"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 (apart from 2021 when it was pushed back to June due to COVID-19). 

#transwales22 details:

• Start: Fri 6 May 2022, start anytime from 8pm to midnight on the road below Menai Bridge, Bangor 
  
• 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 choose the route passing through these checkpoints.
• Tweet a timestamped photo at the start, at each checkpoint, and at the finish using the #TransWales22 hashtag

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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

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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 #transwales22

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Results

Rider	CP1	CP2	CP3	CP4	Total

• TransWales21 title holders: Hannah Larbalestier (13H 45M) & Matt Davies (13H 03M) - full results
• TransWales20 title holder: COVID-19
• TransWales19 title holder: Adam Kenrick (15H 23M) - full results
• TransWales18 title holder: Ian Walker (16 H15M) - full results
  • Ian Walker then went on to win the North Cape 4000
  • Meanwhile, Ede Harrison (first women home), went on to be the fastest woman at #TCRNo6​​
• ​TWR17: full results