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Eight late-season sportives to make the most of your form

It's not too late to put your miles to good use and end the season on a high

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  • Etape Pennines, training ride, sportive, 2014, pic: Colin Henrys/Factory Media

    Want to make the most of your form? Sign up for a late-season sportive

  • Etape Pennines, training ride, sportive, 2014, pic: Colin Henrys/Factory Media

    The stunning backdrop of the Teesdale and Weardale moors feature on the Roof of England Sportive

  • Sir Chris Hoy's HOY One Hundred Sportive takes place on the Bank Holiday weekend (pic: HOY Vulpine)

  • Chilterns Cycleway, touring (Pic: Steve Cadman / Creative Commons)

    The Chenies Velo Classique is another chance to tackle the Chilterns (Pic: Steve Cadman/Creative Commons)

  • Bealach na Ba is said to be the UK's toughest climb (pic: Englishpointers, via Flickr Creative Commons)

  • Tour of the Cornfields, cyclo-cross sportive, off-road, pic: Tour of the Cornfields

    The Tour of the Cornfields takes in 100km of mixed terrain (pic: Tour of the Cornfields)

  • Northern Ireland's rugged coastline makes for some great riding (pic: Richard Watson, via Fusion Media)

  • Peak District, cycling, pic: CameliaTWU, via Flickr Creative Commons

    The Peak District offers a stunning backdrop and plenty of climbing (pic: CameliaTWU, via Flickr Creative Commons)

  • Tour de France, 2014, stage three, pic: ASO

    The new L'Etape London sportive follows much of the route of last year's third Tour de France stage (pic: ASO)

Keep on riding

Though the season is drawing to a close, it’s not too late to put your form to good use and ride a late-season sportive.

The boom in popularity of sportives on these shores means there is no shortage of events running right through to the end of summer and into autumn.

And there is a wide variety of options too, from iconic British climbs, Tour de France routes and even cyclo-cross sportives for those after something a little different.

Want to put the form you’ve been building up all summer to the test over the bank holiday weekend and into September?

We’ve picked out eight late-season sportives to sign up for – but be quick, entry closes soon!

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