Road Racing Near London

colm_gti

Recently moved over to London from Ireland where we had the luxury of a 60-80m road race every weekend between February and September.

I'm looking to fill up my calendar for 2014 so I can plan other things around races I want to do, but having looked at the Road calendar on the British Cycling website, the majority of races around London appear to be closed circuit races.

Can anyone recommend any good road races nearby London? Or even exceptional road races and stage races slightly further afield? I wouldn't be opposed to traveling a bit further out of London once a month for a stonker of a road race. I'm planning to fly home at the end of May for Rás Dhun na nGall, which is a cracker of a 3 day stage race I rode last year.

Cheers,
C

gattocattivo

Which direction would you be heading out of London and are you a member of a London club? A lot of the road races are run by leagues (Surrey League, ERRL, SERRL) and you'd probably have to be a member of an affiliated club to get into them.

colm_gti

Member of Dulwich Paragon, living in Clapham so ideally South, but would head North for a good race.

bigmat

SERRL have a full itinerary on their website. Don't think Surrey League have released full calendar yet but a few races already open for entry - have a look on Rider HQ for events. Dulwich aren't affiliated to ERRL so you may struggle to get a ride - think they prioritise affiliated club riders.

jibberjim

https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/event ... d%5B%5D=23