January
18th – Interbike Sportive, 50 or 74km, start 10.30am from Interbike Shop at Marks Tey, entrance £7.00
Website: www.interbike.co.uk/sportive2015.htm
February
22nd – VC Revolution Sportive, 28 or 50m, start 9.00am from Orpen Memorial Hall, West Bergholt CO6 3BW, entrance £5.00
Website www.vcrevolution.co.uk
March
8th – Jock Wadley Road Race – Not a sportive but great to catch the race around Abberton Resovoir by riding in the opposite direction! Race is open to E/1/2/3
Website https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/121049/33rd-Jock-Wadley-Memorial-Road-Race
April
12th – Boxford Tornado, 40 or 60m, from Boxford Playing Fields CO10 5PB, entrance £11.00
Website www.britishcycling.org/events
May
3rd – Tiptree Velo’s Nifty Fifty, 50m, A guided tour to reach the landmark distance of 50 miles! 2 Compulsory coffee and cake stops! Donations to the Poppy Appeal
Website www.tiptreevelo.co.uk
10th – Essex Roads Spring Lambs. A great route of 150km through Essex lanes. Starts at Brentwood Leisure Centre, CM15 9NN, entry is £25
Website http://www.essexsportive.com/
10th – Suffolk Sunrise, 45, 60 or 103m from Framlingham College, IP13 9EY, entrance £55 without sponsorship
Website www.action.org/events
June
6th & 7th, Tour of Cambridgeshire Gran Fondo, 28km time trial on Saturday, 132km Gran Fondo ride Sunday on closed roads! Peterborough Arena PE2 6XE, entrance £34 & £56
Website www.tourofcambridgeshire.com/Tour_of_Cambridge_Gran_Fondo.php
14th – Bury St Edmunds Sportive, multiple distances up to 124m from Abbey Gardens IP33 1XL, entrance £17.50
Website www.stedmundswheel.org.uk
27-29th – Tour des Trois Vallees, Dieppe, up to 200km, a venture into France, entry only £6.00
Website www.dieppetour.com
July
19th – The 2nd Annual TIPTREE TON, 100m, 2 speed groups leaving at 6.00 and 8.00am around the beautiful lanes of Essex. Donation of £10 required going to the Poppy Appeal
Website www.tiptreevelo.co.uk
25th – Essex Castle Rides, 25, 50 and 75 miles from Kings Head Meadow, CO1 1YH, entrance £19.00
Website www.bike-events.co.uk
August
2nd – Prudential Ride london, 100m, from the Olympic park E20 2ST, entrance £55 or via Charities
Website www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk
9th – Suffolk Coastal, 35, 65 or 100 miles from Glenham Hall, Woodbridge IP13 0BT, entrance £18.00
Website www.bike-events.co.uk
September
20th – Essex 100, 68 or 104 miles from Colchester FC CO4 5UP, entrance £55
Website www.action.org.uk/events
All of the above events are recommended by the riders of Tiptree Velo for their good organisation