Starting 26th August 2026, a team of T1D cyclists will ride off-road from Land's End to John O'Groats.
Along the way, we'll host five community days, bringing together people with Type 1 Diabetes, their families and healthcare professionals to share lived experience, practical guidance and confidence around exercising safely with Type 1 Diabetes.
Come say hello, bring your kids, ride a stretch with us, or share this with someone who might need it.
Not to prove a point, but to share one.
Type 1 diabetes shouldn't be a barrier to adventure - or to everyday exercise. Living well with Type 1 Diabetes - through exercise, through adventure, through the unpredictable - is something too few people feel equipped to do. Ride4T1 exists to change that - not by telling people what's possible, but by showing it, day after day, in real conditions, across the full length of Britain. We want to show what's possible when adventure, knowledge and community come together.
Off-road from Land's End to John O'Groats on a gravel-first route, this ride is a moving platform for education - for people with Type 1 Diabetes, for the families who support them, and for the healthcare professionals who guide them. Every mile is an opportunity to open up a conversation that doesn't happen nearly enough: how do you exercise safely and with confidence? Because understanding how to manage Type 1 Diabetes through movement can genuinely transform how you live with it.
Join us for a Community Day - bring your kids, bring your bike for a short spin and local laps on the Saturday, or ride a full stage with us on the Sunday. Follow the tracker. Or simply share it with someone who needs to see it, and help us grow a movement from Cornwall to Caithness.
Learn, ride or just come along. But leave more confident.
We're hosting informal events along the route in two formats: Community Days (venue meet-ups on the Saturday with a short cycle for children and a longer ride for adults - as much or as little as you like - and a community cycle on the Sunday where the calendar allows) and Community Rides (Sunday stage days where you ride on the moving route with the team). Both are open to people with T1D, families, caregivers and healthcare professionals.
Pick what suits you - a local gathering, a full day in the saddle, or both when they fall on the same weekend.
Whether you're newly diagnosed, a parent of a T1D, or a clinician looking for real-world insight - come along, ask questions, and see what's possible.
If you have one, bring your bike and join us for a ride too.
Community Days and Community Rides work differently. Here is what to expect from each.
Five venue-led stops along the route (mostly Saturdays and one Wednesday). Each includes a short cycle with local laps for children and adults on the Saturday where it applies - do as much or as little as you like - with a further community cycle on the Sunday when it follows. Plus time to meet, learn and connect.
Three Sunday stage days on the route. Focus is on riding alongside the team - join for the full leg or part of it. Bring a road and gravel ready bike and plan for a long day in the saddle.
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Eight events along the route from Exeter to Inverness - venue meet-ups and Sunday stage rides in date order.
A welcoming meet-up for T1Ds, families and anyone who's curious. Short spin with local laps on the Saturday - do as much or as little as you like - then coffee, food and honest conversation about living and exercising with Type 1.
Ride a full stage with the team. A long linking leg into the Bristol area - open to anyone who wants to cover real miles alongside T1D cyclists.
Short spin and local laps at Ashton Court - as much or as little as you like - then a public-facing event with participation loops and plenty of time to meet the team. Families and all abilities welcome.
An easy-access city event at the Peak District crossover point. Short spin with local laps - do as much or as little as you like - then open doors and space to connect with other T1Ds, caregivers and the Ride4T1 team.
Ride with us into the Yorkshire Dales fringe. A full stage day - join for the whole leg or part of it.
A major Scottish engagement day in the capital. Short spin with local laps into the city - as much or as little as you like - then a T1D education event and social evening. Open to the whole Scottish T1D community.
Ride a full stage through the Central Belt with the team. Open to all who want to join.
A short spin with local laps as a gentle approach into Inverness - do as much or as little as you like - followed by an evening of T1D education and social connection. Open to the Highland T1D community.
We're not taking the direct path. We've chosen a gravel-first route - beautiful trails, quiet roads and epic views, the full length of Britain.
Daily stages aim for around 100km, keeping the pace honest and the terrain manageable. Along the way, five Community Days give you the chance to meet the team, join a ride, or simply come along, have a chat and connect with others living with T1D.
When we're rolling, our live GPS tracker will show exactly where we are. Sign up below to be notified when it goes live.
5 community days
Every stage with elevation profile, GPX export and turn-by-turn directions, embedded straight from Jerry’s Komoot collection.
Every leg from Land's End to John O'Groats - community days and stage rides highlighted.
Day 1
Wed 26 Aug
71.5km
Notes: Mining trails, coastal gravel and fast rideable terrain - a strong opening day.
Day 2
Thu 27 Aug
86.1km
Notes: Cornish lanes, clay trails and Bodmin's gravel corridors.
