April 2012 Cycle Sportive Calendar
Your complete calendar guide to UK cycle sportives taking place in April 2012 -
The Mid Wales Challenge – 1st April 2012
50/75/100 mile options based around the town of Llanwrtyd Wells in the heart of Mid Wales promising great roads, long steady climbs, short steep climbs, fun descents, more…
Evans Cycles Ride It Scotland – 1st April 2012
The Scotland stage of the Evans Cycles Ride It! series of organised rides, more…
Action Medical Research Bath 100 Sportive – 1st April 2012
Charity event raising money for Action Medical Research offers a choice of 100 miles or 100km routes starting and finishing at Bath Racecourse, more…
Southern Sportive The Joker – 1st April 2012
A new event for 2012 from the Southern Sportive team set around the beautiful droves and valleys west of Salisbury. Taking place on April Fools Day you can expect the event to come with a trick or two up it’s sleeve, more…
Sportive Photo Southern Spring Classic – 1st April 2012
More usually found photographing other people’s events Sportive Photo will be promoting their own event in 2012 with free photos for riders, more…
The Fool’s Errand – 1st April 2012
A new event for 2012, the Fool’s Errand starts and finishes at Margaret McMillan House on the top of the North Downs, more…
Meon Valley Riser – 1st April 2012
From the organisers of the New Forest Rattler, the Riser is an excellent early season challenge with some stunning scenery and awesome climbs including Butser Hill and Old Winchester Hill, more…
The Hammer Sportive – 1st April 2012
The Hammer is a new, non-commercial cycle sportive through the quiet roads and country lanes of South Devon. 25% of all entry fees going to Diabetes UK, more…
Pendle Witches Vintage Velo – 1st April 2012
Vintage and Classic Sportive (modern cycles welcome) with all proceeds to Stepping stones Childrens Hospice and Cancer Reasearch, more…
Essex Roads Spring Lambs Sportive – 1st April 2012
An early season test for the cyclist who appreciates a challenge taking in some sharp climbs and remote lanes following a circular loop around Essex, more…
Downland Spring Sportive – 1st April 2012
A choice of 2 distances, 110km or 100 miles, taking in much of the variety of landscape in Kent, from punishing hills to flat open marshland and woodlands, a little bit of everything, more…
Shakespeare 100 Spring Sportive – 1st April 2012
New for 2012 an extra spring date for the Shakespeare 100, a 100km route in the countryside of South Warwickshire and the Cotswolds, more…
Etape Du Heath Sportive – 1st April 2012
New for 2012 running alongside the Greater Haywards Heath Bike Ride, a 75 mile cyclosportive over rolling terrian with a few hills to test your early season fitness, more…
The Howgill Hammer Sportive – 1st April 2012
A choice of two route options that promise omething for all riders with demanding climbs & fast descents through beautiful countryside, more…
Velocity Events The Tour of the Weald – 8th April 2012
Organised by Velocity Events and now in its third year, a 100km loop with six major climbs and also featuring a King of the Mountains timed ride up the last climb of the day, more…
Cotswold Spring Classic – 9th April 2012
The fourth running of this popular event retains its Easter Monday date, a choice of a 100km route or a 100 mile route through some of the best countryside the Cotswolds has to offer, more…
Wiggle Super Series New Forest Sportive – Saturday 14th April 2012
Popular sell out event now running over two days to cope with demand, the same course is available on Saturday 14th or Sunday 15th, more…
Wiggle Super Series New Forest Sportive – Sunday 15th April 2012
Popular sell out event now running over two days to cope with demand, the same course is available on Saturday 14th or Sunday 15th, more…
Maxifuel Longest Day Cycle Sportive – Sunday 15th April 2012
The second year that this event is running promising some amazing riding around the Berkshire and Buckinghamshire on choice of 90 or 180km routes, more…
Action Medical Warwick 100 Sportive – 15th April 2012
Charity event raising money for Action Medical Research offers a choice of 100 miles or 100km routes starting and finishing from Warwick Racecourse, more…
Motion In Mercia Sportive – 15th April 2012
A new West Midlands Spring sportive for organisers, Kilotogo. A choice of 90 miles or 50 miles around South Staffordshire and Shropshire, more…
Evans Cycles Ride It Milton Keynes – 15th April 2012
A choice fo 4 route distances heading south from Milton Keynes towards Ivinghoe Beacon (the start of The Ridgeway) and the Chilterns, more…
Scottish Bike Show Sportive – 15th April 2012
‘A Tour of the Lochs and Trossachs’ with a choice of either 65 or 100 miles through the countryside of The Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, more…
Just Racing Events The Quattro Sportive – 15th April 2012
