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12 Aug 25

BANS Accessible Cycling Sessions x 3 - Halesworth Tuesday 12 August 2025 Start location: Halesworth Type of event: Local Group Event Ride surface: Off-road ride View event
12 Aug 25

Evening ride, around Edinburgh & Lothians Tuesday 12 August 2025 Start location: Edinburgh Type of event: Local Group Event View event
13 Aug 25

Wren Farm Wednesday 13 August 2025 Start location: Louth Distance: 44.0 miles Type of event: Local Group Event Ride surface: Road ride View event
13 Aug 25

Biggar Wednesday 13 August 2025 Start location: Edinburgh Type of event: Local Group Event View event
13 Aug 25

West Peak 100km Wednesday 13 August 2025 Start location: Marple Distance: 65.0 miles Type of event: Sportive/Challenge Ride Ride surface: Road ride View event
16 Aug 25

Social Ride from Hazel Grove Saturday 16 August 2025 Start location: Hazel Grove Distance: 33.0 miles Type of event: Local Group Event Ride surface: Mixed route View event
16 Aug 25

Social Ride from Bramhall - Going for Gold! Saturday 16 August 2025 Start location: Bramhall Station Distance: 33.0 miles Type of event: Local Group Event Ride surface: Mixed route View event
16 Aug 25

The Bowland Single Cross 100km Saturday 16 August 2025 Start location: Caton Distance: 65.0 miles Type of event: Sportive/Challenge Ride Ride surface: Road ride View event
16 Aug 25

Forty Plus Cycling Club Summer Social Event / Audax – 16/8/2025 Saturday 16 August 2025 Start location: St Albans Type of event: Sportive/Challenge Ride Ride surface: Road ride View event
16 Aug 25

The Bowland Double Cross 200km Saturday 16 August 2025 Start location: Caton Distance: 125.0 miles Type of event: Sportive/Challenge Ride Ride surface: Road ride View event
16 Aug 25

"Steady Saturday" Ride : Louth-Conisholme 16th August 2025 Saturday 16 August 2025 Start location: Louth Distance: 21.0 miles Type of event: Local Group Event View event
16 Aug 25

Saturday Cafe Ride - We Are Cakes, Datchworth Saturday 16 August 2025 Start location: Stevenage Distance: 20.0 miles Type of event: Local Group Event Ride surface: Road ride View event
17 Aug 25

BANS Attending Lowestoft Carnival Sunday 17 August 2025 Start location: Lowestoft Type of event: Local Group Event View event
17 Aug 25

17th August 2025 Kings Lynn (train + 70 mile road ride). Sunday 17 August 2025 Start location: Stevenage Type of event: Local Group Event Ride surface: Road ride View event
17 Aug 25

Gibraltar Point 17th August 2025 Sunday 17 August 2025 Start location: Louth Distance: 70.0 miles Type of event: Local Group Event Ride surface: Road ride View event
17 Aug 25

Tandem ride for visually impaired people and sighted pilots Sunday 17 August 2025 Start location: Edinburgh Distance: 15.0 miles, 30.0 miles Type of event: Local Group Event Ride surface: Mixed route View event
17 Aug 25

Gifford Sunday 17 August 2025 Start location: Edinburgh Type of event: Local Group Event View event
18 Aug 25

Guided Ride - The Dufftown Loop Monday 18 August 2025 Start location: Dufftown Distance: 12.4 miles Type of event: Sportive/Challenge Ride Ride surface: Mixed route View event
18 Aug 25

Members' Lunch - Visitors Welcome Monday 18 August 2025 Start location: Stevenage Type of event: Local Group Event View event
19 Aug 25

Evening ride, around Edinburgh & Lothians Tuesday 19 August 2025 Start location: Edinburgh Type of event: Local Group Event View event
19 Aug 25

Online discussion - organising mass rides Tuesday 19 August 2025 Type of event: Meeting or AGM View event
20 Aug 25

White Peak 100km Wednesday 20 August 2025 Start location: Marple Distance: 65.0 miles Type of event: Sportive/Challenge Ride Ride surface: Road ride View event
20 Aug 25

Circumnavigate the Pentlands Wednesday 20 August 2025 Start location: Edinburgh Type of event: Local Group Event View event
20 Aug 25

Tandem ride for visually impaired people and sighted pilots Wednesday 20 August 2025 Start location: Edinburgh Distance: 15.0 miles, 30.0 miles Type of event: Local Group Event Ride surface: Mixed route View event
20 Aug 25

Cycling UK Stevenage Campaigns Social Wednesday 20 August 2025 Start location: Stevenage Type of event: Local Group Event View event
23 Aug 25

