Cycling

The picturesque seaside town plays host to an action-packed family-friendly festival. There's something for all ages and all tastes, from a beach day with a sandcastle competition for children and fun run for adults, to a food market and picnic day, as well as sports, magic shows, children's activities and live music over…

Come and cheer on the Elite Men’s and Women’s National Road Race Championships as the country's top cyclists race around part of the proposed course for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Annual celebration of the life, work and play of the people who made Crieff the cattle-droving crossroads of Scotland in the 1700s. The modern day Tryst is a week-long festival in October run by volunteers and built around a programme of guided walks and evening social events.

A guide-supported road bike ride around that's going further afield this year. For 2013, it's an overnighter, returning to Peebles around midday. Free, but a deposit is required as places are limited. Booking is essential.

Now in its fourth year, TweedLove is ten days of bike riding and good times in the iconic Tweed Valley in the Scottish Borders. TweedLove encompasses all things cycling – from road and mountain bike races that attract pro cyclists to family rides through Peebles town centre and informal jaunts into the hills guided by…

More than 300 of the UK's top downhill riders compete in this round of the British Downhill Series, with many of the competitors heading to Fort William for the World Cup days later.

Regular chance to get out on the cycle track and partake in some interval training and climbs in the park.

A variety of routes to suit all levels. Enter a team, come with family or alone. Minimum sponsorship for a team is £50.

The stationary meets the cyclical at this celebration of literature, thought and the outdoors in the Borders. Using the natural environment and the inspirational effects of the outdoors to stimulate debate, events include literary and woodland walks, storytelling cycle rides.

Screening of Where the Trail ends, one of the biggest biking films of the last year, followed by a series of shorts on the theme of bikes, chosen from an open entry contest.

It's called an extreme triathlon for a reason: you swim 3.8K in a sea loch, Loch Shieldaig, and then cycle 202k along highland roads before rounding things off with a 42k run (that's basically a marathon) over two Munros, Ruadh-stac Mòr and Spidean Coire nan Clach, 1010m and 993m high respectively. It starts at 5am and…

Walking festival that takes place amid the natural splendour of the Cowal peninsula with walks focussing on heritage, wildlife or just a good work-out. As well as an extensive range of guided walks for all ages and abilities, there are also drama workshops for children, horse riding, orienteering, exhibitions, art…

The 11th sponsored cycle organised by the University of Glasgow to promote this fun and healthy activity and raise essential funds for leukaemia research. Families and riders of all abilities are welcome and you can chose between a 13 and a 26 mile route, both starting and finishing in Kelvingrove Park.

Cycletta is the UK's leading series of women's only cycling events. Cycletta already have a number of events throughout the UK which are supported by Olympic Gold Medallist, Victoria Pendleton.

The Dundee Cyclathon 2013, a cycle run around Dundee's Green Circular Route, will take place on Sun 15 Sep 2013. It starts and finishes at Camperdown Park.

Criss-cross your way across the city as an individual rider or as part of a team, and check out the sites of the city all bathed in glorious moonlight. It's a 50-mile course, starting at Holyrood Palace, heading out to Musselburgh, and looping back to Holyrood via the Royal Mile. Ride for the charity of your choice.

Head over the South Downs towards the English Channel in this cycle ride between London and Langstone village in aid of the Environmental Justice Foundation and Save The Sea campaign, to end illegal pirate fishing. The speed is leisurely at 10mph, and the ride will end at the coast to celebrate the start of World Oceans…

Bring your own bike for a cycle around the country park.

All eyes are on Glasgow as the city hosts the 2014 Commonwealth Games, offering lucky spectators a spectacular display of power and skill from all over the world. Medals are available in 17 sports, from popular usual suspects athletics, swimming and cycling to quirkier events such as rugby sevens, lawn bowls and squash.

The flagship endurance event of the TweedLove Bike Festival, The Glentress Seven is a seven-hour mountain bike race for individuals and teams of two or three. Complete as many laps as you can within the seven hours and enjoy a varied course with sections not usually available as trail routes. If you don't feel like…

Massive motorcycle show with custom and road bikes, large trade area, club displays and entertainment with live music.

Fun and fast cross country bike racing open to all under 16s held by the Peebles Cycling Club.