Sunday 26th April 2026
The Suffolk Roubaix takes you through the wild, rural beauty of the Suffolk coastline, its sweeping heathlands, and charming villages. With quiet country roads and stunning scenery, it’s the perfect setting for an early-season sportive. Challenge yourself on either 25, 50, 75 mile routes or by popular demand, our 100 mile route to bag your first century of the year!
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WHY RIDE WITH TPR EVENTS
Thoughtfully organised events that feel every bit as good as the route itself.
From the first signpost to the finish line, all TPR events are built around inclusivity, quality, atmosphere, value for money and the kind of details riders actually notice on the day.
Properly signed routes
Clear, well-planned routes shaped by local knowledge, so you can focus on the ride rather than second-guessing every turn.
Food, drink & rider support
Well-stocked stops, friendly volunteers, and mechanical support out on the route to keep you fuelled and moving.
Memories worth keeping
Bespoke medals, rider plaques, event photography and those little finishing touches that make the day feel special. Also, courtesy of our friends at Adnams, all riders receive a FREE can of Adnams too!
Great venues and locations
From iconic start locations to scenic countryside routes, the setting is always part of what makes the experience memorable.
Family-run, rider-led
We ride the routes ourselves and care about the details. That hands-on approach creates a genuinely welcoming, rider-first atmosphere.
Not-for-profit, community focused
Every entry helps fund future events and local cycling initiatives, keeping the focus on riders, not shareholders.
Built by riders, backed by volunteers, and designed to leave you already thinking about the next one.
tpr fair pricing
As a long-standing, family-run Community Interest Company, we pride ourselves on delivering not just a great event day experience, but exceptional value for money. Unlike many, we don’t charge admin fees, hydration and feed stops are included, event photography is free, and our medals are always bespoke to each event and year.
We do everything we can to protect you from rising venue and running costs, which is why we’ve kept almost all events at 2025 prices when you enter using our Early-Bird Discount (available up to 6 weeks before the event). At this point we commit to ordering medals and consumables, and all remaining entries will increase by £2.
We don’t offer entries on the day if an event sells out, and we never oversell, so please enter early, secure your place, and help us make this the best event yet for both you and us.
Date
26th April 2026
Location
Soutwold Common, York Road, IP18 6TB
Bike
Road/Gravel Bike
Event Times
Event Village Times – 7:30am until 5:00pm
The Suffolk Roubaix takes you through the wild, rural beauty of the Suffolk coastline, its sweeping heathlands, and charming villages. With quiet country roads and stunning scenery, it’s the perfect setting for an early-season sportive.
This is a truly unique event. It gives riders a blend of road and dirt track sections to create a one-of-a-kind challenge. Don’t want to get muddy? No problem, there are signposted road alternatives too.
From previous years, we know the achievement of conquering the Suffolk Roubaix challenge is raised by the weather, where it is possible to have all four seasons in an hour! You will earn your medal and Adnams after this one…
Routes
At TPR Events, we’re dedicated to creating the best routes for riders to enjoy. Every route is carefully plotted, analysed, risk-assessed, tested, and fully signposted, giving you the confidence to ride with peace of mind. Plus, all routes will be available to download as GPX files, providing turn-by-turn directions on your phone or GPS device. GPX files will be available a few days before the event, after our final checks for road closures and obstructions.
Optional Suffolk Roubaix Sectors
The Suffolk Roubaix also has OPTIONAL off-road sections. These are called our Roubaix “sectors” in homage to the famous early season “Paris-Roubaix” race that utilises short sectors of rough tracks within northern France.
Any road or gravel bike can tackle the sectors but you are likely to get muddy and/or dusty. You can simply choose en-route whether to tackle the sectors or bypass them as both are signposted and in the downloadable routes.
100 Mile Route
TPR Events Difficulty Rating (This difficulty is worked out from the elevation and riding the routes ourselves)
7/10
It is the ultimate early season challenge! A chance to get your first century of the year in on some stunning roads and optional Suffolk Roubaix sectors.
This route will take you South from Southwold towards Ipswich, staying on quiet B roads and country back lanes letting you stretch your legs while taking in the scenery.
75 Mile Route
TPR Events Difficulty Rating (This difficulty is worked out from the elevation and riding the routes ourselves)
5/10
This 75 mile route will follow the 100 mile route down towards Tunstall Forest where it will split away from the 100 mile route and criss cross its way over some stunning back lanes and B roads to meet back up with the 100 mile route.
This ride is perfect for all abilities and bike types. You will get supported the whole way round with our all inclusive drink stops run by our amazing volunteers.
