The Mile 2021 Races

The Mile races operate under a fun ‘run what you brung’ rule. That said, due to a hugely popular demand, race places are very limited. So please make sure you read the race class descriptions below carefully to avoid disappointment. First come, first served!

THE RACE CLASSES

Race The Mile

Once you have purchased your Rider-Registration ticket you will receive an email with your unique Ticket/Racer Number. We will send you the Racer-Registration form within 24 hours of ticket purchase to submit your motorcycle details and enter the race class. No rider/motorcycle has been turned away yet, but you will need the correct tyres for specific races.

Please note that all racers must be over 18, hold a valid road license, have road/motorcycle insurance and purchase a Rider-Registration ticket.

Once you have purchased your Rider-Registration ticket you will receive an email with your unique Ticket/Racer Number. Within this email there will be a link to the Racer-Registration form to submit your rider/motorcycle details and enter the race(s) and class(es). No rider/motorcycle has been turned away yet, but you will need the correct machine and tyres for the specific races.

Race spots are very limited and in 2021 we have reduced the number of race spots available in each class, so there is more time riding for each rider. Please note that all racers must be over 18, hold a valid road license, have road/motorcycle insurance and purchase a Rider-Registration ticket.

Non racers can purchase the general admission tickets. A motorcycle can enter each race in only one class, but a rider can enter multiple motorcycles into different classes, but race spots are limited.

For insurance reasons and to make sure we include a good range of bikes at The Mile, each Rider-Registration application must be approved by the Malle race team.

See you on the start line! 

The Mile is a celebration of the motorcycle in all its forms, with a non-stop programme of very inappropriate racing. A celebration of the British summertime, the motorcycle culture, with world class bands and live music from the Main Stage, the Expedition Exhibition, The Art Of Machine art show, brand exhibitions, The Midnight Mile electric race and the now legendary Mile After-Party.

After 6 years in London a new home for The Mile with larger grounds for all of our guests was inevitable and we can’t wait to host the 2021 Mile at the uniquely beautiful Grimsthorpe Castle and their 6000 acres of stunning grounds. The deer park and ancient oak forests will play host to The Mile in 2021 and beyond. Grimsthorpe Castle is located exactly 100 miles North of London and in the centre of Great Britain, leading The Mile pilgrimage to the heart and centre of the country.

As ever, each year we strive to push The Mile further than ever before, to this end we’ve introduced new races and new race classes for 2021, ensuring a lot more racing action, less time in the pits, more parties, more exhibitions, more music, fun and a lot more motorcycles! This year 500+ motorcycles will race in our series of inappropriate races over The Mile festival weekend – and since the very first year our ethos has not changed; everyone is invited to join and race anything on 2+ wheels and no one is expected to win.

The Malle family and our team of dedicated Malle Marshalls will be putting their heart and soul into hosting the festival and we can’t wait for the first race flag to drop. We want to thank our amazing community of riders, our supporting brands, encourageable friends, family and volunteers for making The Mile what it has become over the years – The Mile is yours, Viva La Mile!

Classic Belle Tent

Standard 5m Belle Tent for 2-4 people
Full moon matting flooring
Air mattresses
Egyptian cotton bedding
Cushions and throw rugs
Hurricane Lanterns (Battery powered)
Side Table
Welcome Mat
Mirror

Deluxe Belle Tent

Luxury 5m Belle Tent for 2-4 people
Full moon matting flooring
Hybrid Air-Foam Mattress
Egyptian cotton bedding
Cushions and throw rugs
Artificial plants
Hurricane Lanterns (Battery powered)
Side Table
Welcome Mat
Mirror
Towels
Wash Kit
Complimentary Water & Sweets

Palace Belle Tent

Extra Large Luxurious Twin Pole 6m Belle Tent for 2-4 people
Full moon matting flooring
Memory Foam Mattress
Egyptian cotton bedding
Cushions and throw rugs
Artificial plants
Hurricane Lanterns (Battery powered)
Side Table
Inflatable Sofa
Breakfast table with 2 x chairs
Welcome Mat
Mirror
Towels
Wash Kit
Complimentary Water & Sweets

