RideLondon-Essex is to take a hiatus in 2025 so organisers can work on a new concept, all entrants will receive full refunds.
- Organisers take the opportunity to work on new concept for the event for future years
- Classique already cancelled due to UCI WorldTour date change
- Full refunds to all entrants
RideLondon, which has featured a Women’s UCI WorldTour race, mass participation rides over 100 miles, 60 miles and 30 miles and FreeCycle, will not take place in 2025 as the organisers work on a new concept for the world’s greatest festival of cycling.
Full refunds will be given to everyone who has entered the 2025 RideLondon-Essex 100 mile event (entries for the 60 and 30 mile event have not opened).
Design a new concept to inspire more people to cycle more often
Hugh Brasher, CEO of event organisers London Marathon Events said:
We feel the time is right to take a pause this year and bring all stakeholders together to work on a new concept for the world’s greatest festival of cycling. We have now staged 10 hugely successful editions of the event which has inspired more than 300,000 people to get back on a bike or cycle more and also raised more than £85 million for charity.
No event in 2025 means that we can focus on a full strategic review of RideLondon, which was first held as a London 2012 Olympic legacy event back in 2013, and design a new concept which will engage more riders of all ages and abilities and inspire hundreds of thousands more people to cycle more often.
Fantastic event to celebrate cycling
London’s Walking and Cycling Commissioner, Will Norman said:
It’s disappointing news that RideLondon won’t be taking place next year; it’s a fantastic event to celebrate cycling that brings together cyclists of all levels, from beginners to professional athletes. I
am committed to working with all partners to bring back this hugely popular event in the future.
Proud hosts of RideLondon
Councillor Lee Scott, Essex County Council’s Cabinet Member for Planning a Growing Economy said:
Essex County Council has been proud hosts of RideLondon for the past 3 years. Not only has this event brought substantial funding into our county to encourage physical activity but it has inspired many to get involved in physical exercise and take up active travel. We very much look forward to working with the organisers and partners on the vision for the event in future.
RideLondon, the world’s greatest festival of cycling, was first held in 2013, in partnership with Surrey County Council. It took place annually until 2019 but was cancelled, due to the COVID pandemic, in 2020 and 2021. It returned in 2022, in partnership with Essex County Council and the 10th edition was held in May 2024.
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