Cycling events worldwide, to ride or to watch. Dates, routes, registration.

Photo: Dirty Reiver

Sportives & amateur bike races in the UK

16 cycling events in the UK: 6 gravel races, 4 sportives & gran fondos, 4 MTB races, 2 ultra cycling & bikepacking events – with dates, routes, entry fees and a link to registration. Including Etape Loch Ness, Etape Caledonia and Fred Whitton Challenge.

January 2027 1 event

16

Strathpuffer 24

Contin Forest near Strathpeffer, Highlands · United Kingdom – 24 h (solo, pairs, teams of four)
Mountain bikeOpen to all

March 2027 1 event

approx.

Battle on the Beach

Pembrey Country Park, Carmarthenshire (Wales) · United Kingdom – approx. 45 km (3 laps)
Mountain bikeGravelOpen to all

April 2027 2 events

23

Dirty Reiver

Kielder Forest, Northumberland · United Kingdom – 280 / 200 / 130 / 65 km
GravelOpen to all
25

Etape Loch Ness

Inverness · United Kingdom – 66 miles (approx. 106 km) · 900 m
RoadOpen to all

May 2027 3 events

9

Etape Caledonia

Pitlochry · United Kingdom – 85 / 55 / 40 miles
RoadOpen to all
9

Fred Whitton Challenge

Grasmere (Lake District) · United Kingdom – 112 miles (approx. 180 km) · 3,500 m
RoadOpen to all
14

The Gralloch

Gatehouse of Fleet, Scotland · United Kingdom – 110 km · 1,800 m
GravelPros + amateurs

June 2027 5 events

5

Graean Cymru

Llyn Brenig (Ruthin), Wales · United Kingdom – 2 × 53 km (approx. 105 km) · over 2,000 m
GravelPros + amateurs
13

Dragon Ride

Port Talbot (Wales) · United Kingdom – 298 / 222 / 157 km + Cymru Classic · 3,500 m (222 km)
RoadOpen to all
approx.

Dalby Grit

Dalby Forest, North York Moors · United Kingdom – 110 km
GravelOpen to all
approx.

Grinduro Scotland

Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries and Galloway · United Kingdom
GravelOpen to all

July 2027 2 events

10

Pan Celtic Ultra

Conwy (Wales) · United Kingdom – 2,425 / 1,587 / 736 km · 26,558 / 16,700 / 7,557 m
RoadOpen to all
approx.

Ard Rock

Reeth, Swaledale (Yorkshire Dales) · United Kingdom – Enduro 45 km (7 stages) / Sprint & Intro 30 km (4 stages) · 1,500 m (45 km)
Mountain bikeOpen to all

August 2027 1 event

26

Malverns Classic

Eastnor Deer Park, Ledbury (Herefordshire) · United Kingdom
Mountain bikeOpen to all

August 2029 1 event

approx.

London Edinburgh London

Writtle (Essex) → Edinburgh → Writtle · United Kingdom – approx. 1,540 km · approx. 13,400 m
RoadOpen to all

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