How the day runs

Early-bird entries open

Registration opens at the early-bird price for both routes. Enter early and pay less.

Standard entries

Early-bird pricing ends 30 June 2026. From 1 July, standard entry applies.

Activities & activations

From Thursday the village fills with rider activities: social rides, a training talk, a cycling film and the pasta party. The full programme is below.

Entries close

Online registration closes on Thursday 12 November. There is no sign-up on event day, so enter before then.

Number & rider-pack pickup

Collect your number and rider pack at The Agora Hotel from Thursday 12 to Saturday 14 November, with the main window on Saturday from 10:00 to 17:00. There is no pickup on event day.

World Tour rider social ride

Around 45 km out of the village alongside a World Tour rider, finishing with refreshments at The Kip.

Agora Hotel social ride

50 km at an easy pace. Start and finish at The Agora Hotel.

Training talk: Jody Warrington

Our pro cycling coach on how to train for a day like this, with a Q&A running until 17:30.

Cycling cinema

A cycling film screened at The Agora Hotel.

Number pick-up

The main window for numbers and rider packs, at The Agora Hotel. Pick-up runs from Thursday, but this is the last chance: there is none on event morning.

Talk & Q&A: World Tour rider

An hour with the World Tour rider at The Agora Hotel.

Pasta party

Carb up the night before. Open to every rider, at The Agora Hotel.

Gather, prep and free coffee

We gather at the start in Pano Lefkara to prep bikes, fill bottles and shake the nerves out, with free coffee for everyone before the roll-outs. Grand riders gather at first light; Demi riders can time their arrival for the later start. Numbers are collected in the days before, so there is no pickup this morning.

Grand roll-out

The Grand rolls out from The Agora Hotel at first light.

Demi roll-out

The Demi rolls out three hours later, over the same opening roads out of the village.

Feed stations & checkpoints

Multiple feed stations on course. Cross the timing mats at every official checkpoint while it is open.

Checkpoint times

Every checkpoint opens and closes at a set time. The finish closes at 14:35 for the Demi and 17:10 for the Grand; the full times for both routes are on the routes page. Miss a cut-off and your time is not scored.

Pizza, beer & the finish

Finish where you started, back at The Agora Hotel, with pizza, beer and a party atmosphere waiting for everyone who rolls in.

Award ceremony

Podium winners, men and women on both routes, are crowned at The Agora Hotel once the finish has closed.