2026 Spring Onion Sportive
Event Date: 26/4/2026 Tour Dates: 24/6/2026The Spring Onion is now Sponsored by Moda Bikes
We’re thrilled to announce that Moda is the official sponsor for the 17th edition of the Spring Onion! With Moda’s passion for high-quality cycling, this partnership takes our event to the next level.
Since 2009, Moda has been dedicated to crafting high-quality bicycles, designed, tested, and assembled in the UK. Their passionate team, with decades of cycling experience, works tirelessly to create bikes that deliver an unbeatable riding experience. Tested on the challenging roads of Lancashire and refined with input from top athletes, Moda bikes are built to perform. Assembled by expert mechanics in the UK, every Moda bike is ready to offer you the best ride from day one.
The Spring Onion is now in its 17th edition and we couldn’t be happier. We have tweeked the course on a few occasions over the years and feel we are close to the perfect course , in 2026 we will be adding in Shere Climb , CrockNorth and back in after road works is Tanhurst Lane.
With that in mind we have decided to sreset the event times , start 08:30 , feed closes at 13:00 and event finishes at 16:00 , so if you rode in 2025 then factor in the extra climbs for 2026.
If you can not ride there will be NO ROLLOVER OPTION and a refund will only be available if you cancel within 21 days of your booking , if you cancel after 31/3/2025 the 21 days rule does not apply and there will be NO refund – these are the refund rules for this event
Event Photographer – click the logo below to find your picture during the Spring Onion
What’s the distance and Gps file
The route will be loaded onto Strava via the link below , if you don’t have a Strava account , sign up to access the file and download it to your GPS , in addition the week before the event we will send out the gpx raw data file.
How long is the Spring Onion ? – circa 65 miles – tbc
- Strava link – awaiting new route
- Elevation – tbc
- Distance – circa 66 miles
Spring Onion – On the day information / instructions
Start and Finish is at the HQ – HQ Address Cobham Village Hall Lushington Drive, Cobham, Surrey KT11 2LU
Date 26/4/2026
Doors Open from 07:30
Event starts from 08:30
On the line enteries – if available after 09:00
Feed Station closes at 13:00
Ride closes at 16:00
Numbers MUST be collected by 09:00 am
Feed Station is at The Mill Cafe Stop @ Wisbrough Green
HQ Address Cobham Village Hall Lushington Drive, Cobham, Surrey KT11 2LU
Ride numbers will be issued at the sign on and will have the chip stuck to the number. The number must be placed on the seat post anywhere we can not promise the timing system will pick up your chip number and produce a time.
There is a rolling mechanic and a mechanic at the start.
Riders who can not complete the course or have a mechanical please see the numbers below – BUT PLEASE STAY ON THE COURSE .
Result sheet will be emailed out to you as soon as possible, hopefully the evening of the event.
Advice – Ensure your bike is road worthy – carry at least 3 tubes
Wear a helmet for your own protection no helmet no ride
This is NOT a race, please respect other road users and residents and go by the Highway Code
Parking @ the HQ, if you use the local roads park sensibly ambulances need to get through to the old folks home and there’s a large carpark in Downside Rd
If the event has to be cancelled it will be rescheduled for another date
Once you have collected your number – stay clear of start line because you chip maybe be trigged as soon as the event has started.
Have a good ride and enjoy the day.
Hot food will be at the finish on your return.
HQ Emergency Number tbc
Mechanic Number tbc
Broomwagon tbc
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Excited? Are you ready for The Spring Onion? Great, so how much?
Early Bird Price is now over ,the entry price is £40.00
What do we include in your Sportive
- Hot, post-ride pasta meal – with Veggie option) – hot drinks, cake and goodies
- Fast, easy sign on
- Well signed route
- Great mid-route feed station at the Mill Cafe Wisbrough Green
- Chip timing
- Sag wagon
- Pre-event and rolling mechanic service
- Emergency number
- Times emailed to riders
- 250 rider limit – entry on the day is subject to availability – don’t chance it !
What about the ‘Small Print’ and payment?
Each Sportive is designed for riders to be self-sufficient on a pre-planned route which is clearly marked by arrows on the tarmac.
Our Sportives are NOT races. We do provide electronic timing chips for our Sportives, but these are purely for an individual rider to measure their own performance.
In the event that we have to cancel a Sportive, we will give as much notice as possible and give those who have entered the following options: full refund; roll-over to the new event date; roll-over to the evet in the following year; move your entry value £s onto another European Cycle Events event.
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Departure26/4/2026
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Departure Time24/6/2026
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