OVERALL EXPERIENCE OF RIDERS IN OUR EVENTS
They have rated their experience at 95.8%!
Comments include:
I've done a few Sportives - this was very well organised
Fabulous welcome and assistance from marshalls
First class; a wonderful, friendly event
Spot on! Best organised Sportive!
Excellent. Well organised and friendly
Friendly staff, good venue

ROUTE OPTIONS: 
All our routes travel through some of the most beautiful Cotswold countryside.
Our routes avoid busy roads and use quiet roads with very little traffic.
Additionally, our routes are scenic and a decent mix of hills and flat.
This is not just our opinion but the opinion of riders in our previous events.
They gave our routes a rating of 92.2%!

       BORDERING THE SHIRES
30 miles [48km] - relatively flat and easy going for the casual rider
       ESCAPE TO RIVENDELL
50 miles [80km] - a mixture of flat and rolling hills for intermediate riders
       JOURNEY TO ISENGARD
70 miles [112km] - a challenge with steep hills, for regular riders 
       NEARLY INTO MORDOR
90 miles [145km] - same as the 70 but a bit more of it
      VENTURING INTO MORDOR
100 miles [160km] - only for intrepid travellers who can face the Ringwraiths of the Mind!

  ROUTE FEATURES:    

    FULLY SIGNPOSTED
      Best summed up perhaps by riders in our previous events:

     "Best signed course I've ever been on."
     "Signage was top notch."
      "Brilliant to know I can trust the signage on your routes."

       FULLY STOCKED FIELD STATIONS
     These have been described by riders in our previous events as:

      "Best stocked feed stations ever!"
      "Really couldn't have been better!"
      "The best feed stations! Great munchies and lovely volunteers!"

   AGE RESTRICTIONS: 
       Minimum age for riders: 14
       In special circumstances however riders under the age of 14 will be accepted
       Acceptance of riders under the age of 14 is at the discretion of, and must comply with the terms and conditions set by, the event organiser
       All riders aged under 16 to be accompanied by a parent: please read the full Terms & Conditions on the website   

   VENUE FACILITIES: 
       Event Village 
       Pre-ride mechanical support
       Bike Jumble and Bike Shop
       Toilets and showers
       Ample on-site FREE parking
       Sports massage and First Aid
       Hot food included in the price*
       Tea and coffee at the event venue, Westonbirt House all day
       Picnic grounds
       

   PRIZES: 
       All riders who complete their chosen challenge, sign in at all the Feed Stations  and raise a minimum of £100 for Bikes4Africa will be entered into a draw to WIN a holiday in Athens
There are also prizes for Teams: a prize for the Team which rides the combined most miles on the day, plus a prize for the Team whose members raise the most funds for Bikes4Africa.
       
   FOR NON RIDERS:
       Open gardens at Westonbirt House
       Westonbirt Arboretum
       Chavenage House, Poldark TV drama location
       The nearby boutique shops of Tetbury
       The unique Abbey town of Malmesbury just 5 miles away

*for riders who register by midnight on Wed20Sep and provide their choice of food by the deadline. 

Info for Riders

A non-competitive cycle challenge with a choice of five fully signposted courses: 30, 50, 70, 90 and 100miles.

The Cotswolds is well known for its beautiful countryside, gentle wolds, with river valleys, water meadows, beech woods and sleepy limestone villages.

A mix of flatlands, rolling hills and sharp escarpments makes this area very special for bike rides such as the JOLE RIDER AUTUMN COTSWOLD SPORTIVE. 

By riding in this event you will experience all this scenery and more! Our routes select the quiet roads with less traffic, avoiding busy roads.

By riding our event you will also be helping us to purchase our first Bikes4Africa Box Trailer. This will be used to rescue bikes from all over the United Kingdom and Ireland which would otherwise have been destroyed and wasted. Instead, the bikes will be used to support the Bikes4Africa programme which delivers bikes to schools in rural Africa.

The event is centred on Westonbirt School, house and gardens, set in acres of stunning parkland with superb facilities for an event of this type. It is located close to the historic market town of Tetbury, known for its boutique shops, and a town which is rapidly becoming Gloucestershire's centre of cycling.

Please note:

The deadline for online entries is midnight on Fri 22 Sep.

After the deadline, entry is on the day, with payment in cash.

A hot meal after the ride can only be guaranteed for riders who register by midnight on Wed 20 Sep and provide their choice of meal by the deadline for this.

All riders who complete their challenge, sign in all the Feed Stations and raise a minimum of £100 for Bikes4Africa will be entered into a prize draw to win a holiday in Athens. 

There are also prizes for Teams: a prize for the Team which rides the combined most miles on the day, plus a prize for the Team whose members raise the most funds for Bikes4Africa.