This year's Taunton Flyer Sportive (the 9th edition) will be taking place from Smeatharpe Airfield near Honiton. The event supports SSAFA, the Armed Forces Charity and is themed around the wartime airfields of East Devon and Somerset, with routes that pass RAF Exeter (Exeter Airport), RAF Dunkeswell, RAF Upottery (Smeatharpe), RAF Culmhead, RAF Merryfield, and RAF Westonzoyland. This popular early season sportive, offers a mixture of open, flowing, flat roads combined with a couple of testing climbs in the Blackdown Hills (an area of outstanding natural beauty). The Taunton Flyer offers you a choice of three routes, the Spitfire (37 miles), the Dakota (63 miles) or the Wellington (101 miles). All routes are fully signed and supported with quality feed stations, outriders, mechanics and medics. The sportive includes electronic chip timing providing you with an official completion time, plus a finishers medal.
WHAT YOU GET
Fully marked course
Well stocked feedstations
Quality cotton T-shirt
Professional chip timing
Goody bag
Event number boards
3 route options
GPX files & detailed route descriptions
Free event photos
Full public liability insurance
Professional First Aid
Bike & rider recovery service
Taunton Flyer Apr 2023
Date
Race
Current price
Status
30/04/2023, 08:00
Closes: Closed
Dakota Route: 63 miles
Open to entrants aged 12 and over on 30/04/2023
100 km - lanes & minor roads
-- Early Bird first 50 entrants
Rises on 31/10/2022 or after 50 entries
30/04/2023, 08:00
Closes: Closed
Wellington Route: 101 miles
Open to entrants aged 15 and over on 30/04/2023
163 km - lanes & minor roads
-- Early Bird first 50 entrants
Rises on 31/10/2022 or after 50 entries
30/04/2023, 09:00
Closes: Closed
Spitfire: 37 miles
Open to entrants aged 11 and over on 30/04/2023
60 km - lanes & minor roads
-- Early Bird first 50 entrants
Rises on 31/10/2022 or after 50 entries