RideLondon is Britain’s biggest cycling event. Each year more than 75,000 cyclists descend on the capital to take part in either a 30, 60 or 100-mile closed road sportive that heads into the Essex countryside, or to just ride round the car-free roads of Central London in the RideLondon FreeCycle. On top of that, there is a three-day women’s WorldTour stage race, the Ford RideLondon Classique. That’s a lot of cycling.
‘RideLondon is a legacy event from the 2012 Olympics,’ says Kevin Nash, RideLondon route director for organiser London Marathon Events. ‘Legacy event planning began when we won the Olympic bid back in 2007, and that’s when this event was dreamt up.
‘The capacity and style of the event has evolved over the years, but the principles remain the same in terms of making sure it’s inclusive, it’s got good diverse representation and it’s for all ages
