Road cycling events 2025: The world's best sportives and organised rides

Riders taking part in the Tour de Mont Blanc sportive
(Image credit: Manon Griboval/Tour de Mont Blanc)

One of the greatest joys of cycling is the opportunity to ride on beautiful roads all around the world and meet like-minded people while doing it. Events like sportives and gran fondos offer the perfect way of doing just that. 

There is a phenomenal amount of choice on offer, so we've picked out the very best in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world.

Emma Cole is a gold-standard NCTJ journalist who loves anything to do with adventure, sport and sustainability. Alongside writing about these passions for Cyclingnews, her work has also featured in Cycling Weekly, Outdoors Magic and Cyclist Magazine - where she previously held the role of Features Writer for over two years. Emma hosts her own podcast, The Passion Stories Podcast and has a first-class degree in French and Politics.