join in accompanied.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Undulating
  • Hilly
  • Age 11 & over
  • 37 miles road cycling + 2500 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 super Cool route!
  • Sun 10 May 2026
  • £37.50
Tonbridge, Kent, UK

RIDE Castle | Cool

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

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Age 16 & over
  • 36 miles road cycling + 1462 ft ascent
A fantastic day of cycling from the picturesque Towcester Mill Brewery, exploring the beautiful Northamptonshire countryside for 60km to return to the warm hospitality of the brewery.
  • Sat 16 May 2026
  • £30
Towcester, Northamptonshire, UK

Towcester Mill Brewery Sportive | Half Pint

A fantastic day of cycling from the picturesque Towcester Mill Brewery, exploring the beautiful Northamptonshire countryside for 60km to return to the warm hospitality of the brewery.

  • Enter online
  • Age 12 & over
  • 38 miles road cycling + 691 m ascent
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 on the super Cool route!
  • Sun 17 May 2026
  • £37.50
Woodbridge, UK

RIDE Suffolk Sunrise | Cool

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 on the super Cool route!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Age 16 & over
  • 42 miles road cycling + 840 ft ascent
Experience the best of Welsh cycling, through stunning valleys, rolling hills and quiet country lanes. Finish your ride with a celebratory pint of Tiny Rebel’s finest craft beer and soak up the vibes.
  • Sat 23 May 2026
  • £30
Newport, UK

Tiny Rebel Sportive | Half Pint

Experience the best of Welsh cycling, through stunning valleys, rolling hills and quiet country lanes. Finish your ride with a celebratory pint of Tiny Rebel’s finest craft beer and soak up the vibes.

  • Enter online
  • Age 12 & over
  • 41 miles road cycling + 1060 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!
  • Sat 6 Jun 2026
  • £18-£20
Sleaford, Lincolnshire, UK

The Grange Spa Sportive | Short

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!

  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Age 10 & over
  • 20 miles road cycling + 202 m ascent
The Cool Route is the least intense ride of the Ride The Dales sportive and offers a relatively flat alternative, taking riders past Fountains Abbey. Earn your medal on the super Cool route!
  • Sun 7 Jun 2026
  • £37.50
Ripon, North Yorkshire, UK

RIDE The Dales | Cool

The Cool Route is the least intense ride of the Ride The Dales sportive and offers a relatively flat alternative, taking riders past Fountains Abbey. Earn your medal on the super Cool route!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Age 16 & over
  • 41 miles road cycling + 1853 ft ascent
Explore the quiet roads of Dartmoor and surrounding area. Finish on a tough climb and earn your gold, silver or bronze medal based on finishing times. Great choice for the family too!
  • Sat 4 Jul 2026
  • £38
Exeter, Devon, UK

Moor to Sea | Inspire Route

Explore the quiet roads of Dartmoor and surrounding area. Finish on a tough climb and earn your gold, silver or bronze medal based on finishing times. Great choice for the family too!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • GPS tracking
  • Undulating
  • Age 11 & over
  • 36 miles road cycling + 2599 ft ascent
An early season ride in the heart of Berkshire featuring some of the very best of the North Wessex Downs AONB. Earn your medal on the super Cool route!
  • Sun 5 Jul 2026
  • £37.50-£42.50
Newbury, Berkshire, UK

RIDE Wessex Downs | Cool Route

An early season ride in the heart of Berkshire featuring some of the very best of the North Wessex Downs AONB. Earn your medal on the super Cool route!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Age 16 & over
  • 35 miles road cycling + 1849 ft ascent
Close your cycling season on a stunning ride through the Essex countryside, as you journey through quiet villages and farmlands. The Cool ride, part of the RIDE Series, is ideal for newcomers.
  • Sun 30 Aug 2026
  • £37.50
Chelmsford, Essex, UK

RIDE Essex | Cool

Close your cycling season on a stunning ride through the Essex countryside, as you journey through quiet villages and farmlands. The Cool ride, part of the RIDE Series, is ideal for newcomers.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Age 16 & over
  • 36 miles road cycling + 1340 ft ascent
  • Sun 14 Sep
Harwich, Essex, UK

Tour de Tendring | 20 Mile

  • 200 miles road cycling + 520 ft ascent
  • Sun 21 Sep
Prestonpans, East Lothian, UK

Poppyscotland Sportive | Short

  • 47 miles road cycling + 1650 ft ascent
  • Sun 21 Sep
Prestonpans, East Lothian, UK

Poppyscotland Sportive | Wee Yin

  • 22 miles road cycling
  • Sun 21 Sep
Southampton, Hampshire, UK

The New Forest Tour - Sunday | Short

  • 75 km road cycling + 496 m ascent
  • Sat 27 Sep
Bakewell, Derbyshire, UK

The Peaks Tour | Short

  • 74 km road cycling + 1186 m ascent
  • Sun 28 Sep
Leicester, Leicestershire, UK

Market Harborough Festival of Cycling | 50K Road

  • 50 km road cycling
  • Sun 28 Sep
Leicester, Leicestershire, UK

Market Harborough Festival of Cycling | 20K Road

  • 20 km road cycling
  • Sat 25 Oct
Lingfield, Surrey, UK

The Kent Classic | Short

  • 47 km road cycling + 600 m ascent
  • Sat 23 May 2026
Lairg, Highland, UK

Cycling in the Straths | Ben Hope Trial

  • 72 km road cycling

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