Day 3
Fri 28 Aug
85km
Notes: Granite Way sections and quiet Devon lanes into Dartmoor.
Day 4
Sat 29 Aug
24.1km
Notes: Community Day 1. Short spin with local laps on the Saturday - as much or as little as you like - then a social gathering at the Double Locks Pub, Exeter. Open to T1Ds, families and anyone curious.
Day 5
Sun 30 Aug
138km
Notes: Community Ride. A long linking stage into the Bristol area, open to all who want to ride a full day with the team.
Day 6
Mon 31 Aug
11.6km
Notes: Community Day 2. Short spin and local laps at Ashton Court Estate - as much or as little as you like - with participation loops, partner presence, welcoming all abilities, families included.
Day 7
Tue 1 Sept
85.1km
Notes: Gravel corridors and quiet lanes into the Wye Valley.
Day 8
Wed 2 Sept
76km
Notes: Rolling through the Marches toward Ludlow.
Day 9
Thu 3 Sept
125km
Notes: A longer linking day across Shropshire and Staffordshire.
Day 10
Fri 4 Sept
88.8km
Notes: Trans-Pennine style riding on established gravel routes.
Day 11
Sat 5 Sept
5.0km
Notes: Community Day 3. Short spin with local laps at the Peak District crossover point - do as much or as little as you like - then open doors and space to connect with other T1Ds, caregivers and the Ride4T1 team.
Day 12
Sun 6 Sept
96.8km
Notes: Community Ride. A full day's riding into the Yorkshire Dales fringe. Join the team for the full stage, or just a few miles. It's up to you.
Day 13
Mon 7 Sept
67.5km
Notes: Gravel moorland tracks, old drovers' roads and rail trail sections.
Day 14
Tue 8 Sept
86.9km
Notes: Remote Pennine lanes deep into the Eden Valley.
Day 15
Wed 9 Sept
69.8km
Notes: One of the finest gravel sections of the entire route.
Day 16
Thu 10 Sept
82.7km
Notes: Border forest tracks and Tweed Valley approaches.
Day 17
Fri 11 Sept
57.2km
Notes: Forestry gravel, Tweed Valley riding and a canal approach into Edinburgh.
Day 18
Sat 12 Sept
9.9km
Notes: Community Day 4. Short spin with local laps into the city - as much or as little as you like - for a major Scottish engagement day. T1D education, visibility and a social evening. Open to all.
Day 19
Sun 13 Sept
79km
Notes: Community Ride. Ride with the team through the Central Belt on a full stage day.
Day 20
Mon 14 Sept
119km
Notes: Old military roads, estate tracks and Speyside gravel.
Day 21
Tue 15 Sept
93.1km
Notes: A high moorland stage with a planned stop at the Old Post Office Cafe, Kincraig.
Day 22
Wed 16 Sept
14km
Notes: Community Day 5. Short spin with local laps into Inverness - do as much or as little as you like - followed by an evening of education and social connection at Eden Court Community Centre.
Day 23
Thu 17 Sept
97.4km
Notes: North on quieter Highland roads and tracks.
Day 24
Fri 18 Sept
107km
Notes: A remote northern leg toward the final push.
Day 25
Sat 19 Sept
101km
Notes: The final day - Caithness lanes to the signpost.
