Welcome to Essex Sportive (costing you less and featuring much much more!)
This website is dedicated to two mass premier sportives set in our glorious county of Essex which features among the highest proportion of minor roads to be found in the UK. These events are brought to you by the Essex Roads Cycling Club having over 17 years of sportive management experience. They are multiple distance courses 'built by cyclists for cyclists' offering unbeatable standards for cyclists and value for money.
Our sportives are not like those of our competitors. For starters - we are not a commercial organisation putting profit first, neither do we bombard you with advertising and pointless medals and goody bags to add to your recycling. We use one of the highest quality sports venues in Essex and feed you the exact type of food when and where you need it.
So that you are not hanging about we operate fast-track booking-on systems. Our feedstops are laden with both energy and volume food, and we feature seated hot food catering at the finish. We supply energy drinks – not just water and we employ the latest timing systems to increase rider identification as nothing is worse than registering ‘no time’. We know Essex roads better than anybody as we cycle them all the time – we know the twisty little tracks and roads and we add them to increase your rider experience away from main roads which other sportives tend to stick to. What's more - unlike other sportives, we don't charge you for any extras*.
Our sportives see competitors from all over the UK and abroad. We provide facilites for all participants - our sportives are do not favour lads in lycra and we are equally popular to women.
Our sportives are not like those of our competitors. For starters - we are not a commercial organisation putting profit first, neither do we bombard you with advertising and pointless medals and goody bags to add to your recycling. We use one of the highest quality sports venues in Essex and feed you the exact type of food when and where you need it.
So that you are not hanging about we operate fast-track booking-on systems. Our feedstops are laden with both energy and volume food, and we feature seated hot food catering at the finish. We supply energy drinks – not just water and we employ the latest timing systems to increase rider identification as nothing is worse than registering ‘no time’. We know Essex roads better than anybody as we cycle them all the time – we know the twisty little tracks and roads and we add them to increase your rider experience away from main roads which other sportives tend to stick to. What's more - unlike other sportives, we don't charge you for any extras*.
Our sportives see competitors from all over the UK and abroad. We provide facilites for all participants - our sportives are do not favour lads in lycra and we are equally popular to women.
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Our sportive routes are legend - unlike many organisers we don't throw you down main roads but we actively seek out topography with is both scenic and challenging. These are roads that we as a club know well. We don’t permit children either on our events as we want to give you a safer more responsible experience.
So, get ready to book on to an Essex Roads Sportive. Just click on the passing roundel below to start your experience on Essex roads! |
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Here are just some of the facilities we provide participants - all within the price you pay:-
Full signage and gpx/tcx files Rider Quick Maps Web results service Pre-ride refreshments Multiple toilets at all feedstops Marshals at all key junctions Fully stocked feedstops with energy and volume food Bike running repairs at the start and at all feedstops Challenging minor road routing Seated hot and cold food catering at the finish Helmet mounted or android timing Unbeatable pricing and value for money Rider Finder service Event photography (if entry numbers over 400) Emergency communications |
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