The West Riding Classic 2024: The Final Ride
Sunday 26th May, 30, 60 & 70 miles, Clapham-Clapham, North Yorkshire, £30
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After more than a decade, we’ve decided that this year is our final edition. Come and join us for one last circuit together. We’ve chosen the bank holiday Sunday to give people the best chance of being able to make it.
£30.00 | 30, 60 & 70 miles | Sunday 26th May 2024
- Choice of three routes
- Analogue timing system with souvenir clocking-in route card
- Excellent feed station with home-made real food menu designed for endurance cycling
- Well signposted routes on quiet roads
- Free .gpx files (satnav)
- Raises money for three good causes (Cave Rescue, Goma Cycling Club and IWGB)
- Friendly supportive atmosphere
The West Riding Classic starts and finishes at Clapham Village Hall and there are three routes to choose from: Short (30 miles), Long (60 miles) and Extra Long (70 miles). And there is plenty of climbing – 2000 metres of vertical ascent on the extra long route – as the route navigates each of the famous three peaks Ingleborough, Penyghent and Whernside.
The West Riding Classic also supports three great causes, Cave Rescue Organisation, Goma Cycling Clubs and IWGB.
There are descriptions, elevations and profiles of the three routes – and the official cheeky shortcut – on this page.
Meeting point:
Clapham Village Hall, Cross Haw Lane, Clapham, North Yorkshire, LA2 8DZ
Start times:
• 8am – 9:30am: extra-long route, 70 miles, 2200m vertical climbing
• 8am – 10:30am: long route, 60 miles
• 10am – 11am: short route, 30 miles
2019: It is official, this years West Riding Classic was a classic.
After sending out weather warnings in the run up to the event both Mike and I were worried that no one would turn up and we’d left to eat 250 portions minestrone soup.
But thankfully over 150 brave riders turned up and took on the challenge we had set them.
It is true that as riders arrived back in Clapham I did have to help a few of them with their gloves and helmets, but as I did so the very same frozen riders were buzzing after a truly unforgettable day in the saddle.
The official times are now available below, along with the galleries of photos from our brilliant official photographer.
Thanks again to everyone that bought a ticket to enter our event, and well done to everyone that made it to the starting line.
Photos and rider times
The official photos PDFs and may take a minute or two to load,
West Riding Classic – Build – 2019
West Riding Classic – Pre-Ride – 2019
The West Riding Classic is an independent, family run cycle sportive held in the Yorkshire Dales since 2010. It is a proudly analogue event which eschews the digital timing systems, high energy gels and anonymous technology of much of modern cycling. The West Riding Classic returns with it’s clocking-in cards, delicious home cooked food and old-fashioned comradery.
Described by British Cycling as:
Great route! great food! great vibe! A must-do on the sportive calendar”