Sportives and organised rides

HOY 100 sportive returns to Peak District for 2016

Sir Chris will ride with punters again this year, with hilly 100 mile and less hilly 100km options available

Entries open for Macmillan Cycletta Series of women-only bike rides

Early bird offer of £25 per place

Win a Vitus bike worth £1,349.99!

A chance to win a fantastic sportive bike. Plus there's a signed jersey to be won and a Chain Reaction Cycles discount code for every entrant

Tell us your best sportive tips and win a Vitus bike worth £1,349.99!

A chance to win a fantastic sportive bike. Plus there's a signed jersey to be won and a Chain Reaction Cycles discount code for every entrant

Is The Monster the UK’s toughest sportive?

Welsh event is 195km long with 4,200m of climbing

The Magnificent Seven – sportive meets hill climbing in Sheffield

Closed road event will see riders tackling seven timed climbs

Mark Cavendish Rise Above Sportive to return to Chester in August

Routes across Cheshire and North Wales will also feature a timed climb midway round

Gran Fondo World Tour – a competitive series for amateur riders

Six races in six different countries with a seventh said to be a possibility

Sportive news: ASO partners Dragon Ride, Marmottte expands to 3 events

Third UK event for Tour de France owners, Marmotte heads to Pyrenees and Italy

The highest sportive in Europe: are you tough enough?

New La Mercan’Tour Café du Cycliste includes 2,802m Col de la Bonette

Tour de Yorkshire unveils sportive route and latest fan jersey

Route is sponsored by Maserati and features killer climbs

No more Sky Rides for Plymouth – so cyclists are organising their own

Council says its focus will now switch to improving cycle infrastructure

Prudential RideLondon to again host Brompton World Championship final

British Cycling chief executive looking to improve on last year’s 32nd place

Great Manchester Cycle cancelled for 2016

Organisers hope that event will return in 2017

Still places left for RideLondon-Surrey 100

Ballots are still open until 8 January as Evans Cycles is announced as official event clothing and retail partner

Tour de Yorkshire seeks Tour Makers for 2016

News has also emerged the Grand Depart made a £1.05m loss in 2014/15

Geoff Thomas to ride Tour de France route again – and wants 20 riders to join him

Charity fundraiser is one for the bucket list - if you can afford the £50,000 fee

Videos: Windy weekend was perfect for Dutch National Headwind Cycling Championships

Third edition of annual event took place on Eastern Schelde storm surge barrier

The Mighty Corinthian – “World’s longest” retro bike event – 300km ride for pre-1987 bikes launched in Lake District (+ video)

300km ride for pre-1987 bikes launched in Lake District (+ video)

Two organisers’ legal battle to hold a sportive at the same time

ITP Events Ltd and Lincoln Grand Prix both claim rights to the Lincoln Grand Prix Sportive

Think you could ride the 2016 Tour de France? Here’s your chance!

Places available on full three-week Tour de Force package, plus shorter trips of 2-10 days

First ever group fat bike expedition to South Pole launched – but it has a hefty price tag

Canadian adventure cycling launches The Last Degree ride for December 2016

Team road.cc ride-out report – That was Winchester

Great roads, great ride, great cake for our biggest ride-out yet… Next up it's Sheffield

Ride for Michael Bonney sportive needs entrants to avoid cancellation

Campaign currently looking to get Bonney a Functional Electric Stimulation exercise bike

Entries open 9am Monday for 2016 Dragon Ride – be quick or miss out!

New 100km route option next year in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support plus return of three day Dragon Tour

Cyclists urged to avoid parts of the New Forest during pony round-ups

Clash next weekend has resulted in route changes to the Wiggle New Forest 100 sportive

Dragon Ride entries open on Monday – here’s Stephen Roche’s riding tips

His son Nico won today's Vuelta stage ... Now, Triple Crown winner shares his thoughts with sportive entrants

6 last minute cycling events – Ride with Francesco Moser

Ride over Essex roads with the Italian cycling legend, fly through a Scottish forest on a cyclo cross adventure + loads more

Pedal for Scotland becomes latest cycling event to be hit by drawing pin attack

Firm providing mechanical support along the route said it took more than four hours to work through all the punctures

Fifty punctures in Buckinghamshire charity cycling event after saboteur scatters drawing pins in the road

First time the event has been targeted