You can leave your hat on if you like, but I would recommend a helmet and to strap yourself in for a 60km South Wales epic! Starting in Pontypool and winding our way up the valley to Blaenavon and back we will experience some of the wonders of the Welsh valley where your ride leader …
Note: This event has been changed from June 1st to June 15th. Warning: This is a very long ride, participants should have a very good level of fitness and stamina to cover the distance and climbing. If you can comfortably ride a hilly 50km (30 miles) off road route then you should be able to …
Photos from the Cotswold epic ride. Read the write up on MBTom. There will also be a write up from Tim Norris. The ride started from the bike path car park. This is near the Egypt Mill hotel and restaurant. We had 18 riders for this tough bank holiday ride. Two finished early due to mechanical issues, …
This is a bit of an epic. It’s just under 60km and 1000m of ascent in the south Cotswolds. It takes in some great trails around Ozleworth, Wotton, North Nibley, Dursley, Kingscote and Nailsworth. A few parts are common to the Nailsworth It ride. See the write up from the recce that Tom and …
Epic Wiltshire Woods and Skyline Ride By Tony Holmes This ride came with a warning – a long distance and many hills with no stop until the Divine Café in Cherhill. It also turned out to be the hottest day of the year so far. In other words: a challenge. Thirteen riders set off in …
The Red Kite Events Devil’s MTB was an off road event with a choice of 30, 60 and 80km routes. There was a road sportive and a cross country run happening on the same day. The recently thawed snow made the ground heavy going in places but on the plus side the week of sun had …
Red Kite Devil’s MTB map and photos (video on way). Read More »
Robin Steward has planned this ‘Enduro’ run out to Knap Hill from Swindon. It’s similar to our Epic Ridgeway ride from June 2011 and our FFS ride from Sept 2011 Full option: meet at Coate Water diving platform 9.30 for 9:45am start. Short option: meet at Barbury Castle car park, ready to ride for 10.30am. …
Chris has invented a long ride that takes in the White Horse trail, the Wansdyke, Morgans Hill, The Cherhill monument, the Marlborough downs and the ridgeway. It should come to around 35-40 miles. The event will start and finish* at the Check Inn in Wroughton near Swindon (Google map location). * this isn’t an out …
Sustrans Big Cheddar Adventure 2010 This is a ride from Bristol to Cheddar and back organised by Sustrans. “Starting from the CREATE Centre in Bristol city centre, choose from two different routes heading into North Somerset. The Nailsea loop is a challenging 29 miles, or take the full on Cheddar loop at 56 miles which …
