Cathedrals Cycle Relay 2025

42 cathedrals. 42 days. 2000 Miles. Starting from Bradford the UK city of Culture 2025.

Launched during Bike Week 2021, the Cathedrals Cycle Route is an almost 2,000 mile route that travels between all 42 English Church of England cathedrals. The annual relay – where riders can take part in individual legs of the route – returns in 2025, and will start at Bradford Cathedral as Bradford celebrates being the UK City of Culture.

Launch Event

The launch event will be held here on Saturday 24th May. You are welcome to gather at 10am for refreshments with the opening event beginning at 10:30am. The current itinerary is below:

• Performance by Kenneth Wilson, the Pilgrim Celloist
• Welcome from Dr Shaun Cutler, creator of the route
• Welcome from Dan Bates (Bradford 2025)
• Performance by Kenneth Wilson, the Pilgrim Celloist
• Welcome from Dean Andy and Bishop Toby
• Hannah Cutler talking about the creation of the baton
• Special Guest – to be announced

There will then be time for photos and a media call before the departure at around 11:30am to Wakefield Cathedral via Dewsbury Minster.

If you would like to book on for the free launch event, click here.

Cycle from Bradford > Wakefield

The ride is a total of around 20 miles. The distance to Dewsbury Minster is around 12 miles with an additional 8 miles to Wakefield Cathedral. Participants in the ride are welcome to cycle some or all of it, and can return back to the start by train from either Dewsbury or Wakefield. We expect riders will leave in waves depending on their availability.

The cut off time for arrival at Wakefield Cathedral (for refreshments and welcome) will be around 3:30pm, when their evening prayer begins.

If you would like to book on the ride from Bradford Cathedral to Wakefield Cathedral you can do this on Eventbrite. Further details can be found on the page, but a small donation per person is requested. This fee helps the promotion of the CCR, cover admin charges, and provide cyclists with a unique CCR Stage Finisher medal!

(If the Bradford > Wakefield leg has sold out, please send your details to events@bradfordcathedral.org)

You can find out more about the Cathedrals Cycle Route on the Cycling UK website or this specific leg on their dedicated page.