Ordnance Survey Cobbler Classic

If you need easing back into the cycling season with a testing sportive that isn’t too demanding, the Ordnance Survey Cobbler Classic could be for you. Taking its name from the shoe-making history of its Northamptonshire surroundings, the route will take you through some of the county’s best sights and cycling roads. There are no major climbs on the course, leaving you to set your own stride on an undulating route that never levels out but in fact helps with the odd short downhill push every now and again. As you set off from just outside Brackley, you’ll pass through the sleepy villages of Shalstone and Chackmore, with quiet country lanes connecting them, before going over the top of Silverstone – the historic race track on your left on the way through.