Roof of England Sportive

The Roof of England Sportive is a new event for 2015 which sets out to showcase the fabulous cycling countryside of the North Pennines.

The event is being organised by the Roof of England Cycling Club, who also promote a selection of free-to-ride courses through the Pennines as well as other practical information for cyclists visiting the area. Roof of England Cycling is run by Cameron Gordon of the Chatterbox Cafe in St John's Chapel, where visitors can hire bikes to explore the surrounding countryside.

The Roof of England Sportive is set to fill the void left by the closure of the Etape Pennines. Event organiser Gordon said:

"The Etape has gone and we have got some of the best cycling roads in the country so it would be a crying shame if we did not have our own event.

"We have got all the towns and villages on the route involved too - it's going to be the ride of people's lives."