The Mile Metropolis

Each year we work with a handful of selected brands, artisans, adventurers, chefs and artists from all over the world who are dedicated advocates of the global motorcycle culture. We help them create unique brand worlds, exhibitions, race activations and offer delicious food and drinks in The Metropolis. If your team would like to host something in The Metropolis and to connect with the wonderful audience at The Mile, please request an info pack to discuss partnerships – themile@mallelondon.com

Volunteer

The Mile could not happen on the scale and with the sense of fun that it does without the support of our fantastic staff and volunteers. Building The Mile is another adventure altogether. This year we’re providing refined Malle PPE for all staff and volunteers and ensure their tasks do not compromise social distancing measures. Do you want to join our team of good looking, un-shaven, but well scented race marshals in exchange for all access weekend passes? Great, drop us a note! themile@mallelondon.com

The Press

“ONE OF THE MOST ENGAGING MOTORCYCLE EVENTS YOU COULD WISH TO BE A PART OF”

Built Magazine

“Gentleman rogues and ladies of unquestionable valour, dazzle the crowds with their impromptu two-wheeled riding skills in an idyllic setting. What’s not to love?” 

Dutch, The BikeShed

“An Idyllic, high-society garden party with motorcycle drag racing!”

Classic Bike Magazine

“Probably the most British event on the motorcycling calendar” 

MCN – Motor Cycle News

“Great people, on beautiful bikes, doing things they were not made to do! The Mile cannot come soon enough.” 

Ben Bowers, Movember

“Tucked away in the English countryside in the shadow of a manor house is one of the UK’s best kept secrets – the Malle Mile”

For the Ride – Triumph

“It reminds me of bike meet-ups in France and in the fifties, just good fun with good people who love bikes”

John Giles, ISDT Champion

“The formula has clearly worked: race places at The Malle Mile now sell out within hours.”

Bike Exif

“As A biker i was in heaven, The Mile Achieves An intimacy, a friendliness, an effortless air of informality that is utterly beguiling”

Riddle Magazine

COVID-19  Promise

YOUR HOSTS

Who is Malle?

Malle London is a family company that was started in 2012 by two ‘designers/ cousins/motorcycle-disciples’ Robert Nightingale & Jonny Cazzola.

After a decade of working in the design, engineering and innovation space and after many trans-continental motorcycle adventures; they decided to set out to create more robust and British utilitarian Adventure Accessories – to enable motorcyclists and adventurers to go further and in-turn inspiring them to appreciate and travel the world more.

In 2015 Malle hosted ‘The Malle Mile’ in London, an intimate and inappropriate motorcycle race which has doubled in size every year and has been a sold out event for the last 3 years.

In 2017 they hosted ‘The Great Malle Rally‘, the longest inappropriate motorcycle rally ever attempted in great Britain. Exploring over 1500 miles from the northern tip to the southern tip with 100 custom/classic/cafe motorcycles. In 2020 they hosted the first ever ‘Mile Beach Race’ Sprint on Margate Sands, expect to see new motorcycle adventures, rallies and celebrations happening in Britain and beyond in 2022.

PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT – ONE BIKE & ONE TREE AT A TIME.

For all Malle events in 2021, including The Malle Mile, The Mile Beach Race and The Great Malle Rally, we aim to be plastic free, providing stainless steel water bottles and non-plastic solutions etc. for all riders. We are also working with ‘The International Tree Foundation’ to plant a tree for every rider who enters The Mile races – with an aim to plant a minimum of another 2000 trees in 2021 – off setting and locking away carbon and protecting the global environment. In 2020 we planted 3235 trees, a modest forest!

Started in 1924 – learn more about their stellar work in the UK and Africa here: www.internationaltreefoundation.org

CHARITY BENEFIT PARTNER – TWO WHEELS FOR LIFE

In 2020 the Malle team are delighted to announce our partnership with Two Wheels For Life. For three decades they and their sister organisation Riders for Health have ensured local health professionals can use motorcycles to reach the remotest parts of Africa where other vehicles simply cannot reach. By providing appropriate motorcycles as well as ongoing maintenance, training, digital data collection and access to fuel, health professionals are now able to reliably and efficiently deliver medicine and other services to over 47 million people. We are in awe of their work and the way in which they use the humble motorcycle as a conduit for good, improving healthcare and life across Africa.

We are dedicated to raising funds and awareness to support their vital mission. Learn more about their amazing work here: www.twowheelsforlife.org

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