# When does Wheelbase Fred Whitton Challenge 2027 registration open?

The ballot for Wheelbase Fred Whitton Challenge 2027 opens on 2026-12-01, the organiser's date (in 35 days). Registration has opened in December for every edition on record (2026, 2024).

- Organiser: Fred Whitton Challenge
- Sport: cycling
- Where: Grasmere, GB
- Site: https://fredwhittonchallenge.co.uk/
- Registration page: https://fredwhittonchallenge.co.uk/entry/
- Race day: 2027-05-09
- Registration status: registration closed (checked 2026-10-27)
- Entry route: mixed
- Registration window: 2026-12-01 to 2026-12-10
- Ballot: 2026-12-01 to 2026-12-10, results ?. General ballot 1 - 10 December 2026; 'Successful entrants are notified once the ballot closes'. Pre-ballot entries (Special Charity / Deferred / Volunteer) open 2 November 2026
- Entry fee, as stated: General Entry GBP 125 + processing; Volunteer Entry GBP 65 + processing; Special Charity Entry GBP 325 + processing (https://fredwhittonchallenge.co.uk/entry/)
- Places, as stated: Overseas Entry limited to 100 entries in total

Challenge day Sunday 9 May 2027 (112 miles through the Lake District). Not yet open: pre-ballot entries from 2 Nov 2026, general ballot 1-10 Dec 2026; volunteers from the previous year get a guaranteed entry.

## Quick answers

**When does Wheelbase Fred Whitton Challenge 2027 registration open?**

The ballot for Wheelbase Fred Whitton Challenge 2027 opens on 2026-12-01, the organiser's date (in 35 days). Registration has opened in December for every edition on record (2026, 2024).

**When does Wheelbase Fred Whitton Challenge 2027 registration usually open?**

Registration has opened in December for every edition on record (2026, 2024).

**How do I find out the moment Wheelbase Fred Whitton Challenge 2027 registration opens?**

Race Entry Watch reads the registration page every night, hourly in the week before a stated opening date and every ten minutes on the day itself. The free weekly digest is on this page; the same-day email, the moment it opens, is the membership (4 USD a month) or a 30-day pass (5 USD once).

## Past editions

- 2027: opened 2026-12-01; closed 2026-12-10 (https://fredwhittonchallenge.co.uk/entry/)
- 2026: opened 2025-12-01; closed 2025-12-12 (https://racebest.com/races/27sw3)
- 2024: opened 2023-12-01 (https://web.archive.org/web/20240803035939/https://fredwhittonchallenge.co.uk/entry/)

## Sources

- https://fredwhittonchallenge.co.uk/entry/ (read 2026-10-24)

## Changes

- 2026-10-24: record added
- 2026-10-24: past editions added: 2027, 2026, 2024 (3 source row(s))

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