Manchester to London
Challenge
Date: Sunday 22 June 2025
Set off time: from 5.00am
Start-line: Rapha Manchester Club House
Finish Line: Rapha HQ in Archway
Distance: 220 miles
Fundraising target: £1,000
Entry fee: £140
Number of tickets: 160
Manchester to London Challenge
This promises to be your most memorable and most challenging ride of 2025.
Led by Simon Mottram, founder of Rapha, M2L starts at dawn in Manchester, passing through the Peak District, Midlands, and Chilterns before finishing as the sun sets in London.
Join us in standing with autistic children and young people whilst exploring this beautiful route through the heart of England.
Up for the challenge? Sign up today.
What is included in your reg fee?
- Your place in the ride
- Exclusive Rapha kit, including M2L jersey
- Bespoke M2L finisher badge
- On-bike nutrition from Velofote
- Registration pasta party the evening before the ride
- Four catered feed stops enroute
- Rider GPS tracker
- Lead up support including training rides, info evenings and team calls
Ambitious about Autism is a truly remarkable organisation. They have been a huge support to my wife and me and to my son Oscar over many years through Treehouse School and more recently Ambitious College. Their passion, expertise and, perhaps most of all, their sheer ambition makes a vital difference to all the families whose lives they touch and I'm very proud to be one of their ambassadors.
– Simon Mottram, founder of Rapha
Veloforte & Vittoria
Event Partners
About our charity
Our journey started in 1997 when a group of parents set up TreeHouse School. At a time when autistic children faced little or no chance of receiving a full and rewarding education, these parents were determined to change this for their children.
This pioneering approach has evolved over time as we’ve adapted and grown as an organisation. What started with four pupils has grown to become a charity that has supported thousands of autistic children and young people. Today we run schools and a college that focus on improving the quality of life of learners to enable them to learn, thrive and achieve.
Fees and Offers
Standard entry is £140,
including a bespoke Rapha jersey and four feed stations on route.
Student offer.
Students can register for 50% of the entry price and also have a 50% lower fundraising target. Please email events@ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk.
Why take part?
By taking part in Manchester to London, you’re raising money and awareness for autism and helping us to be able to stand with autistic children and young people, champion their rights and create opportunities.
Meet some of our riders
