Mark the weekend of Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st July on your calendar. We have listed this as a Sportive but it is NOT a sportive. It is a tradition. An experience. A wonderful thing that should be ticked-off on every cyclist's bucket list. If you've never ridden through the night before, this is the […]
This is a well organised annual event. It's a long way from London but worth the trip for the pretty route around the New Forest and it's good value, with free jersey and Q&A with pro riders. The Garmin Ride Out is back for 2024! Taking place on Sunday, 11th August at Moyles Court School, […]
A brand new gravel ride in KENT, The Gravelo will take place on Saturday 24th August from the Velo Barn Cafe, Westerham. Guests on the ride include Olympic champion Ed Clancy and gravel racer Jesse Yates. Entry is limited to just 100 places. Organised by Flamme Rouge Events, hosted by the Velo Barn bike cafe and supported […]
It’s back - The Wolfe of Westerham - new route, new (shorter) distance and new event HQ - The Velo Barn, Westerham. The event is on Saturday 21st September and entry is limited to just 100 riders. The new 80km route will take you through some of Kent and Surrey’s finest cycling lanes and roads […]
The Ride of the Falling Leaves is an annual sportive organised by local South London club Dulwich Paragon. The routes follow pretty lanes, many of which we cover on Team De Ver club rides. Entry fee is cheap and usually includes coffee & croissant at the start and a meal and pint at the finish! (option […]
The Old Portlians Reliability Trial is a comfortingly old-fashioned event, a traditional kickstart to the year to test whether your bike and body have both made it through the winter intact. The Old Ports club members are warm and welcoming and refreshments are oldskool - homemade cakes, tea and butties rather than gels and electrolytes. […]
Hell of the Ashdown - 1500 places, 9 climbs, 100km distance. Organised by Westerham Cycling Club and Flamme Rouge Events, with charity partner the Chartwell Cancer Trust. Start/finish at Westerham Brewery with tasty options for food and drink at the finish line! Registration opened on Sunday 3 November - if it's like 2024 then it's […]
The Kentish Killer sportive marks the start of the cycling season in South East England – regarded by clubs and riders as one of the UK’s toughest, most demanding sportives. It is held on back to back weekends with the Hell of the Ashdown (HOTA), another extremely testing sportive. The Kentish Killer 2025 is set for Sunday […]
The Surrey Rumble is a timed sportive on Sunday 23rd March 2025 organised by Twickenham CC. Two distances 76 miles (115km) and 57 miles (91.5km) starting in Cobham riding south via Ewhurst towards Billingshurst and returning via Dunsfold and Puttenham. Checkpoint & refreshment points are at Fishers Farm and Tongham Community Centre (Long route: miles 29 […]
The Spring Onion weaves its way south from Cobham in Surrey, to Rudgewick and Wisborough Green, then back north through Plaistow and Dunsfold (home of the Top Gear test track) and back to Cobham for a post-ride meal. Entry includes feed station at Old Mill Cafe, Wisbrough Green plus a pasta meal and cake at […]
A gravel sportive starting/finishing at the Titsey Brewing Co in Westerham. This year's event is set for Saturday 10th May. The route takes in villages, gravel paths, bridleways, byways, forest tracks and quiet lanes. Gravel, Mountain Bike or E-bike with larger width tyres is recommended. The flyer says "Ride the Trails, Taste the Ales!" - […]
The SWRC (South Western Road Club) has been running the May Flyer sportive for 26 years and the next event is on Sunday 18th May 2025. The homemade refreshments are very popular and proceeds go to two charities, Full Circle Children in Hospitals and Queen Elizabeth Foundation (QEF) for disabled people. Event highlights include: Marshalled and […]