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Festive 500

“Physically it’s manageable, mentally it’s relentless”: Cycling the entire Festive 500 in one ride… around a McDonald’s drive-through?!; Weirdest place to Zwift; Could £11bn power station proposal benefit cycling? + more on the live blog

Nobody has a clue what day it is but the live blog is back! Dan Alexander putting the Baileys and Christmas cake down for a few hours to check back in with everything happening in the world of cycling

Mon, Dec 29, 2025 08:56

The Festive 500 in one ride… cycling’s new Everesting?

Rapha's Festive 500 is a good way to evenly burn off those Christmas calories for most of us, but recently doing the lot in one ride has become a bit of a trend. Watch Brad take on the monster challenge

Fri, Jan 07, 2022 16:37

Win a free year of komoot by sharing your Festive 500 rides with us… plus check out some monster 500km tours for inspiration!

Rapha’s Festive 500 is a popular way to ensure you maintain some fitness during the holidays… but how about doing the lot in one incredible tour? Check out these epic routes, and find out how to win a free year of komoot!

Tue, Dec 21, 2021 15:00

Rapha Festive 500 returns for 12th year – are you up for the challenge?

Annual challenge to ride 500km from Christmas Eve to New Year’s Eve is back – 65,000 riders completed it last year

Fri, Dec 03, 2021 12:05

Rapha and EF Coaching team up to offer personalised Festive 500 coaching plans

The training plans will be available from 27th October and cost $99

Mon, Oct 18, 2021 15:44

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No one cares how far you rode your bike: “Keep your distance”

Planning lots of New Year’s revolutions? Make them less about mileage, and more about the experience you're having on two wheels...

Mon, Jan 04, 2021 12:40

Updated: Matt Page smashes the Rapha Festive 500… in one day, on Christmas Eve

Raising funds for the Cardiac Risk in the Young charity, the road.cc and off.road.cc contributor completed the Rapha Festive 500km challenge - usually completed within eight days - on Christmas Eve!

Fri, Dec 18, 2020 16:57

Rapha’s Festive 500 returns – and for 2020, virtual rides count

Outdoors or indoors, whatever the platform, all rides loggged on Strava count towards total in this year's edition of seasonal challenge

Wed, Dec 02, 2020 18:02

Rapha’s Festive 500 returns for a 10th year

Over 100,000 entrants are expected to attempt 500km between Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve

Wed, Dec 04, 2019 12:28

Partners’ roundel for Rapha Festive 500 widows

You’ve forced them to earn it

Wed, Jan 06, 2016 10:28