After six years of running their annual Spring three-route Cloisters Bike Rides, organisers are looking forward to their first Cloisters 100 sportive on 21 September 2014.

This is a 100-kilometre British Cycling grade two sportive starts and finishes in Stansted, Kent (just 25 miles from London) and uses the local organisers' favourite Kent back-roads in the North Downs and High Weald of Kent, with total ascents of 1172 metres - higher than Snowdon!

Cloisters regulars will know that they feel very strongly about choosing rider-friendly scenic roads, with short steep climbs followed by relaxing long descents, hardly any A-roads, great views and well spaced marshalled check-ins with tasty refreshments.

Attractions include descending the North Downs to the Pilgrim's Way, apple orchards, hopfields and oasts, the fabulous 3-kilometre long descent from Mereworth Woods down to Goose Green, picturesque Yalding and the bridge across the river Beault, the climb up Barn Hill (you will appreciate it!), the descent and crossing over the river Medway at East Farleigh including one of Kent's last man-operated gated level-crossings.

There will be a ploughman's lunch at East Malling Village Hall, where tired legs can recover before the challenging final 50-kilometres, which include crossing the Medway again at historic Aylesford with its ancient Friary, marvellous views towards Rochester and the dedicated cycle way over the spectacular HS1-M2 bridge over the Medway Estuary, the Dickensian village of Cobham, and the traditional last climb of Billet Hill before tea, cakes and medals back at Stansted Village Hall.

A friendly Kentish welcome awaits you at this charity sportive, 100% organised by volunteers

Entry fee is £25 including lunch and tea, so why wait? Enter here today.