Ripon Tour Sportive

Velo29 Events

Ripon Tour Sportive

11 July 2026

HQ Thirsk School, Topcliffe Rd, Sowerby, Thirsk YO7 1RZ

Entry

Rider Manual

The Monday before the sportive at 6pm, you will receive a ‘Get Ready’ email which contains information about the sportive.

On Tuesday at 10am, you will receive an ‘Act Now’ email which contains the links you need to obtain your rider number and booking reference in order to complete the Pre-Event Questionnaire and Book a Time Slot.

Booking opens from 10am Tuesday until 18:00 Thursday. This is ESSENTIAL to ride.

It is vitally important that you remain subscribed to our emails. However, copies will also be uploaded to our FB page which you do not need a FB account to access.


No entries on the day.

Entries close on Sunday night 1 week before the event.

For any questions relating to Pre-Event Questionnaire or Time Slot Booking email depart@velo29.com

Another Amazing Velo29 Sportive! 3 great routes, Short and Medium are not too hilly, Long tackles the Buttertubs from Hawes.

Everything you’d expect from a Velo29 Sportive on a hopefully sunny July Saturday! 

Ripon Tour was established in 2014 to celebrate the Grand Depart of the TDF in Yorkshire. Hard to beleive it was all those years ago. We’ve modified the route since 2014 but the Long uses much of day 2 from the 2014 Tour de France.

3 great routes as always, if hills are your thing then go Long for The Buttertubs (from Hawes) and Robin Cross Hill as well as Grinton Moor! The Medium has lumps between the 2 Thornton Watlass Feeds, the Short we’ve done our best to keep it as flat as we can!

Well stocked feeds every 25 miles, brilliant signage and miles of smiles as with every Velo29 Sportive.

A lovely mid-summer Sportive taking in a lot of what Yorkshire has to offer. The little lanes West of the A1 are superb, some of our favourite riding!

Ripon Tour cycling jersey

Ripon Tour Cycling Jersey

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Velo29 Series Jersey for 2026

Results

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A Beginner’s Guide to Sportive Riding

What to Expect in a Velo29 Sportive

Velo29 Series Cycling Jersey for 2026

Your FREE Velo29 Series Jersey.

This is our 12th year of offering you an amazing Jersey for free!

Available to anyone once you’ve booked 3 or more 2026 Sportives, while stocks last. Once you’ve booked your 2026 rides, just click the CLAIM YOUR JERSEY button, select your size, pay the £3.50 postage, and we’ll get a jersey sent to you as soon as they are available. Currently planned to be with you before York-Leeds-York.

The jersey is very much a first-come first first-served, and typically we sell out by March. 3XL and 4XL are already out of stock!

GET YOUR 2026 RIDING BOOKED SOON.

N.B. The bookings must be for 3 different sportives for yourself. Also, once you’ve claimed your jersey, your 3 Sportive bookings cannot be cancelled. We can of course, move you to another Sportive.

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