Beaune Challenge 2025

We will meet in Portsmouth on Wednesday 25th September ake the Brittany Ferries crossing to Caen which leaves at 22h45, arriving at 08:30 the following morning, when the Challenge begins.

185 miles

Starting at the ferry terminal in the early hours of Thursday 25th September, we will soon cross Pegasus Bridge, where airborne troops were the first to land at the start of the D-Day landings in June 1944. Then we ride through the undulating Normandy countryside before descending to the Loire valley and Orleans, where Joan of Arc famously liberated the city from the Plantagenets during the Hundred Years’ War. Our first night is on the edge of the Sologne, a vast area of forests, moors and lakes.

189 miles

We ride South,into the Auvergne and the foothills of the Massif Central to our second night in Vichy,  originally a Roman spa town and more recently the seat of the French State in 1940 under Marshal Petain.

160 miles

Our final etape takes us through the Beaujolais hills and into the vineyards of Burgundy to our destination of Beaune where we will celebrate our achievements together in the centre of Beaune, the capital of Burgundy wines.

Teams will be made up of ‘extra-ordinary’ people, rising to a physical challenge and raising money for Charity through personal and corporate sponsorship. Teams provide their own support vehicle and typically ride road racing bikes.

The cost of entry is £1,800 per team of 4 (£450 p/person). If you've previously ridden in one of our Challenges and bring a new team for the Brittany Challenge, your team will get a refund of £100.

Since 1996, Challenge Adventure Charities has riased £4,664,058 for national charities and hundreds of personally nominated charities on behalf of our riders.  To participate in this year's Challenge, riders have to raise a minimum of £1,500 sponsorship per team.  100% of sponsorship will be donated to charity - 50% going to Cancer Research UK and the British Heart Foundation and the remaining 50% to teams' nominated charities