Yes, absolutely!

We recommend that you have appropriate cover for you and your bike. We’ve partnered with Yellow Jersey to provide a 10% discount on their bicycle and travel insurance. You can find out more here.

Yes, for most common bikes. Spares are chargeable.

On the day you will be given a contact number for our ride control, who will help with any issues.

The ride closes at 6.00pm. There are several cut-off times in place to ensure riders make it back to the venue before close. Riders must adhere to these times. Very slow riders may be picked up and moved on.

You must wear a cycle helmet to take part.

You must be at least 16 on the day of the event to take part; if you are under 18 you must be accompanied by an adult.

Toilets are available at the start and finish venue. Our feed stations will also have toilet facilities. Your belongings/valuables should be locked in your car or carried with you. There are feed stations on route which will provide hot and cold drinks & snacks. Riders and supporters will be able to purchase food and drinks at the finish.

START TIMES:

• Champion: 7:00 - 7:45am
• Classic 7:45 - 8:30am
• Cool: 8:30 - 9:00am

RIDE CLOSED: 6.00pm

You will receive information by email about 1 week ahead of the event, this will also be added to the website at www.action.org.uk/essex.

Your number and timing chip will be assigned on the day. Simply head to our registration tent on arrival.

What a lovely treat! When you buy as a gift you are entering the same registration process as normal. However, once you have chosen the route/distance then you'll be prompted to answer, 'who is this registration for?' Please select 'someone else...'

The email address you input here will be the email to receive all event correspondence. So you may want to choose to use a different email address, if you want to keep your gift secret. 

After you have paid you will received a confirmation of the event entry (to the email address you entered as above) so you can gift this to your rider. 

Please see our Withdrawals, Refunds, Transfers and Deferrals policy here.

To make sure everyone has a great time, we’ve put together a few simple guidelines to keep things safe, respectful, and fun for all. Check out our events code of conduct to see more on this.