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The Red Kite Ride will start and finish at the Marlow Sports Club on the banks of the River Thames. It was a feature that proved a popular talking point at last year’s event. There will again be a choice of 50, 80 or 100 mile routes through Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire with the longer routes passing through the Vale of Aylesbury over some of the highest parts of the Chilterns and then back into the Thames Valley.Ĭourse Director and former Olympic bronze medallist Willi Moore has again designed routes that provide a few testing climbs, a healthy mix of stunning local scenery and some faster flatter sections over the longer routes.Īll three routes pass iconic landmarks such as Christmas Common and Watlington Hill and the 100 mile route climbs up to Brill Windmill, where the views of the Oxfordshire scenery are stunning.Īll three routes are again likely to pass through a 40ft long ford – the river Loddon – in the village of Twyford, Berkshire.

The “Red Kite Ride” is named as such due to the proliferation of red kites that can be seen along the route which takes riders over the rolling Chiltern hills and through the Thames Valley. We are also working hard to develop the attractions at the after event ‘theatre’ as an additional incentive for participants to bring along their families.” €œWe’d like to attract more families to come to our area for a short break or weekend and ride the Red Kite Ride. So don’t delay in entering or risk disappointment. “ Numbers will again be restricted to 600. €œWe want to create a somewhat unique, quality event which will include the popular after-ride ‘theatre’, which this year should be enhanced even further” says Event Director Steve Tolmie. The entry fee will remain at £25 but organisers, Marlow Riders, are keen to enhance their reputation for putting on a prime cycling event by improving on some of the aspects from last year. Organisers are expecting another sellout for this year’s Marlow Red Kite Ride, which will be held on Sunday August 31st – a week after Bank Holiday Weekend.Įntries are now open for this third annual event, which last year sold out with a capacity of 600 entries reached.