A quick search on the internet shows that there are a total of 24 Sportives taking place in the South West during 2012 – all within 100 miles of Plymouth. And, yes, it is possible to participate in one sportive in this region per month from February to October! That is if you can afford it!
Having said that, there are several free ones this year, namely the Tour of Exmoor, the Tour of Dartmoor and the Exmouth Exodus.
Feel free to comment at the foot of this post but if you want to organise a group, please go to the Forum (where you will now find a Sportive forum) and create a new topic for the sportive you’re interested in or comment on one that has already been started. You’re bound to find someone willing to join you!
Oh, and if you find any that I haven’t listed below, please let me know!
Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th February – Ride to the Pies
Start / Finish – Blandford Forum, Dorset
Saturday – MTB Sportive:
Distance / Entry fee – TBA / £20
Sunday – Road Sportive:
Distance / Entry Fee – 57 miles / £27 79 miles / £27
Sunday 18th March – Endura Lionheart
Start / Finish – Longleat, Warminster, Wiltshire
Distance / Entry Fee – 100 km / £28 100 miles / £28
Sunday 1st April – The South Hams Hammer
Start / Finish – Kingsbridge, Devon
Distance / Entry Fee – 130 km / £25
Sunday 22nd April – The Exmoor Beauty
Start / Finish – Minehead, Somerset
Distance / Entry Fee – 100 km / £27
Sunday 29th April – The Cornwall Tor
Start / Finish – Bodmin, Cornwall
Distance / Entry Fee – 45 miles / £20 76 miles / £27 100 miles / £29
Sunday May 6th – The Somerset Hills Gran Fondo
Start / Finish – Cheddar, Somerset
Distance / Entry Fee – 124 km / £15 180 km / £19
The Somerset hills Gran Fondo website
Sunday 13th May – The Jurassic Beast
Start / Finish – Bovington, Dorset
Distance / Entry Fee – 42 miles / £16 66 miles / £24 101 miles / £26
Sunday 20th May – The Black Rat Challenge
Start / Finish – Portishead, Bristol
Distance / Entry Fee – 100 km / £25 100 miles / £25
The Black Rat Challenge website
Saturday 2nd June – Tour of Wessex (Day 1)
Start / Finish – Somerton, Somerset
Distance / Entry Fee – 23 miles / £18 73 miles / £28 105 miles / £33 320 miles / £95
Saturday 2nd June – Tour of Wessex (Day 2)
Start / Finish – Somerton, Somerset
Distance / Entry Fee – 117 miles / £33
Saturday 2nd June – Tour of Wessex (Day 3)
Start / Finish – Somerton, Somerset
Distance / Entry Fee – 106 miles / £33
Sunday 24th June – The Dartmoor Classic
Start / Finish – Kingsteignton, Devon
Distance / Entry Fee – 65 miles / sold out 106 miles / sold out
Sunday 24th June – The FORCE Cycle Century Challenge
Start / Finish – Topsham Rugby Club, Exeter
Distance / Entry Fee – 22 miles / £26 100 miles / £26
The FORCE Cycle Century Challenge website
Sunday 1st July – Tour of Exmoor
Start / Finish – Dulverton, Somerset
Distance / Entry Fee – 56 miles / Free!! 80 miles / Free !! 97 miles / Free!!
Sunday 8th July – The Jurassic Classic
Start / Finish – Exmouth, Devon
Distance / Entry Fee – 100 km / £28 100 miles / £28
Sunday 15th July – The Great Weston Ride
Start / Finish – Bristol
Distance / Entry Fee – 56 miles / £23
Sunday 22nd July – Two Moors 100 Sportif
Start / Finish – Bideford, devon
Distance / Entry Fee – 100 km / £29 100 miles / £29
The Two Moors 100 Sportif website
Saturday 4th August – The Exmouth Exodus VII
Start – Bristol
Finish – Exmouth
Distance / Entry Fee – 100 miles / Free
Saturday 8th September – Moor 2 Sea
Start / Finish – Exeter Racecourse, Devon
Distance / Entry Fee – 67 miles / £29 112 miles – £29
Sunday 9th September – Black Rat Challenge
Start / Finish – Braunton, Devon
Distance / Entry Fee – 100 km / £25 100 miles / £25
The Black Rat Challenge website
Saturday 15th September – Festival of Sport
Start / Finish – Marazion, Cornwall
Distance / Entry Fee – 100 km / £35 150 km / £39
Sunday 16th September – The Cheddar Cyclosportive
Start / Finish – Cheddar, Somerset
Distance / Entry Fee – 100 km / £23 160 km / £23
The Cheddar Cyclosportive website
Sunday 30th September – Tour of Dartmoor
Start / Finish – Ashburton, Devon
Distance / Entry Fee – 85 miles / Free!! 103 miles / Free!!
Sunday 14th October – Lands End 100
Start / Finish – St.Ives Leisure Centre, Cornwall
Distance / Entry Fee – 41 miles / £15 64 miles / £15 106 miles / £20
Sunday 28th October – The Exmoor Beast
Start / Finish – Minehead, Somerset
Distance/ Entry Fee – 100 km / £27 100 miles / £27
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