Marlow Red Kite Ride

Featured in Cycling Weekly’s Best Sportives near London, the Red Kite Ride 2022 will take place on Sunday 4 September.

Organised and run by Marlow Riders, the Red Kite Ride is run by cyclists for cyclists. The sportive gives you a taster of the Chilterns, a top UK cycling destination. Beautiful rolling countryside, home to the graceful Red Kite, provides challenging climbs rewarded with sweeping descents.

Entries are £34 during the early-bird period until March 31st, and will then be £39. The entry form is available here.

Participants in this year’s event can pre-order or purchase photos here: Red Kite Ride 2022

Routes

We have three distances, 50, 80 and 100 miles, each with well stocked feed stations and toilet facilities. All routes take you through quintessential old English villages and countryside (filming locations for Midsomer Murders, Vicar of Dibley, Lewis, Miss Marple, Jonathan Creek) and return to Marlow via the Grade I listed Marlow Bridge.

Charities Supported

Each year our club members select local charities to benefit from the proceeds of the event. Since the inaugural event in 2011, we have raised over £85,000 for local good causes.

Our supported charities in 2022 are:

Samaritans Slough Windsor and Maidenhead

Thames Valley Air Ambulance

Wycombe Homeless Connection

Wheels for All Marlow

More about charities supported by the Red Kite Ride

Marlow Riders and Location

The home of social road cycling in the Chilterns, Marlow Riders is an inclusive club, with something for most levels of cyclist, and about a third of our members are female. Our ethos is Cycling for All, no-one gets left behind on our rides, and there’s usually a coffee and cake stop, or a beer at the end!