West London Cycling Roundels / Badges are collectible and we are keeping up the tradition with an array of special ride badges / roundels for you to achieve in 2026. The Tour de Ricky is already sold out and the August Randonax is to be announced soon. Meanwhile, we have some free to ride specials with Badges / Roundels for finishers available at £5 each.
First up on Bank Holiday Monday 4th May is the annual West London Cycling Brighton Beano (now in its 5th year) with our own original route to Brighton where you can get a train back or ride back depending on how you feel.
We return to Brighton overnight on Friday / Saturday 15th / 16th May for our annual Night Ride. We have curtailed the route a little this year, aiming for Breakfast in Brighton then the train back.
Then on Saturday 27th June it is the incredible Soil Train ride …. mainly on road but incorporating some hard packed gravel on disused railway lines. This can be done on a road bike but, naturally, a gravel bike may be preferable.
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The BRIGHTON BEANO starts at 8am from Hillingdon Station on Bank Holiday Monday 4th May and you can ride 120km and get the train home, or ride back clocking up 225km. We have an innovative route designed by West London Cycling which avoids the well worn routes commonly used.
BRIGHTON WITH LIGHTS-ON is a 148km night ride to Brighton (Train Home) using our well tested route, tweaked a little for 2026 which has proved a ‘winner’ over the years. Start at midhight Friday / Saturday 15th May from HILLINGDON STATION. More details to follow.
A West London Cycling Gravel Ride. This is not ‘technically demanding gravel’ as the gravel sections are on hard packed disused railway lines.SOIL TRAIN is a trip to the legendary Spoke Cycling Cafe in Hertfordshire. Start at 8am from HILLINGDON STATION on Saturday 27th June.
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