Author: Peter Eland
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Last day of earlybird, leaflet distribution help please!
Just two quick updates: Last day for campsite earlybird bookings! Campsite bookings are already matching last year’s total so far, which is great given the change of venue! Many thanks to all who have booked in already. For anyone yet to book, the lowest earlybird campsite pitch prices are available for just a few more…
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Last week of earlybird campsite bookings!
Earlybird campsite booking closes soon – and a first glimpse of the site layout and arena activities! We’ve just had another planning meeting, and we’re delighted to report that our all-volunteer organising team has made huge progress as we gear up for the first ever Yorkshire Cycle Festival at Driffield Showground – if you missed…
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New Year update!
It’s time for another update on the 2026 Yorkshire Cycle Festival, including the York Rally, at its new home at Driffield Showground on the 12-14 June 2026. If you missed the news about the move and earlier date, and about the circumstances which made these changes necessary, please see here for a detailed explanation. Campsite…
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Major news for 2026
You may have been wondering why you have not heard from us until now to confirm the dates for the 2026 York Cycle Rally & Festival, and to open campsite bookings. This is for good reason, as we explain in detail below. But first we (the all-volunteer organising team) can now confirm some major news…
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York Cycle Rally & Festival 2025 – 3 days to go!
The 2025 York Cycle Rally & Festival is just days away – gates open at 4pm on the 20-22 June, for the 80th anniversary event since the very first York Rally in 1945! As we close in on the event a few last updates: Weather – dry and hot! Since our last email the forecast…
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York Cycle Rally & Festival 2025 – 11 days to go!
We’re just 11 days away from the 2025 York Cycle Rally & Festival! We can’t wait to welcome you once again on the Knavesmire on the 20-22 June, for the 80th anniversary event since the very first York Rally in 1945. As we close in on the event a few last updates: Weather outlook: looking good!…
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A month to go – latest updates!
It’s just a month to go until the 2025 York Cycle Rally & Festival, which takes place on the 20-22 June, as the 80th anniversary event since the first York Rally in 1945…. We’ve masses of news to update you on as the event comes together, so I’ll keep this update brief! Rides: We now…
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Mega-update! Racing, trade, jumbles, flyers, Friends, more…
An overdue update about the 2025 York Cycle Rally & Festival! Our all-volunteer organising team has been busy making this year’s event the best and busiest yet, with: We’re working hard to make the event the best it can be, not least to secure its financial future, as you can read here. Many thanks especially…
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Merry Christmas from the York Cycle Rally & Festival!
And a reminder that earlybird discounts for campsite bookings close at the end of the year! Next year’s event (20-22 June 2025) is really starting to take shape, with site plan changes firming up and our all-volunteer organising team already working hard to iron out the hundreds of details which make for a successful and…
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2025 campsite bookings are open – with a note on the event’s finances
We hope that many of you enjoyed the first York Cycle Festival in June – where the York Rally was joined on the Knavesmire by the Retrobike Show and the National Clarion Cycling Club’s Summer Meet. Grasstrack racing returned, and compared to 2023 there were more rides, more campers and more traders. We were again…