"Adfyd a ddwg wybodaeth, a gwybodaeth ddoethineb"​

"Adversity is the mother of wisdom" Welsh proverb

overview

​TransWales occurs each year on the first full weekend in May​​.  #transwales18 details:

• Start: Fri 4 May 2018, 11.00pm start on the road below Menai Bridge, Bangor
• End: Cardiff Bay Barrage
• Post-ride debrief: Sun 6 May 2018, 9am breakfast at the YHA Cardiff

​​Key points:

• The route is from Bangor to Cardiff : ~346km 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.
• ​Get your transport/accommodation booked now

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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

​​Post-ride meet-up: 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 in YHA Cardiff for Saturday night and tell them you will be arriving late

​Step 2 - ​enter the trial:

1. ​Join our club on Strava if not already a member
2. Sign-up to the event on ​Strava
3. Invite your mates and share on social media using #transwales18 - we strive for a 50:50 male-female split so put extra effort into encouraging women to join in

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Results

TransWales18 title holder: Ian Walker (16h15m) - 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​​

Twitter feed: #transwales18

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#TWR17: 2-4 June 2017 - 'winner' completed in 27h23m