UK South 2026

Good conditions offered a warm sunrise, gentle breeze and some cloud cover through the mid-afternoon but which lifted to reveal another glorious sunset.

Perhaps also aided by our new swifter food provisions on route, this was the first time ever that over a thousand riders rolled over the Grand Pier finishline at Weston-Super-Mare on the Somerset coastline. 

A record-breaking turn-out to Chase The Sun in 2026… 1,152 participants set off from sunrise, 1,053 finishers, with 877 of those arriving before the sunset… WOW! …

Congratulations to everyone who rode, supported, crewed or volunteered – for together you all delivered our biggest and best Chase The Sun event to date!

Again this year we award for an extra special effort to:

Determined Rider of The Day Award
Peter Ryder – 77 years young! While not quite the oldest rider this year, perhaps the most determined. Having to resolutley overcome spinal stenosis symptoms on the day, which meant he kept losing feeling in his thighs, so having to cycle ‘1 legged’ & then swap to the other, for much of the ride! Still arriving more than 1.5hours before sunset – Chapeau sir!