Check out our pick of the best UK and European events next up on the calendar...
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FEBRUARY
26 Feb 2023
Hell of the Ashdown 2023 Westerham, Kent 100km Now run by Westerham Cycling Club, this is a lumpy 100km route through the climbs of Kent and Sussex. From £30
MARCH
5 March 2023
Gran Fondo Strade Bianche
Siena, Italy 77, 130km Plenty of multi-terrain action and elevation gain form part of this Italian classic in Tuscany, with major pro races held on the same weekend. From €80
11 March 2023
Sherwood Forest X Clipstone, Notts 50, 62, 83km One of Glorious Gravel’s many off-road events, this takes in the tracks of the famous Nottinghamshire forest.
From £45
18 March 2023
Suffolk Gravel X Thetford, Suffolk 47, 68, 92km Explore Thetford Forest on off-road trails. From £45
18 March 2023
The Wiltshire Classic
Salisbury Racecourse, Wiltshire
49, 71, 117km
UKCE’s sportive navigates the medieval Drovers Trails over its three routes. From £25
25 March 2023
The Yorkshire Classic York, Yorkshire 43, 78, 124km This sportive ventures to North Yorkshire and East Riding.
From £25
26 March 2023
Mad March Hare Sportive Wythall, Worcestershire 106km The Mad March Hare returns for its 15th edition.
From £35
26 March 2023
Cotswold Cross 2023
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
35, 55, 75km
There are both on and off-road sections on quiet roads, lanes and bridleways. From £45
APRIL
2 April 2023
Ride Wessex Downs Dirty Gravel Sportive Reading, Berkshire 55, 101km This ride takes in the North Wessex Downs. A road sportive is also held on the same day. From £38
8 April 2023
Paris Roubaix Sportive
Busigny to Roubaix, France
70, 145, 172km
Another cobbled classic held alongside a major pro race, with the 172km route starting in Busigny (80km north of Paris) to Roubaix. From €20
15 April 2023
The New Forest Classic
Gang Warily, Hampshire
53, 95, 130km
One of UKCE’s most popular events, on the quiet, rolling New Forest lanes. From £10
16 April 2023
The Ram Sportive Lancaster, Lancashire 129km This road event heads into the Dales for qu
