Cycling is a popular activity in the United Kingdom, especially after the success of Ineos-Grenadiers (formerly Team Sky) and British riders such as Sir Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome winning the Tour de France and Mark Cavendish a joint-holder of the most Tour de France stage wins (34).
The UK also has a strong cycling culture, with many organized rides, local cycling clubs, over 200 cycling events from Gran Fondos (road and off-road), festivals, and exhibitions held yearly.
This article lists all the Gran Fondos in the UK for the year.
| Date | Gran Fondo | Location | Distances |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2023 | Westerley Winter Warmer | Buckinghamshire | 44, 60, 108km |
| 25 Feb 2023 | Sunrise and Snowdrop Express | Worcestershire | 120km |
| 25 Feb 2023 | Yorkshire True Grit Dark Skies | Yorkshire | 80km |
| 26 Feb 2023 | Hell of the Ashdown | Kent | 107km |
| 26 Feb 2023 | Wildwood Gravel | Berkshire | 40, 60, 80km |
| 4 Mar 2023 | York – Leeds – York Sportive | York | 54, 101, 158km |
| 4 Mar 2023 | UKCE Cambridgeshire Classic | Huntingdon | 66, 94, 129km |
| 11 Mar 2023 | Sherwood Forest Gravel X | Clipstone | 52, 60,83km |
| 12 Mar 2023 | Wares Cambridge? | Suffolk | 48, 80, 128km |
| 12 Mar 2023 | The Puncheur Sportive | East Sussex | 103km |
| 18 Mar 2023 | UKCE Wiltshire Classic | Salisbury | 49, 71, 117km |
| 18 Mar 2023 | The Daffodils Sportive | Yorkshire | 50, 98, 124km |
| 18 Mar 2023 | Suffolk Gravel X | Thetford | 47, 68, 92km |
| 19 Mar 2023 | Wiltshire Wildheart Gravel | Netherhampton | 35, 52, 76km |
| 19 Mar 2023 | Meon Vale Spring Classic | Warwickshire | 34, 61, 101km |
| 25 Mar 2023 | UKCE Yorkshire Classic | Yorkshire | 28, 53, 78, 119km |
| 25 Mar 2023 | Cannock Chase Gravel X | Rugeley | 53, 79km |
| 26 Mar 2023 | Veloforte Mad March Hare | Longbridge | 106km |
| 26 Mar 2023 | Spring Spin Sportive | Winchester | 71, 162km |
| 26 Mar 2023 | The Cheshire Cat | Cheshire | 83, 130, 174km |
| 26 Mar 2023 | Cotswold Cross Sportive | Gloucestershire | 35, 55, 75km |
| 31 Mar 2023 | Cyprus Gran Fondo | Pafos | 96km |
| 1 Apr 2023 | AddVenture Gravel Ride Sportive | Andover | 64km |
| 2 Apr 2023 | White Horse Ridge Gravel | Oxfordshire | 30, 44, 75km |
| 8 Apr 2023 | Peak District Gravel X | Buxton | 85km |
| 8 Apr 2023 | Dorset Gravel X | Swanage | 70km |
| 8 Apr 2023 | Ridgeway Gravel Epic | Newbury | 50, 70, 110km |
| 9 Apr 2023 | Peak District Epic | Hope | 113, 159km |
| 9 Apr 2023 | The White Horse Challenge | Oxfordshire | 144km |
| 9 Apr 2023 | Lakeland Loop Cycle Sportive | Cumbria | 111km |
| 15 Apr 2023 | UKCE New Forest Classic | Hampshire | 17, 53, 93, 127km |
| 15 Apr 2023 | North Wales Gravel X | Ruthin | 53, 80km |
| 16 Apr 2023 | Haldon Heroic | Exeter | 24, 58, 80km |
| 16 Apr 2023 | Isle of Man Cycle Tours Sportives | Isle of Man | 40, 77, 100, 122km |
| 16 Apr 2023 | The Ram Sportive | Lancaster | 128km |
