Isle of Wight Randonnee cycle event reveals 2024 date

Already, 2,500 riders have registered and entries are capped at 3,000 - fewer than in previous years.

At their own pace, cyclists of all ages and abilities opt in at start points across the Island, for either 60k or 100k, clockwise.

In 2023, the free-to-enter event made a whopping £14,000 in donations for Isle of Wight charities - almost double the amount raised in 2022.

Cyclists take on the Randonnee (Image: IWCP)

In addition, refreshment points, run mainly by representatives from local schools, made money too.

It's a family event, at which riders take on the course at their own pace, and collect badges if they complete it.

The Randonnee is run on Isle of Wight roads, which means scores of volunteers helping to staff a multitude of check points, between 8am and 6pm.

The event has been running since 1985, just two years after the creation of the Wayfarer Cycletouring Club itself.

The club promotes leisurely cycling, with a stop-off or two for tea or, as the organisers put it themselves, "the enjoyment of a pleasant ride through fine countryside with convivial company."