50 Mile Route
TPR Events Difficulty Rating (This difficulty is worked out from the elevation and riding the routes ourselves)
5/10
50 miles around some stunning villages in Suffolk…. Thats what the 50 mile route on the Suffolk Roubaix gives you. You will wind your way south from our start crossing through some extensive heathland, passing through forests on quiet roads before coming across some lovely villages.
This route is suitable for all riders of any ability or age riding whatever bike you would like. There are some optional Roubaix sectors which are more suitable for gravel and off road bikes but these are all optional so a road will be fine as well. E-Bikes and anything else you can think of are all welcome as well.
25 Mile Route
TPR Events Difficulty Rating (This difficulty is worked out from the elevation and riding the routes ourselves)
5/10
Our 25 mile Suffolk Roubaix has become a favourite to kickstart your season, quite often your first ever event and it is popular with e-bike riders. This route doesn’t miss out on any of the big appeal parts of the event with stunning back roads, beautiful villages and a Free drink stop.
You will ride south from Southwold making you way towards Dunwich before heading back through Wesleton and finishing back at Southwold.
Event-day Support
The Suffolk Roubaix is supported by Mark from Echelon Cycleworks. Mark will provide our riders with mechanical support and recovery, if you see him on the route or fixing someone on the roadside give him a wave!
Echelon Cycleworks is a Lowestoft based workshop that provides expert Bike Fit, Coaching & Workshop Services.
Echelon Cycleworks has developed a bespoke bike fit service aimed at improving your comfort levels and riding efficiency, especially for TPR Events riders, at a discounted rate. Contact Echelon for more details and say TPR Events sent you!
COMPETITION - WIN A BIKE SERVICE 🔧🚴♂️
We’ve teamed up with Echelon Cycleworks to give one Suffolk Roubaix rider the chance to win a standard service — the perfect way to get your bike running smooth for summer.
Their 2–3 hour service covers all the key components, making sure everything is dialled and ready for the miles ahead.
How to enter?
Simple — just enter the Suffolk Roubaix and you’re automatically in the draw (yes, even if you’ve already entered 👀)
🏁 Winner announced on the start line on event day.
If you were thinking about entering… this might be your sign.
What bike is suitable?
The Suffolk Roubaix is a unique event based on the lanes of rural Suffolk.
We use a mix of beautiful country lanes and flowing B-roads and rougher optional ‘Roubaix Sectors” which are sections of bridleways tracks and trails. All the ‘Roubaix sectors’ have fully signposted road alternatives.
The road sections are suitable for all types of bikes, e-bikes, tandems and experienced hand-cycle riders.
The optional “Roubaix sectors” are ideal for bikes with 32mm+ tyres or gravel bikes.
FAQs
Entries are non-refundable. You may transfer your place to another event up to 4 weeks before event day. After this point, we are unable to offer refunds or deferrals as we will have committed to rider-specific costs such as medals, catering, and event logistics.
We have no age requirement to ride; however, all under-16s must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times and will not recieve a complimentary Adnams.
AT ENTRY: Order confirmation email
3 WEEKS BEFORE EVENT: Event welcome and information email, plus WhatsApp group invitation.
1 WEEK BEFORE EVENT: Final instructions email (including final route, parking information and safety brief).
FINALS DAYS BEFORE: Final information, including last-minute road closures, weather information and announcements via WhatsApp.
Please check your spam folders if you do not receive your order confirmation, as you’ll likely also miss important event info too!
Please remain subscribed to our rider list to ensure you receive event and route updates.
We have multiple rider and mechanical support vehicles available to help you on the road – as well as first aiders at HQ. The emergency contact number will be on your souvenir rider number.
All riders get free drinks and snacks at all stops.
- Tea & coffee
- Water
- Selection of squash
- Homemade flapjacks
- Wide variety of fruit
On longer routes, there is also an additional lunch stop. In addition to the above;
- Sandwiches
- Crisps
- Haribo
Gravel races:
- Electrolyte drinks
- Homemade flapjacks
- Energy gels
Yes, eBikes are allowed and very welcome on all of our sportives. Anything that gets you riding is great :)
eBikes must conform to UK law on all TPR Events.
We do not provide charging points along the route, so make sure you’re economical with the range!
Yes, all types of bikes are encouraged on our events.
We often have riders on tricycles, hand cycles and tandems at our sportives!
We recommend that TT extensions are removed before our events due to safety concerns and the potential for liability in a group setting.
If you have any further questions, please refer to our Terms & Conditions.
If your question isn’t convered in our Ts&Cs, please contact us.