| 17 Apr 2023 | Cotswold Spring Classic | Cirencester | 55, 100, 160km |
| 21 Apr 2023 | Dirty Reiver | Keidler Forest | 200km |
| 22 Apr 2023 | Lake District Gravel Fella | Keswick | 53, 70, 93km |
| 23 Apr 2023 | UKCE Suffolk Spring Classic | Suffolk | 48, 104, 160km |
| 23 Apr 2023 | Etape Loch Ness | Inverness | 103km |
| 23 Apr 2023 | Top Of The Rock | Thirsk | 27, 36, 60km |
| 23 Apr 2023 | The Burgess Hill Springtime Classic | East Sussex | 61, 87, 114km |
| 28 Apr 2023 | Orbital Gravel Explorer | Herne Hill Velodrome | 368km |
| 29 Apr 2023 | Sportive Kinross | Kinross | 71, 109, 140km |
| 30 Apr 2023 | Taunton Flyer Sportive | Somerset | 60, 101, 162km |
| 30 Apr 2023 | Tour de Manc Sportive | Manchester | 52, 100, 160, 199km |
| 30 Apr 2023 | Salisbury Plain Spring Gravel Epic | Thruxton Motorsport Centre | 86, 119km |
| 5 May 2023 | Muck n’ Mac Fest | Selkirk | 75, 126km |
| 6 May 2023 | Oban Sportive | Oban | 84, 135km |
| 6 May 2023 | Yorkshire Dales Gravel Epic | Uppermill | 108km |
| 6 May 2023 | Bealach Beag | Kinlochewe | 72, 144km |
| 7 May 2023 | Bostin’ Chase Sportive | Shropshire | 70, 90, 120km |
| 7 May 2023 | Hampshire Hilly Hundred | Hampshire | 108, 160km |
| 7 May 2023 | Chiltern Valley Winery and Brewery Sportive | Henley-on-Thames | 60, 112km |
| 7 May 2023 | RIDE Castle | Tonbridge | 53, 112, 162, 199km |
| 7 May 2023 | Saddleback Fred Whitton Challenge | Cumbria | 180km |
| 13 May 2023 | Lincoln Grand Prix Sportive | Lincoln | 53, 96, 125, 164km |
| 13 May 2023 | UKCE Surrey Hills Classic | Surrey | 25, 50, 88, 126km |
| 13 May 2023 | Wessex Gravel Epic | Frome | 50, 66, 100km |
| 13 May 2023 | Tour of Pembrokeshire | St Davids | 38, 99, 132, 168km |
| 14 May 2023 | Hemel Hillbuster | Hemel Hempstead | 60, 100km |
| 14 May 2023 | The Cotswolds Beast | Didmarton | 101, 161km |
| 14 May 2023 | Struggle Dales | Yorkshire | 173km |
| 14 May 2023 | Little Lumpy Cycling Sportive | Surrey | 64, 96, 160km |
| 14 May 2023 | Newark Castle 100 | Lincolnshire | 53, 95, 164km |
| 20 May 2023 | Carten 100 | Cardiff | 172km |
| 20 May 2023 | Rutland Border Epique | Melton Mowbray | 87, 125, 160km |
| 20 May 2023 | UKCE Jurassic Classic | Dorset | 52, 91, 113km |
| 20 May 2023 | Forest of Bowland Gravel Epic | Slaidburn | 75km |
| 20 May 2023 | Battle Gravel 100 | Winchester | 32, 40, 61km |
| 20 May 2023 | Cotswolds Gravel X | Didmarton | 65, 91km |
| 21 May 2023 | Forest of Bowland Epic | Slaidburn | 100, 164km |
| 21 May 2023 | Cotswold Cogfest | Gloucestershire | 48, 96km |
| 21 May 2023 | Tour Of The Peak Sportive | Bakewell | 83, 130, 174km |
| 21 May 2023 | The Black Rat Gran Fondo | Bristol | 89, 120, 181km |
| 21 May 2023 | Battle in the Bowl | Winchester | 32, 40, 61km |
| 21 May 2023 | Suffolk 100 | Suffolk | 72, 101, 160km |
| 21 May 2023 | RIDE Suffolk | Woodbridge | 68, 104, 164km |
| 21 May 2023 | The Somerset 100 | Somerset | 56, 100, 160km |
