The national Trans reliability trials are designed as training rides to test mind, body and equipment ahead of the summer ultras such as the Transcontinental. They are held on first full weekend of the month from April to June each year. They are predominantly road based but some riders may take gravel shortcuts as they are free to choose their route between the checkpoints. The distances and complexity of the route planning steps up each month. Only seven people in the history of TRC have completed TransEngland, TransWales, and TransScotland in a season.
The national XDURO bikepacking trials are held on first full weekend of the month from May to September each year. These are fixed route gravel rides; EnglanDURO is a nice intro to bikepacking, WalesDURO is beautiful, and ScotDURO is pretty full on.
In addition we have a growing number of one-day XDURO rides which serve as tasters for the longer trials.
It is important we can trace riders on Reliability Trials easily - please complete the form above ahead of your first ride of the year. Only riders who have registered will appear in the results. This single form covers all our standard reliability trials. Select the ones you are committed to riding; you will be sent an automated email after completing this form which will enable you to edit choices at a later date.
Calendar for 2024
5-6 April 2024 - TransEngland - #transengland24
3-4 May 2024 - TransWales - #transwales24
1-2 June 2024 - TransScotland - #transscotland24
8 June 2024 - one-day rides - OxDURO - #oxduro24
15 June 2024 - one-day ride GlenDURO - #glenduro24
22 June 2024 - one-day ride - CotsDURO - #cotsduro24
6-7 July 2024 - WalesDURO - #walesduro24
3-4 August 2024 - EnglanDURO - #englanduro24
17 August to 26 August 2024 - #GBDURO24
23-26 August 2024 - Social ride - GBDURO dotwatcher party - #GBDUROdotwatcherparty
2-6 September 2024 - Zero Waste Week - #zerowasteweek
7-8 September 2024 - ScotDURO - #scotduro24
20-23 September 2024 - Bikes, Bees & Trees Rally [Scotland] - #BBTRally24
5 October 2024 - one-day ride - PennDURO - #pennduro24
[26 October 2024 - TRC AGM (provisional, online)]
Provisional calendar for 2025 (to be confirmed 1 Jan 2025)
4-5 April 2025 - TransEngland - #transengland25
2-5 May 2025 - Bikes, Bees & Trees Rally [Scotland] - #BBTRally25
9-10 May 2025 - TransWales - #transwales25
7-8 June 2025 - TransScotland - #transscotland25
14 June 2025 - one-day rides - OxDURO - #oxduro25
21 June 2025 - one-day ride GlenDURO - #glenduro25
28 June 2025 - one-day ride - CotsDURO - #cotsduro25
5-6 July 2025 - WalesDURO - #walesduro25
2-3 August 2025 - EnglanDURO - #englanduro25
9 August to 18 August 2025 - #GBDURO25
23-24 August 2025 - Social ride - pubduro North York Moors - #pubduroNYM25
1-5 September 2025 - Zero Waste Week - #zerowasteweek
6-7 September 2025 - ScotDURO - #scotduro25
4 October 2025 - one-day ride - PennDURO - #pennduro25