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CHARITY BIKE RIDES
Seasoned sportive rider, or taking your first steps into cycling, or want to go off-road?
Action’s RIDE Series of charity bike rides are for you.
With cycle routes ranging in length from 21 to 124 miles, both on-road and off-road, across six events, there is a sportive or gravel ride to suit all abilities. Tackle the brutal climbs of Yorkshire, and the Kent's North Downs, the undulating countryside of Essex, quiet winding lanes of Suffolk, rub shoulders with celebs on Davina McCall’s very own ride through Sussex, or be the among the first to take part in our brand-new ride around the North Wessex Downs.
Explore all six rides below and be sure to sign up in advance online for the best possible price on your next sportive or gravel ride.
road sportives
RIDE Wessex Downs
14 April 2024
Take on our newest sportive, part of the RIDE Series, featuring some of the very best of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with three road routes offering something to suit all abilities.
RIDE Castle
5 May 2024
Expect some tough climbs after departing the imposing Tonbridge Castle with 800 other riders and experience some amazing views across the Kent countryside.
RIDE Suffolk Sunrise
19 May 2024
Experienced riders lay down a benchmark on this fast and furious sportive, or newer riders tackle their first long-distance on flat and forgiving terrain
Davina's Big Sussex Bike RIDE
2 June 2024
Part of Action's RIDE Series, join our celebrity ambassador and TV presenter Davina McCall on this Sussex bike ride raising funds for sick babies and children.
RIDE The Dales
2 June 2024
Follow in the tyre tracks of the Tour de Yorkshire through Summer Bridge and Pateley Bridge before taking on the climb that never ends, Trapping Hill.
RIDE Essex
1 September 2024
Three road route options take riders on a journey through quiet villages and the farmlands of Essex where the undulations will have you in and out of the saddle.
gravel sportives
RIDE Wessex Downs Dirty
14 April 2024
Join Action on our brand-new gravel ride taking in some of the very best of the North Wessex Downs AONB, with two routes featuring over 20-miles of continuous off-road riding along one of Britain's oldest trackways.
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