| 21 May 2023 | Ride the Reservoir | West Midlands | 75km |
| 21 May 2023 | Etape Du Dales | North Yorkshire | 100, 176km |
| 21 May 2023 | Bostin’ Bridge Sportive | Shropshire | 50, 100, 120km |
| 26 May 2023 | New Forest Rattler Sportive | Ringwood | 76, 133, 164km |
| 28 May 2023 | The Somerset Beast | Wells | 110, 148km |
| 2 Jun 2023 | Tour of Cambridgeshire | Cambridgeshire | 93, 128km |
| 3 Jun 2023 | Whitby Regatta Sportive | Yorkshire | 52, 93, 122km |
| 3 Jun 2023 | UKCE Chilterns Classic | Oxford | 51, 91, 122km |
| 4 Jun 2023 | RIDE Vyking | Gilling Castle | 93, 162km |
| 4 Jun 2023 | Peak Epic Sportive | Derbyshire | 168km |
| 4 Jun 2023 | Continental Welsh Wild West Sportive | Ceredigion | 45, 66, 112, 183km |
| 10 Jun 2023 | The Haydon Hundred | Haydon Bridge | 60, 100, 140km |
| 10 Jun 2023 | The Flat 100 | South Yorkshire | 40, 100, 160km |
| 10 Jun 2023 | Yorkshire Moors Gravel X | Thirsk | 75km |
| 10 Jun 2023 | Leith Hill – Brighton – Leith Hill | Cobham | 161km |
| 10 Jun 2023 | Yorkshire Moors Gravel Epic | Helmsley | 52, 76, 111km |
| 11 Jun 2023 | RIDE Davina’s Big Sussex Bike Ride | East Sussex | 34, 64, 109, 160km |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Le Tour de Sandwich | Kent | 30, 46, 62km |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Tour de Forth | Scotland | 68, 109km |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Belles of Belvoir | Leicestershire | 32, 48, 80, 120km |
| 11 Jun 2023 | Black Sheep Big Spoon Bike Ride | Masham | 88, 140km |
| 11 Jun 2023 | FlanRou RIBINOÙ | Westhay | 48, 96km |
| 16 Jun 2023 | Lauf Gritfest | Cilycwm | 2 days, 130km |
| 17 Jun 2023 | Surrey Gravel Epic | Peaslake | 60, 87km |
| 17 Jun 2023 | Salsa Frontier 300 | Colvend Village Hall | 300Km |
| 17 Jun 2023 | Surrey Gravel Epic | Elstead | 99km |
| 18 Jun 2023 | Dragon Ride | Port Talbot | 99, 161, 207, 300km |
| 18 Jun 2023 | The Raptor Sportive | Lancaster | 101km |
| 18 Jun 2023 | Bostin’ Peaks Sportive | West Midlands | 70, 110, 160km |
| 24 Jun 2023 | Samaritans Cycle | Buckinghamshire | 40, 80, 128km |
| 24 Jun 2023 | Chase the Sun U.K. South | Minster | 328km |
| 24 Jun 2023 | Chase the Sun U.K. North | Tynemouth | 320km |
| 24 Jun 2023 | Samaritans Cycle | Buckinghamshire | 40, 80, 130km |
| 24 Jun 2023 | Coast to Coast in a Day | Cumbria | 240km |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Bike Bath | Bath | 40, 80, 128km |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Ripon Tour Sportive | Ripon | 71, 120, 167km |
| 25 Jun 2023 | The Nello | Exeter | 88, 160km |
| 25 Jun 2023 | Cycle Swarm Norwich | Norfolk | 40, 80, 160km |
| 25 Jun 2023 | UKCE Gravel Series South Downs | Arundel | 13, 24, 36, 53km |
| 29 Jun 2023 | UKCE Ochil Hills Classic | Fife | 48, 76, 125km |
| 1 Jul 2023 | The South Downs Gravel Epic | Lewes | 74km |
| 1 Jul 2023 | Stockton Sportive | Stockton | 60, 80, 116km |
