Online registration has opened for the RIDE100 series of UK road rides run by children’s charity Action Medical Research with an earlybird discount of 15%, limited to the first 500 entrants. The RIDE100 series runs from April to the end of September, with rides taking in some of the country’s most stunning cycling locations. All offer a choice of either a mid-distance ‘Classic’ or full-on sportive ‘Champion’ routes, with many now also including a shorter ‘Cool’ route. The season starts on April 13, with the Peterborough 100 and all-new Bath 100.
The charity’s cycling ambassador Joanna Rowsell (surely still smiling after last weekend’s impressive victories) is encouraging cyclists to sign, commenting, ‘It’s been great to see so many more people inspired to get on their bikes in recent years. The RIDE100 series is a perfect opportunity for cyclists of all abilities to put themselves to the test on some great routes and for an even better reason – helping sick and disabled babies and children. There is a distance for everyone, whether you prefer to play it Cool, be Classic or go Champion. I’m proud to support such a worthwhile charity and one that is so passionate about cycling. I hope you’ll join us in 2014.’
All rides are fully supported by the Action Medical Research team, with food and water stations, chip timing, marshals and mechanics. Cyclists riding for the charity raise money to fund medical research to help save and change the lives of sick and disabled babies and children.
RIDE100 series 2014
Bath 100 – April 13
Peterborough 100 – April 13
Warwickshire 100 – April 27
Suffolk Sunrise 100 – May 11
Castle Ride 100 – May 18
Trossachs Ton – June 15
Peak District 100 – June 15
Chiltern Challenge 100 – June 22
Surrey 100 – July 13
Renfrewshire 100 (formerly Glasgow 100) – August 10
York 100 – August 17
Action 100 (Bristol to London) – August 24
Essex100 – August 31
Thruxton100 (and RIDE24) – September 6-7
Bucks 100 – September 14
Winchester 100 – September 21
For further information and to sign up for RIDE100 2014 events (do it quickly for that earlybird discount), visit action.org.uk
Image © Andy Jones
Celebrating the legacy for cycling created by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 starts in the new Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, then follows a 100-mile route on closed roads through the capital and into Surrey’s stunning countryside. With leg-testing climbs and a route made famous by the world’s best cyclists, it is a truly spectacular event for all involved, plus a great opportunity to raise funds for the amazing Asthma UK.
