There is now a 2018 list available here.
At the start of every season a number of local clubs arrange and host reliability rides around the area. These are often around 50-60 miles in length, are unsigned, cost very little and have excellent cake at the end too. Traditionally these rides were the first test of the legs in an event, to see how they were faring at speeds a little quicker than the average Sunday club run. The reliability ride has now morphed into a popular mini-sportive, with a strong mix of riders at all levels taking part.
I’ve also collated a West Midlands Reliability Rides list too.
East Midlands Reliability Rides in 2017
Banbury Star Reliability Ride
When: 19th February 2017
Where: Woodgreen Leisure Centre, Woodgreen Ave, Banbury
Start: 08:30am
Route: NA
Willesden CC Reliability Ride
When: 19th February 2017
Where: Chalfont St Peter Community Centre, Gravel Hill, Chalfont St. Peter
Start: 08:30am
Route: Here
Velo Club Long Eaton Reliability Ride
When: 26th February 2017
Where: Plank and Leggit, Sawley Marina, Warren Lane, Sawley, Nottinghamshire
Start: 09:00am
Route: Here
Coritanian Crippler Reliability Ride
When: 26th February 2017
Where: Outdoor Pursuits Centre, Red Hill Island, Birstall, Leicester
Start: 08:30am
Route: Here
Witham Wheelers Reliability Ride 1
When: 26th February 2017
Where: Grantham Cricket Club, Gorse Lane, Grantham
Start: 08:30am
Route: Here
North Cotswolds Reliability Ride
When: 5th March 2017
Where: Cotswold Cycles, 3 Cotswold Link, Moreton-in-Marsh
Start: 08:30am
Route: Here
Leicestershire & Rutland CTC Reliability Ride
When: 5th March 2017
Where: Wycliffe Rooms, George Street, Lutterworth
Start: 08:30am
Route: Here
Witham Wheelers Reliability Ride 2
When: 5th March 2017
Where: Grantham Cricket Club, Gorse Lane, Grantham
Start: 08:30am
Route: Here
Mansfield Road Club Reliability Ride
When: 5th March 2017
Where: John Fretwell Centre, Sookholme Rd, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Start: 09:00am
Route: NA
Lincoln Wheelers CC Reliability Ride
When: 12th March 2017
Where: Canwick Village Hall, Montagu Road, Canwick Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Start: 08:30am
Route: NA
ØVB Reliability Ride
When: 12th March 2017
Where: The Anchor Inn, 1 Granby Lane, Plungar, Nottinghamshire
Start: 09:00am
Route: GPX – Here
Witham Wheelers Reliability Ride 3
When: 12th March 2017
Where: Grantham Cricket Club, Gorse Lane, Grantham
Start: 08:30am
Route: Here
Bolsover & District CC Reliability Ride
When: 19th March 2017
Where: Palterton Welfare, Back Lane, Palterton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Start: 08:15am
Route: Here
Witham Wheelers Reliability Ride 4
When: 19th March 2017
Where: Grantham Cricket Club, Gorse Lane, Grantham
Start: 08:30am
Route: Here