| 1 Jul 2023 | Dartmoor Classic | Devon | 63, 109, 175km |
| 1 Jul 2023 | CX Century – South Downs Way | Winchester | 100, 160km |
| 1 Jul 2023 | UKCE MagnifiCat Sportive | Berkshire | 48, 115, 163, 200km |
| 2 Jul 2023 | Ross Tiger 100 | Grimsby | 42, 93, 170km |
| 2 Jul 2023 | Zurich Isle of Man Lighthouses Challenge | Isle Of Man | 45, 92, 165km |
| 2 Jul 2023 | Struggle Moors | Yorkshire | 93, 112km |
| 2 Jul 2023 | White Rose Classic | Ilkley | 74, 135, 192km |
| 2 Jul 2023 | Bike Oxford | Oxfordshire | 40, 80, 160km |
| 8 Jul 2023 | TwoTonTour | Herefordshire | 320km |
| 9 Jul 2023 | Bostin’ Diablo Sportive | West Midlands | 70, 120, 160km |
| 9 Jul 2023 | The Little John | Nottingham | 160km |
| 9 Jul 2023 | Broughton Castle Sportive | Broughton | 8, 32, 80, 120, 160km |
| 9 Jul 2023 | Tour of the Chilterns | Amersham | 48, 100, 160km |
| 9 Jul 2023 | Cambridgeshire Rumble | St Ives | 37, 116, 175km |
| 9 Jul 2023 | Matlock Top 10 | Derbyshire | 63km |
| 15 Jul 2023 | Lake District Gravel Epic | Coniston | 59, 73, 93km |
| 15 Jul 2023 | UKCE Mendips Classic | Somerset | 27, 55, 81, 120km |
| 15 Jul 2023 | The Flat 100 South | Peterborough | 37, 96, 164km |
| 16 Jul 2023 | Great Weston Ride | Bristol | 92, 95, 101, 104, 108, 111, 117, 120km |
| 16 Jul 2023 | Coast and Clay Sportive | Prideaux Place | 28, 71, 114, 167km |
| 16 Jul 2023 | The Chilterns Beast | Goring | 105, 161km |
| 20 Jul 2023 | LONDON-PARIS by Tour de France | London | 500km, 3 days |
| 21 Jul 2023 | Grinduro Wales | Machynlleth | 82km |
| 22 Jul 2023 | Gran Fondo Isle of Man | Isle of Man | 32, 64, 136km |
| 23 Jul 2023 | Surrey Gravel Explorer | Herne Hill Velodrome | 80, 112km |
| 25 Jul 2023 | Bostin’ Vyrnwy Velo Sportive | Powys | 70, 110, 130km |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Dirty Dun Run | Herne Hill Velodrome | 208km |
| 30 Jul 2023 | Kent and Surrey Hills Epic | Cranleigh | 104, 183km |
| 1 Aug 2023 | Salcombe Cyclo Sportive | Salcombe | 45km |
| 6 Aug 2023 | East Riding 100 | Bishop Burton | 53, 92, 172km |
| 6 Aug 2023 | Bike Chester | Chester | 40, 80, 128km |
| 13 Aug 2023 | YAW100K Sportive | Wiltshire | 100km |
| 13 Aug 2023 | Saddleback Sodbury Sportive | Horton | 40, 80, 120, 160km |
| 19 Aug 2023 | UKCE Cotswolds Classic | Gloucestershire | 59, 88, 125km |
| 19 Aug 2023 | Sams Ride | Hampshire | 40, 80, 160km |
| 19 Aug 2023 | Chilterns Gravel X | Kingston Blount | 60, 91km |
| 20 Aug 2023 | Tour de Mon | Isle of Anglesey | 74, 124, 172km |
| 20 Aug 2023 | Pedal Stirling Sportive | Stirling | 40km |
| 20 Aug 2023 | Peak District Epic | Bakewell | 100km |
| 20 Aug 2023 | Tour de Broads Summer | Norfolk | 40, 80, 120, 160km |
| 20 Aug 2023 | The Beast Sportive | Lancaster | 173km |
| 24 Aug 2023 | Raiders Gravel Galloway | Galloway | 3 days, 64km daily |
| 27 Aug 2023 | Devon Grit | Budeleigh Salterton | 36, 58, 76, 100km |
| 27 Aug 2023 | Helping Rhinos Hertfordshire 100 | Herts | 52, 100, 160km |
