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RideLondon 2027

London and Essex (Surrey until 2019), United Kingdom Β· Road sportive Β· date not announced

Closed

General entries for 2027 are closed.

Last verified 29 Sept 2026, 16:10 UTC Β· Report a correction

How to get in

Every way in we know of for 2027, most actionable first. Times are shown in local time at the event (Europe/London) and in yours.

Lottery / ballot

Public ballot

Unconfirmed
Opens
Not announced

Not announced for 2027, and no edition is scheduled. The ballot ran every year from 2013 to 2019; for 2022 and 2023 it only covered places left after a first-come allocation, and it was dropped from the 2024 edition onward.

Charity place

Charity places

Unconfirmed
Opens
Not announced

Not announced for 2027, and no edition is scheduled. In past editions charities held their own places, which riders could take by committing to a minimum fundraising target; when the 2025 edition was cancelled, charities holding places carried over from 2024 were offered a refund or London Marathon charity places instead.

Sources: [1][10][13]

General registration

General entry

Closed

The organizer's RideLondon page shows entry closed and says the event is on indefinite pause and will not return in its previous format. No 2027 entry window exists; the last editions sold 100-mile places first come, first served for GBP 99, with no transfers or deferrals.

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Sell-out history

EditionEntries openedSold out?Still possible afterSource
2026UnknownUnknownβ€”No 2026 edition was held and no entries or ballot opened. After the 2025 break the organizer had talked of a new concept, but on 10 Feb 2026 it announced an indefinite pause instead.Sources: [1][2][3]
2025UnknownUnknownβ€”100-mile entries were already on sale, first come first served, by 26 May 2024 (exact opening date not found). On 11 Sep 2024 the organizer cancelled the 2025 edition and refunded every 100-mile entrant; the 60- and 30-mile rides never opened.Sources: [6][7][8][13]
202415 Aug 2023, 10:00 BSTUnknownβ€”First edition with no ballot: 100-mile entries went on sale at 10:00 UK time (BST) on 15 Aug 2023 at GBP 99, plus 250 VIP places at GBP 275; 60- and 30-mile places were sold later. More than 21,500 riders started this tenth and, so far, final edition. We found no source saying when or whether it sold out.Sources: [8][9][10]
202328 Sept 2022Unknownβ€”The first 10,000 100-mile places went on sale first come, first served on 28 Sep 2022 (time not found) at GBP 99; places left after that were to go to a ballot closing at 17:00 UK time (BST) on 28 Oct 2022 (16:00 UTC). We found no source saying how fast the first-come places went.Sources: [10][11]
2022UnknownYesthe lottery, charity placesThe first 10,000 first-come 100-mile places sold out in under 24 hours (opening date not found). The remaining places went to a ballot open from 13:00 UK time (GMT) on 11 Nov 2021 to 17:00 on 20 Jan 2022, with results by the end of February 2022.Sources: [10][12]

Event facts β€” 2027

Date
Not announced
Start / finish
Not announced
Routes
Not announced

A closed-road mass ride run by London Marathon Events from 2013 to 2024, whose 100-mile sportive (plus 60- and 30-mile rides from 2022) went from central London into Surrey and later Essex and drew more than 20,000 riders in each of its last three editions; it has been on indefinite pause since February 2026.

Dragon Ride

South Wales (Margam Park, Port Talbot and the Bannau Brycheiniog / Brecon Beacons) Β· Road sportive

Open

Next key date

Not announced yet

Event: Sun 13 Jun 2027

Γ‰tape Loch Ness

Scottish Highlands (Inverness) Β· Road sportive

Pre-registration open

Registration opens

Expected: October 2026 (not yet announced)

Event: Sun 25 Apr 2027

Fred Whitton Challenge

Lake District, Cumbria Β· Road sportive

Not open yet

Charity places open

Mon 2 Nov 2026

Event: Sun 9 May 2027 (provisional)

Sources

  1. [1] RideLondon placed on indefinite pause following strategic review β€” London Marathon Events (official), accessed 29 Sept 2026
  2. [2] RideLondon is no more: sportive placed on indefinite pause β€” road.cc (media), accessed 29 Sept 2026
  3. [3] Alas RideLondon, we knew it well β€” Sportive.com (media), accessed 29 Sept 2026
  4. [4] One of the world's biggest cycling events in London is being axed β€” Time Out London (media), accessed 29 Sept 2026
  5. [5] RideLondon is paused for 2026: the best alternatives β€” ProCyclingUK (media), accessed 29 Sept 2026
  6. [6] RideLondon takes a hiatus in 2025 β€” London Marathon Events (official), accessed 29 Sept 2026
  7. [7] RideLondon is cancelled for 2025 β€” Time Out London (media), accessed 29 Sept 2026
  8. [8] More than 21,000 cyclists take on the 10th edition of Ford RideLondon-Essex β€” London Marathon Events (official), accessed 29 Sept 2026
  9. [9] Entries open for 2024 Ford RideLondon-Essex 100 on Tuesday 15 August β€” London Marathon Events (official), accessed 29 Sept 2026
  10. [10] Entries open on Tuesday for 2024's Ford RideLondon-Essex, first-come first-served rather than ballot β€” road.cc (media), accessed 29 Sept 2026
  11. [11] Entries for the 2023 RideLondon-Essex 100 β€” London Marathon Events (official), accessed 29 Sept 2026
  12. [12] First 10,000 RideLondon-Essex 100 places sell out within 24 hours β€” London Marathon Events (official), accessed 29 Sept 2026
  13. [13] RideLondon FAQs β€” London Marathon Events (official), accessed 29 Sept 2026

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