Taking it’s name from the fact that cyclists will be travelling through 4 counties during the longest course. A choice of 3 routes available ranging from 48 to 82 miles, more…
Lakeland Loop Sportive – 15th April 2012
The 5th running on the Lakeland Loop, a challenging circuit around the Lakes including the climbs of Hardknott Pass and Wrynose, more…
Peak 100 Spring Classic – 15th April 2012
Organised in aid of the KidsCan charity, 105km route, riding through some of the finest scenery in and around Macclesfield, more…
Kent Velo Girls Women Only – 15th April 2011
This event is designed to encourage women of all abilities to take part in sportive events, a choice of 20/40/60 mile routes, with feed stations and mobile mechanic, more…
The West Riding Classic – Saturday 21st April 2011
A circular 33, 60 & 75 mile non-competitive road cycle ride over the beautiful hills and valleys of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, more…
Peterborough 100 Sportive – 22nd April 2012
Charity event raising money for Action Medical Research with a choice of 100 miles or 100km routes starting and finishing from the outskirts of Peterborough, more…
Princes Risborough St. George’s Sportive – 22nd April 2012
Southern Sportive’s Princes Risborough Sportive has sold out for the last five years, and goes into it’s sixth edition on April 22nd with a new name of the St. George’s Sportive, more…
Buachaille Mor/Beag Sportive – 22nd April 2012
Inaugural sportive event from No Fuss Events promises a stunning route through Glencoe to sea level and returning over the iconic Rannoch Moor, more…
Exmoor Beauty Cycle Challenge – 22nd April 2012
Organised by the same team behind the Exmoor Beast on a route takes in parts of both the Beast with a fantastic technical decent off Dunkery Beacon into the finish, more…
The White Horse Challenge – 22nd April 2012
Starting in Shrivenham, Wiltshire, a 90 mile route passing by the four white horses of Uffington, Broadtown, Cherhill & Hackpen, more…
Mario Cipollini Gran Fondo – 22nd April 2012
On the weekend of the 21-22nd April 2012 Mario Cipollini will come to Bristol to ride the Cipollini Gran Fondo as well as welcome the riders to an exclusive pre-ride dinner, more…
The Three Shires Sportive – 22nd April 2012
Starting from The University of Derby Dome heading through Derbyshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire, taking in some challenging climbs including Winnats Pass, Goyt Valley and Gunn Hill, more…
Sandown Cyclone Sportive – 22nd April 2012
Taking place alongside this years Road Cycling Show with combined ride and show entry, a choice of 3 routes starting from Sandown Racecourse, more…
Chiltern Dipper Sportive – 22nd April 2012
Now in it’s third year, featuring two course options, The Little Dipper and The Big Dipper, taking riders out from Shiplake College in Henley on Thames and on to the Chiltern Hills, more…
Sportive Kinross – 28th April 2012 – SOLD OUT
Building on the success of the first event in 2011 the Sportive Kinross is back in 2012 with a choice of 3 routes to suit all types of riders all 3 starting and finishing in Kinross, more…
The Rutland CiCLE Tour – 28th April 2012
Some of the country’s top professional and amateur riders will converge on Rutland on the 28th and 29th of April for two days of top quality cycling events. Starting proceedings on Saturday 28th is the third edition of The Rutland CiCLE Tour, more…
Wiggle Cornwall Tor – 29th April 2012
The Cornwall Tor promises one of the most picturesque sportive routes in the UK starting from Bodmin and taking in the Atlantic coast including the challenge of the 1:3 Millook climb, more…
Evans Cycles Ride It Hatfield – 29th April 2012
A choice of 4 route distances, ranging from 12 to 90 miles, avoiding the main urban areas and heading into the countryside of East Hertfordshire, more…
Wiggle Ups & Downs Sportive – 29th April 2012 – Cancelled
Taking in the best of the Surrey Hills and North Downs, all 3 courses are based in the heart of this area of outstanding natural beauty. A great early season tester, more…
Squires and Spires Sportive – 29th April 2012
Taking place in the Northamptionshire countryside, the Squires and Spires ride offers two route options, The Duchess at 78 miles or The Maid at 50 miles, more…
Midland Monster Sportive – 29th April 2012
A move to a bigger start and finish venue at Uttoxeter Race course, allowing entries up to 1000 riders for 2012, more…
The Brian Robinson Challenge – 29th April 2012
A challenging 75 mile cycle circuit which offers riders the opportunity to take in some of the countries most iconic climbs, Holme Moss, more…
Wrynose or Bust Sportive – 29th April 2012
A true sportive challenge of 115 miles through North Lancashire and South Cumbria with Wrynose Pass in the middle, two shorter routes of 37 or 60 miles also available, more…
Tour o’ the Borders – 29th April 2012
A new event for 2012, promising a classic ride over seven hills and four valleys in stunning scenery on quiet, gorgeous Borders roads, more…