| 2 Sep 2023 | UKCE Peaks Tour | East Midlands | 85, 116, 157km |
| 2 Sep 2023 | Essex Gravel Epic | Kelvedon Hatch | 54,73,104km |
| 3 Sep 2023 | The Double Devil 2022 | Cross Hands | 149, 208km |
| 3 Sep 2023 | RIDE Essex | Chelmsford | 58, 103, 160km |
| 3 Sep 2023 | Le Petit Grand Prix | Lincoln | 56, 84, 133, 175km |
| 3 Sep 2023 | Marlow Red Kite Ride | Marlow | 80km |
| 3 Sep 2023 | Cross Border Sportive | Cumbria | 48, 80, 128km |
| 3 Sep 2023 | Tour O The Borders | Peebles | 88.8, 120km |
| 3 Sep 2023 | Starley Sportive | Coventry | 45, 101, 135km |
| 9 Sep 2023 | Dukes Weekender Gravel Enduro | Aberfoyle | 60km |
| 9 Sep 2023 | The Midland Monster | Derbyshire | 16, 64, 119, 167km |
| 9 Sep 2023 | Deloitte Ride Across Britain Bike Ride | Lands End | 256km |
| 9 Sep 2023 | The Bealach Mor | Kinlochewe | 144km |
| 10 Sep 2023 | Cheshire Cycling Sportive | Knutsford | 104km |
| 10 Sep 2023 | Ridgeway 100 | Oxfordshire | 48, 86, 100km |
| 10 Sep 2023 | Cycle Swarm Ipswitch | Suffolk | 40, 80, 160km |
| 10 Sep 2023 | Eden Classic sportive cycling event | Cornwall | 56, 100, 160km |
| 10 Sep 2023 | Gravel Fondo Cymru | Llandovery | 45, 80km |
| 10 Sep 2023 | Exmoor Epic | Umberleigh | 111, 166km |
| 16 Sep 2023 | Land’s End 100 Sportive | Cornwall | 74, 114, 168km |
| 16 Sep 2023 | UKCE New Forest Tour | Hampshire | 17, 71, 112, 155km |
| 16 Sep 2023 | The Cambrian Coast Sportive | Aberdovey | 50, 100, 144, 162km |
| 22 Sep 2023 | Kings Cup Gravel Festival | Kings Forest | 52, 78km |
| 23 Sep 2023 | Whitehorse Sportive | Middlesbrough | 50, 98, 124km |
| 24 Sep 2023 | Eden Valley Epic Cycle Sportive | Cumbria | 96km |
| 24 Sep 2023 | Gran Fondo Scotland Autumn Classic | Falkirk | 53, 79km |
| 24 Sep 2023 | Poppyscotland Sportive | Scottish Borders | 76, 109, 164km |
| 30 Sep 2023 | Dulux London Revolution | North London | 117, 132, 248km |
| 30 Sep 2023 | UKCE The Surrey Tour | Cranleigh | 88, 120, 160km |
| 1 Oct 2023 | Moor to Sea Sportive | Exeter Race Course | 55, 112, 180km |
| 1 Oct 2023 | Viking Challenge | Nottingham | 30, 50km |
| 1 Oct 2023 | Badlands Gravelcross | Oxfordshire | 35, 50, 68km |
| 8 Oct 2023 | Tour of Worcester Sportive | Stoke-on-Trent | 80, 112km |
| 8 Oct 2023 | The Boxer – South Lakes | Lancaster | 106km |
| 22 Oct 2023 | UKCE The Wye Valley Classic | Monmouthshire | 53, 85, 126km |
| 29 Oct 2023 | UKCE Kent Classic | Lingfield | 16, 46, 75, 111km |
| 5 Nov 2023 | Essex Season Ender | Essex | 68, 116km |
| 19 Nov 2023 | Cumbrian Cracker Cycle Sportive | Cumbria | 96km |
Alex Lee is the founder and editor-at-large of Mr. Mamil. Coming from a professional engineering background, he breaks down technical cycling nuances into an easy-to-understand and digestible format here.
He has been riding road bikes actively for the past 12 years and started racing competitively in the senior category during the summer recently.