ROAD SPORTIVE: 101 miles/163 km, 63 miles/100 km, 37 miles/60 km

Taunton Flyer

April 27, 2025
from 8:00 am
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Overview

The Taunton Flyer 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 station, outriders, mechanics and medics. The Sportive includes electronic chip timing providing you with an official completion time, plus a finishers medal.

We took this event over from Just Events who ran it successfully for a number of years.

What you get

  • Quality Feed stations
  • RFID chip timing
  • Medals for all finishers
  • Gold, Silver & Bronze standards
  • Event t-shirt (for entries 3 weeks before event date)
  • Live online results
  • Professional event photos*
  • Mechanical support & broom wagon
  • Rider Recovery Service
  • Public Liability Insurance
  • Professional First Aid Cover
  • HQ with toilets, parking & food

* photos free with Sportiva Events logo at social media resolution. Hi-res downloads with no watermark & prints are available for an additional charge

RACE STATS

Wellington Route

SUN 27 APRIL
Distance: 101 miles | 163 km
Elevation Gain: 5500 ft | 1680 m
Registration opens: 07:00
Route Start Time: 08:00-08:30 hrs
Age Limit: 15 years
Cut Off Time: 101 miles | 17:00 hrs
Minimum pace: 13 mph
Entry Limit: 200
Feed Stations: YES (38, 65 & 94 miles)

Dakota Route

SUN 27 APRIL
Distance: 63 miles | 100 km
Elevation Gain:4,000 ft | 1,200 m
Registration opens: 07:00
Route Start Time: 08:10-9:00 hrs
Age Limit:12 years (15 by 31st Dec in year of event unaccompanied)
Cut Off Time: 16:00 hrs
Minimum pace:9 mph
Feed Stations:YES (26 & 57 miles)

Spitfire Route

SUN 27 APRIL
Distance: 37 miles | 60 km
Elevation Gain: 2,500 ft | 750 m
Registration opens: 07:00
Route Start Time: 08:20 hrs to 9:00 hrs
Age Limit: 11 years (15 by 31st Dec in year of event unaccompanied)
Cut Off Time: 37 miles | 16:00 hrs
Minimum pace: 5 mph
Feed Stations: YES (25 miles)

EVENT INFORMATION

Frequently Asked Questions
Parking

There is plenty of parking at Smeatharpe airfield included with your entry fee.

Navigation

The route is fully marked with arrows. However we also strongly recommend you download the route to your Garmin or other similar device as a back up.

For the full list of Cycling Events we organise see sportivaevents.co.uk/cycling-events.

ROUTE MAPS

DOWNLOADS & LINKS

Race Manual
Route map
Start List
FAQs

LOCATION

Smeatharpe, Honiton, Devon, EX14 9RF

Event Gallery

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Really really enjoyed it - super Wellington route, thoughtfully put together with the airfield theme and well stocked feed stations with friendly people. Thank you to all
Nick Mott

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