RIBBLE VALLEY RIDE
RIBBLE VALLEY RIDE
A big thankyou to everyone who took part in this year's Ribble Valley Ride - and also to all our sponsors, supporters and volunteers. The Ride returns this year on Sunday, June 8.
TWO NEW ROUTES FOR 2025!
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2025: OUR 10TH ANNIVERSARY RIDE
The Ribble Valley Ride is a community fundraising cyclosportive with three routes for all abilities starting in Clitheroe on Sunday, June 8, 2025.
Now in its 10th anniversary year, the Ribble Valley Ride is aiming to raise £10,000 for local charities in 2025.
This year's ride, which raises much-needed funds for our charities – including the Rosemere Cancer Foundation - will again be sponsored by Ribble Cycles. The popular 25-mile route remains unchanged, but we have two brand new routes of 50 and 70 miles with an optional timed hillclimb for aspiring kings of the mountains.
All three routes will be signed and marshalled, with regular food and hydration stops along the way. Technical back-up is also available and food and drinks are included in the entry fees.
Thanks to our sponsors' generous support, chip timing and full classified results will be available to all riders.
This year’s ride incorporates an easy family-friendly 25-mile route, a more challenging 50-mile route and a demanding 70-mile route taking in some of the best hill climbs in the Ribble Valley and Forest of Bowland.
The ride is non-competitive and if cyclists wish to shorten (or lengthen) their ride, then they have ample opportunity to do so.
All registered entrants who participate in the event on the day will be entered into a prize draw to win one of three £1,000 prize vouchers (one for each distance) provided by Ribble.
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So you want to ride a Sportive?
Whether you’re signing up to your first Sportive or are looking for some tips and tricks to succeed in your next endurance ride then you’ve come to the right place. Ribble Rider Metheven Bond has some top tips and advice for this year's Ribble Valley Ride
One of the toughest climbs in Lancashire
Enter this year’s Ribble Valley Ride and you’ll get the chance to take on one of the steepest hillclimbs in Lancashire: Hall Hill, in the Forest of Bowland. For 2025, we've introduced an optional timed section up this challenging hillclimb.
This 1.2km ramp between Whitewell and Cow Ark touches 17.4% in places, offering outstanding views across the Forest of Bowland National Landscape from the top.
According to Strava, the quickest time recorded on this Cat 4 hillclimb is 3:30, but getting to the top in under 4 minutes is an outstanding achievement. Reckon you can beat it?
Fancy 10% off a professional
bike fitting session?
We've teamed up with local rider and triathlete Greg Spanner to offer anyone with a Ribble Valley Ride entry a discount on professional bike fitting. A professional bike fit can increase power output, improve recovery time and increase confidence and eliminate those aches and pains that tend to follow a few hours in the saddle. Greg is offering 10 per cent off a bike fit for anyone with a confirmed RVR entry ahead of the ride.
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