TOMMY RIDE 2026
Date: 26th – 28th June 2026
Distance: Approx 190km across two days
Location: Aylesford, Kent to Ypres, Belgium.
Payment options:
Fully Funded
£2000 entry fee + no fundraising target
Part Funded 1
£500 entry fee+ £1500 fundraising target
Part Funded 2
£200 entry fee + £1800 fundraising target
For team entry, please email [email protected]
Join the Tommy Ride – Ride to Ypres To Support RBLI
Starting at Royal British Legion Industries RBLI’s headquarters in Aylesford, Kent, The Tommy Ride takes you through the peaceful lanes of the county before heading southeast to Dover. After a smooth day in the saddle, enjoy dinner and rest during the ferry crossing.
Day two begins with an early start through France into Belgium, pausing for reflection at Tyne Cot Cemetery before finishing beneath the iconic Menin Gate in Ypres. A powerful and memorable experience in support of a vital cause.
Throughout the journey, you’ll be supported by professional ride captains, support vehicles, motorcycle outriders, medics, and mechanics ensuring a safe, enjoyable, and memorable experience. With excellent camaraderie, well-planned pit stops, and quality hospitality, The Tommy Ride offers an opportunity to connect with others while making a meaningful impact.
The camaraderie – you’ll join a team, pedalling along side fellow riders and RBLI Veterans who will inspire you with their stories.
- – Plenty of pit stops to rest, refuel and recover.
– Ride captains, mechanics and medics to keep you safe throughout the ride.
– One of a kind finishers medal.
– Two nights accommodation including dinner, bed and breakfast
– Ferry return with coach and transfers of your bikes.
– 2 RBLI cycling jersey, unique for the 2026 ride.
– The Last Post Ceremony under the Menin Gate in Ypres on Armed Forces Weekend.
– Celebration Dinner on Saturday night.
Day 1 Route
Day one: you will you set off from RBLI’s Village in Kent. The route will quickly take you on to the quiet lanes and smooth roads of Kent. Pausing on route at our planned refreshment stops. There is very little climbing in the first section of the ride as the route snakes its way South East towards Dover. Riders can then relax onboard the ferry during the crossing whilst enjoying dinner.
Day 2 Route
Ways to get involved
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SPONSORSHIP
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WHO YOU’RE SUPPORTING
Tirtha is one of six former soldiers who served with the Brigade of Gurkhas who works in RBLI’s factory. Tirtha joined the British Army in 2005, and in his seven-year service undertook two tours of Afghanistan. On his second tour, in 2010, clearing improvised explosive devices he was caught in a blast and severely injured, losing his left leg above the knee.
In 2012 RBLI gave him what he calls his second chance. He has since established himself as leader of the signage team in the factory and has been able to move with his wife and two children to a new home outside the village in nearby Maidstone. ‘Being here,’ he says, ‘is like a family.’
Some Of Our Past Riders