| Day | Date | Leg | km | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed 26 Aug | Land's End → Redruth | 71.5 | Mining trails, coastal gravel and fast rideable terrain - a strong opening day. |
| 2 | Thu 27 Aug | Redruth → Old Jamaica Inn (Bodmin) | 86.1 | Cornish lanes, clay trails and Bodmin's gravel corridors. |
| 3 | Fri 28 Aug | Old Jamaica Inn → Moretonhampstead | 85 | Granite Way sections and quiet Devon lanes into Dartmoor. |
| 4 | Sat 29 Aug | Moretonhampstead → Exeter / Exe Estuary Community day · Double Locks Pub, Exeter | 24.1 | Community Day 1. Short spin with local laps on the Saturday - as much or as little as you like - then a social gathering at the Double Locks Pub, Exeter. Open to T1Ds, families and anyone curious. |
| 5 | Sun 30 Aug | Exeter → Nailsea (South Bristol) Community Ride | 138 | Community Ride. A long linking stage into the Bristol area, open to all who want to ride a full day with the team. |
| 6 | Mon 31 Aug | Nailsea → Ashton Court Estate, Bristol Community day · Ashton Court Estate, Bristol | 11.6 | Community Day 2. Short spin and local laps at Ashton Court Estate - as much or as little as you like - with participation loops, partner presence, welcoming all abilities, families included. |
| 7 | Tue 1 Sept | Bristol → Ross-on-Wye | 85.1 | Gravel corridors and quiet lanes into the Wye Valley. |
| 8 | Wed 2 Sept | Ross-on-Wye → Ludlow | 76 | Rolling through the Marches toward Ludlow. |
| 9 | Thu 3 Sept | Ludlow → Uttoxeter | 125 | A longer linking day across Shropshire and Staffordshire. |
| 10 | Fri 4 Sept | Uttoxeter → Greystones (Sheffield) | 88.8 | Trans-Pennine style riding on established gravel routes. |
| 11 | Sat 5 Sept | Greystones → Sheffield Centre Community day · Sheffield City Centre | 5.0 | Community Day 3. Short spin with local laps at the Peak District crossover point - do as much or as little as you like - then open doors and space to connect with other T1Ds, caregivers and the Ride4T1 team. |
| 12 | Sun 6 Sept | Sheffield → Skipton Community Ride | 96.8 | Community Ride. A full day's riding into the Yorkshire Dales fringe. Join the team for the full stage, or just a few miles. It's up to you. |
| 13 | Mon 7 Sept | Skipton → Hawes | 67.5 | Gravel moorland tracks, old drovers' roads and rail trail sections. |
| 14 | Tue 8 Sept | Hawes → Alston (Eden Valley) | 86.9 | Remote Pennine lanes deep into the Eden Valley. |
| 15 | Wed 9 Sept | Alston → Kielder | 69.8 | One of the finest gravel sections of the entire route. |
| 16 | Thu 10 Sept | Kielder → Innerleithen | 82.7 | Border forest tracks and Tweed Valley approaches. |
| 17 | Fri 11 Sept | Innerleithen → Fisherrow Harbour (Edinburgh) | 57.2 | Forestry gravel, Tweed Valley riding and a canal approach into Edinburgh. |
| 18 | Sat 12 Sept | Fisherrow Harbour → Edinburgh Community day · Edinburgh | 9.9 | Community Day 4. Short spin with local laps into the city - as much or as little as you like - for a major Scottish engagement day. T1D education, visibility and a social evening. Open to all. |
| 19 | Sun 13 Sept | Edinburgh → Perth Community Ride | 79 | Community Ride. Ride with the team through the Central Belt on a full stage day. |
| 20 | Mon 14 Sept | Perth → Newtonmore (Cairngorm foothills) | 119 | Old military roads, estate tracks and Speyside gravel. |
| 21 | Tue 15 Sept | Newtonmore → Dores (Inverness) | 93.1 | A high moorland stage with a planned stop at the Old Post Office Cafe, Kincraig. |
| 22 | Wed 16 Sept | Dores → Inverness Community day · Eden Court Community Centre, Inverness | 14 | Community Day 5. Short spin with local laps into Inverness - do as much or as little as you like - followed by an evening of education and social connection at Eden Court Community Centre. |
| 23 | Thu 17 Sept | Inverness → River Carron Valley | 97.4 | North on quieter Highland roads and tracks. |
| 24 | Fri 18 Sept | River Carron Valley → Kinbrace | 107 | A remote northern leg toward the final push. |
| 25 | Sat 19 Sept | Kinbrace → John O'Groats | 101 | The final day - Caithness lanes to the signpost. |
Live GPS tracker
If you want to know where our riders are, keep an eye on our progress, or simply check when we’re approaching the finish - sign up to our live tracker.
Exact go-live timing will be confirmed nearer the ride.
Whether you join us for a day or more, we’d love for you to be part of our ride.
Tell us how you’d like to participate - ride along for one or more days, come to our Community Days, or get alerts when the tracker goes live. Everyone is welcome.
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Are you looking for an opportunity to be part of a national, story-led health campaign?
With visibility that truly matters, tied to a human journey people will want to follow. We are seeking partners who want to join our journey and have honest conversations about Type 1 diabetes. Packages can include logo placement on kit and digital channels, social features, and shout-outs along the route - all refined with you as we finalise media and venues.
What partnership can offer
Flexible packages shaped with you as media, venues, and route logistics are confirmed.
Campaign site, email updates, and social through the ride window - reach scales with partners and PR as we confirm plans.
Regional press, community radio, diabetes and health outlets, and pitches along the route and at Community Days.
Family-friendly venues along the route - footfall depends on venue capacity and local promotion, with targets agreed with partners.
Optional logo on kit, equipment, or digital channels, subject to agreement.
Meaningful connection with diabetes, health, and outdoor communities.
Interested in partnering? Email us and we will follow up with options.
Ride4T1 is proud to stand alongside organisations that champion movement, learning, and better lives with type 1 diabetes.
