Sunday 29 May 2022
The world’s greatest festival of cycling returns on Sunday 29 May 2022, with a new format, exciting new routes and a new partnership with Essex County Council. The first 10,000 UK general entry places for 2022 RideLondon-Essex 100 have now sold out in less than 24 hours. See below for details on how to enter the ballot for the remaining places.
The first 10,000 UK entries were offered on a first-come, first-served basis and have now sold out. The remainder of UK general entries will be allocated via a ballot, which you can enter here. The ballot will close at 17:00 on Thursday 20 January 2022. UK entry is £89 and will be paid when successful ballot entrants are notified by the end of February 2022. International entries will open later this year. Please note that if you are unable to take part, your 2022 RideLondon-Essex 100 entry cannot be deferred to a future year and your entry fee is non-refundable.
The RideLondon-Essex 100 is a unique opportunity to ride 100 miles on traffic-free roads through the heart of London and neighbouring Essex. It will start and finish in the centre of the capital, with 60 miles of rolling roads through some of Essex’s most beautiful countryside and villages in between. The full route will be announced in early 2022.
The first 10,000 UK entries were offered on a first-come, first-served basis and have now sold out. The remainder of UK general entries will be allocated via a ballot, which you can enter here. The ballot will close at 17:00 on Thursday 20 January 2022. UK entry is £89 and will be paid when successful ballot entrants are notified by the end of February 2022. International entries will open later this year.
RideLondon has raised more than £80 million for charities since 2013. Charities had until 12:00 on Thursday 4 November to apply for places with us. You’ll be able to find out how to ride for charity later in the year.
If the RideLondon-Essex 100 cannot take place on 29 May 2022 for any reason, we guarantee that everyone who has paid for a place will be offered a full refund.
As well as the 100-mile challenge, RideLondon will feature family-friendly cycle rides on traffic-free roads passing some of the capital’s most iconic landmarks. The event's full format and routes across London and Essex will be announced in due course.
Essex will host stages one and two of the new three-day road race, part of the UCI Women’s WorldTour, which will be held from 27 to 29 May, and is once again set to attract the world’s best teams and riders.
RideLondon was established by the Mayor of London in 2013 as an Olympic legacy event from the 2012 London Games. After seven editions, RideLondon has grown into the world’s greatest festival of cycling, featuring 100,000 riders of all ages and abilities enjoying a range of different mass participation rides, along with road races contested by the world’s best professional riders, all broadcast live on the BBC.
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