"Adfyd a ddwg wybodaeth, a gwybodaeth ddoethineb"​
"Adversity is the mother of wisdom" Welsh proverb

overview

TransWales normally occurs on the first full weekend in May​​ each year, but due to COVID-19 this has been rescheduled for June in 2021 as per below.

#transwales21 details:
  • As some restrictions are still in place, please follow our COVID-19 guidance.
  • Start: Fri 18 June 2021, start anytime from 8pm to midnight on the road below Menai Bridge, Bangor [originally due to start at 11pm, due to COVID-19 restrictions we do not want a large group of cyclists at the start so please start anytime from 8pm on Friday night, elapsed time will be taken from the timestamp of your starting photo]
  • End: Cardiff Bay Barrage

​​​​Key points:
  • The route is from Bangor to Cardiff : ~350km long with ~6,200m of ascent via 4 checkpoints (all dams) spread out over the mountains of Snowdonia and Brecon Beacon NPs
  • The trial consists of a start point, 4 checkpoints, and an end point.  You chose the route passing through these checkpoints.
  • Tweet a timestamped photo at the start, at each checkpoint, and at the finish using the #TransWales21 hashtag

Checkpoints

 Chose your own route passing through the following points:
  • Start: Road below Menai Bridge, Bangor: 53.221610, -4.163571
  • CP1: Stwlan Dam: 52.981899, -3.987342
  • CP2: Lake Vyrnwy Dam: 52.762080, -3.456266
  • CP3: Nant-y-Moch Reservoir Dam: 52.459677, -3.834758 
  • CP4: Talybont-on-Usk Reservoir Dam: 51.875776, -3.302216
  • End: Cardiff Bay Barrage: 51.447618, -3.165378
Debrief: YHA Cardiff: 51.476735, -3.162839

Entry

Step 1​ - book travel/accommodation as per below (most TRC riders will follow this itinerary but by all means do your own thing):
  1. Book train with bike reservation to Bangor to arrive on Friday evening
  2. Book train with bike reservation from Cardiff sometime after breakfast on Sunday
  3. ​Book a bed somewhere in Cardiff for Saturday night and tell them you may be arriving late
​Step 2 - ​enter the trial:
  1. Fill in the 2021 Trials Contact Form (same form for all standard TRC trials)
  2. ​Join our club on Strava if not already a member and sign-up to the event on Strava - here
  3. Invite your mates and share on social media using #transwales21

Results

Rider CP1 CP2 CP3 CP4 END
TransWales20 title holder: COVID-19
TransWales19 title holder: Adam Kenrick (15h23m) - full results
TransWales18 title holder: Ian Walker (16h15m) - full results ​#TWR17: 2-4 June 2017 - 'winner' completed in 27h23m
feed: #transwales21
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