RideLondon 2025 Cancelled

https://www.cyclist.co.uk/news/ridelondon-cancelled-2025

:-(

https://www.ridelondon.co.uk

Frustrating, as after really enjoying Ride to the Sun 2024 I was planning to do that as my first closed road 100 mile event. Wonder why?

Are there any other 100mile closed road events in the UK, or the close continent?

Wonder why?

No idea but it would not surprise me if cost was the issue.

Aye, road closures, policing costs, etc.. are an issue for numerous events and for the best part of 100miles of roads they are going to be significant.

The RideLondon Classique Women’s race that went alongside the whole RideLondon weekend was moved (apparently by the UCI and without consultation but who knows…) so without that, it becomes a whole load of expensive road closures for very little return. If you can have the Women’s race (and the resulting tourism, TV coverage etc) it’s viable but without that it’s like the London Marathon but 10x as disruptive and costly.

London wasn’t able to just go “oh OK, we’ll do that weekend instead” because these things take years to plan and you can’t just change dates at the drop of a hat.

I did the original Box Hill event a few times, was good fun.

As they say though, it could probably do with a bit of a refresh anyway, here’s hoping it comes back for 2026.

Ah, get that. Must be incredibly annoying, frustrating, etc.. for the organisers.

Anyone any ideas on alternatives 100 milers on closed roads?

Isn’t there one in scotland that goes up baleach n ba

Anyone any ideas on alternatives 100 milers on closed roads?

As far as I know, the only closed road Sportives left in the UK are Etape Loch Ness (April) and Etape Caledonia (May). Loch Ness is only 100km, the Caledonia I think is about 85 miles.

Quite honestly, you’d be better off going abroad. The famous Majorca 312 has a 167km (100 mile) option, that’s all closed roads. France and Spain both do a few closed road Sportives.

I think Tour of the Borders Sept 2025 is planned to be closed road but it’s only 120km.

Isn’t there one in scotland that goes up baleach n ba

The Bealach Mor is only 140km and it’s only the main hill road that’s on closed roads.

I always thought it was lame in comparison to the original, even though that was mostly a flat blast to Surrey and back with a few hills thrown in.  Nimby’s put paid to that