Before 5pm, Sport, Cycling

A day cycling from Richmond Green to Alexandra Gardens. A choice of 55 or 37 miles on-road routes or an alternative 29 mile route through lanes and villages of the Thames Valley.

This 10 mile bike ride along the scenic Formartine and Buchan Way is suitable for all ages and abilities and is in aid of Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland. Booking is essential.

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

Kate Rawles talks about her 4500 mile cycle along the spine of the Rocky Mountains to explore North American responses to climate change.

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…

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.

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.

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.

Locals share some of their favourite trails on friendly, informal bike rides around the valley.

Starting from Syon Park in Brentford, visit Fulmer and Burnham Beeches before stopping for lunch by the river at Marlow. The route then heads up into the Chiltern Hills and across Christmas Common to Chalgrove on the way to finish at Oxpens Meadows where there will be live music, refreshments and a beer tent.

Join the Countryside Rangers for this chance to ride the Cathkin Brase Commonwealth Games MTG track and soak up nature while you get your cycle on. A basic level of off road competency needed. Meet in the car park. Booking is essential.

Not for the faint hearted – teams take part in an action-packed day including a 16-mile walk (or run) from Drymen to Callander then a 39-mile cycle to Kenmore. A party and feast await the intrepid participants upon their finish. Teams should include four people and each team member is asked to raise a minimum of £350.

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.

The Hawaii Tweed event reimagined as a gigantic gravity slalom party, with a course featuring new tracks, new berms and features and tabletops sculpted by Richard Hamilton. There'll also be a kids' event, and of course a BBQ, because a party isn't a party without a BBQ.

An all-night biking adventure. Ride up into the hills with the group and then snuggle down with your bivvy (that's Bivouac sack to non-campers) under the stars, before tackling some trails on the way home the next morning. Extensive advice and equipment lists are available on the TweedLove website; make sure you bring…

Cycling fun for the whole family, with a ramp and obstacle track for those fresh off training wheels and a balance bike race for 2–4 year olds who can't pedal yet, along with all sorts of other challenges and mini races for those a bit more accomplished.