Events/London to Brighton Bike Ride

London to Brighton Bike Ride

Road
Date
Sun, 20 Jun 2027
Venue
Clapham Common, London → Brighton seafront
Countdown
June
Distance
86.9km
Total climb
800m

Europe's oldest charity bike ride, and one of its most iconic. 54 miles of mostly closed roads from Clapham Common to the Brighton seafront, in a huge, friendly field. The next edition, Sunday 20 June 2027, is the 50th anniversary.

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The course

The route

54 miles (87km) and around 800m of climbing, rolling out of South London through the Surrey and Sussex countryside. Almost all of it flat to gently rolling, with the one steep sting of Ditchling Beacon (about 1.4km at 9%) near the finish.

Weather

Mid-June, Clapham Common

21°CTypical high
11°CTypical low
5°CColdest in 20 years
34%Days with rain

Highs around 21°C and lows around 11°C, but it has dropped to 5°C. Rain on 34% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2024 results

Who finishes, and how

#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Lewis Reeves02:46:2131.3 km/h
02Victor Engel02:46:4031.3 km/h
03Phong Chu02:47:4931.1 km/h
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Finishers
5:00:09
Median time
17.4 km/h
Median speed
Overall · 2024 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training

Training for the London to Brighton Bike Ride

We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.

Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.

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What the day asks of you
Typical sessions
54 rolling miles and three to six hours in the saddle: aerobic endurance is the main thing to build.
A flat-to-rolling first 50 miles that tempt you to chase pace and pay for it later.
One short steep climb, Ditchling Beacon (about 1.4km at 9%), arriving on tired legs near mile 50.
Steady fuelling from the first hour, so you don't meet the Beacon running on empty.
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Progressive long ride, building from 25 up towards 50-plus miles across the plan, mostly Z2.
Rolling endurance rides of two to three hours on undulating terrain to mirror the Surrey and Sussex profile.
Short hill reps, 4 to 6 times 2 to 4 minutes spinning a low gear, to ready you for the Beacon.
Endurance plus tempo, two to three hours with 3 by 10 minutes at Z3 to hold effort under mild fatigue.
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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