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Cyclone Challenge Rides

June 05 2025

Newcastle North East UK

Date Confirmed

Distances: 34, 65, 93, 108 miles

Difficulty: Difficult terrain with longer, steeper hills

Limited to: 4500 Participants

With four beautiful and varied routes - 34, 65, 93 and 108 miles - the Cyclone Challenge is one the great events of the UK cycling calendar. It's a “must-do” ride for cyclists of all abilities and ages. Starting from the well-equipped Newcastle Falcons Rugby stadium, on the edge of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the four routes rapidly transport riders into the picturesque landscapes of Northumberland, where they will encounter quiet roads along beautiful river valleys, over remote moorlands and through pretty villages.

The Basics

Choose a route to suit your cycling ability, fitness, age and experience: there are 34, 65, 93 or 108 mile options. Enter online and then turn up on the day and enjoy a meticulously well organised event, with plentiful parking, covered sign-on with snack bars, electronic timing/tracking, mobile support, up to four feed stations (depending on route choice) and lots of “top-up” culinary options in village halls. Not to mention perhaps the biggest draw of all, the quiet roads and the Northumbrian countryside.

Who Can Ride the Challenge Rides?
The four routes offer a challenge to all ages and abilities from serious club cyclists who are looking to test themselves, through to less experienced, less fit or younger participants looking for a well-supported ride through lovely countryside. The four events distances have been planned to ensure that there is a challenge for everyone and one that will allow you to ride within your capabilities. We particularly welcome younger riders, but we ask that all riders please carefully read the contents of our Event Regulations page.

Cyclone Challenge Rides