Pace-judging and freewheeling competition Saturday 23 August 2025 Start location: Alton Distance: 3.0 miles Type of event: Local Group Event View event
23 Aug 25

Led ride from Kinross to Powmill and back Saturday 23 August 2025 Start location: Kinross Distance: 19.0 miles Type of event: Local Group Event Ride surface: Road ride View event
23 Aug 25

Saturday Cafe Ride - Letchworth Greenway Special Saturday 23 August 2025 Start location: Stevenage Distance: 25.0 miles Type of event: Local Group Event Ride surface: Road ride View event
24 Aug 25

Alford Manor House 24th August 2025 Sunday 24 August 2025 Start location: Louth Distance: 32.0 miles Type of event: Local Group Event Ride surface: Road ride View event
24 Aug 25

Sunday 24th August - Ardeley, 22 miles. Sunday 24 August 2025 Start location: Stevenage Type of event: Local Group Event Ride surface: Off-road ride View event
25 Aug 25

Bhol Monday 25th August -Cambridge, 70 miles. Monday 25 August 2025 Start location: Stevenage Type of event: Local Group Event Ride surface: Road ride View event
26 Aug 25

BANS Accessible Cycling Sessions x 3 - Halesworth Tuesday 26 August 2025 Start location: Halesworth Type of event: Local Group Event Ride surface: Off-road ride View event
26 Aug 25

Evening ride, around Edinburgh & Lothians Tuesday 26 August 2025 Start location: Edinburgh Type of event: Local Group Event View event
27 Aug 25

Staffordshire Peak 100km Wednesday 27 August 2025 Start location: Marple Distance: 65.0 miles Type of event: Sportive/Challenge Ride Ride surface: Road ride View event
27 Aug 25

Hillend Loch Wednesday 27 August 2025 Start location: Edinburgh Type of event: Local Group Event View event
30 Aug 25

Maidenhead Cycle Hub Family Ride Saturday 30 August 2025 Start location: Maidenhead Distance: 8.0 miles Type of event: Local Group Event View event
30 Aug 25

Saturday Cafe Ride Saturday 30 August 2025 Start location: Stevenage Distance: 20.0 miles Type of event: Local Group Event Ride surface: Road ride View event
31 Aug 25

31st August 2025 - 100 miles Steady pace Sunday 31 August 2025 Start location: Stevenage Type of event: Local Group Event Ride surface: Road ride View event
31 Aug 25

Humber Bridge 31st August 2025 Sunday 31 August 2025 Start location: Louth Distance: 80.0 miles Type of event: Local Group Event Ride surface: Road ride View event
31 Aug 25

Linlithgow Sunday 31 August 2025 Start location: Edinburgh Type of event: Local Group Event View event
03 Sep 25

Drift cafe Wednesday 3 September 2025 Start location: Edinburgh Type of event: Local Group Event View event
03 Sep 25

Tandem ride for visually impaired people and sighted pilots Wednesday 3 September 2025 Start location: Edinburgh Distance: 15.0 miles, 30.0 miles Type of event: Local Group Event Ride surface: Mixed route View event
04 Sep 25

Thursday 4th September 2025 - Pegsdon, 20 + miles to see the Tour of Britain road race. Thursday 4 September 2025 Start location: Stevenage Type of event: Local Group Event Ride surface: Road ride View event
06 Sep 25

6th September 2025 London to Brighton (train + 70mls road ride) Saturday 6 September 2025 Start location: Stevenage Type of event: Local Group Event Ride surface: Off-road ride View event
06 Sep 25

C&NW CTC Momma Audax Events 2025 Saturday 6 September 2025 Start location: Chester Type of event: Sportive/Challenge Ride Ride surface: Road ride View event
06 Sep 25

Tandem ride for visually impaired people and sighted pilots Saturday 6 September 2025 Start location: Edinburgh Distance: 15.0 miles, 30.0 miles Type of event: Local Group Event Ride surface: Mixed route View event
07 Sep 25

Sunday 7th Sept - North London Brooks and Parks (Train, Ride 25 miles, Train) Sunday 7 September 2025 Start location: Stevenage Type of event: Local Group Event Ride surface: Off-road ride View event
07 Sep 25

Dorset Dirt 2025 Sunday 7 September 2025 Start location: Dorchester Distance: 30.0 miles Type of event: Local Group Event Ride surface: Off-road ride View event
09 Sep 25

BANS Accessible Cycling Sessions x 3 - Halesworth Tuesday 9 September 2025 Start location: Halesworth Type of event: Local Group Event Ride surface: Off-road ride View event
10 Sep 25

Wednesday 10th Sept - Lollywood, 20 miles Wednesday 10 September 2025 Start location: Stevenage Type of event: Local Group Event Ride surface: Road ride View event

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