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

overview

TransWales occurs on the first full weekend in May​​ each year. 

#transwales23 details:
​​​​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 Eryri (Snowdonia) and Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacon) NPs
  • The trial consists of a start point, 4 checkpoints, and an end point.  You choose the route passing through these checkpoints.
  • Tweet a timestamped photo at the start, at each checkpoint, and at the finish using the #TransWales23 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​

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 Trials Contact Form - link available on the Trials page (same form for all standard TRC trials; no signup, no results)
  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 #transwales23

Results

Rider CP1 CP2 CP3 CP4 Total