What’s On
28th April Ffestiniog 360
In aid of the Joshua Tree children’s cancer charity. 62 miles starting at Betws Y Coed from 0800hrs. See https://thejoshuatree.org.uk/events/ffestiniog-360-2024/ and to enter https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/298279/Ffestiniog-360-2024 Cost £40.
28th April Mountain Bike Race Llandegla
Oneplanet Adventure Bike Club would like to invite all Mountain Bikers to enter our Welsh Regional cross country Mountain bike race at Llandegla – See RCC Facebook post or https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/296716/Welsh-MTB-XC-Series-Round-2 Cost £5 – £20
22nd September UCI World Series Gravel Qualifier
Starting at Llyn Brenig, a 57km/1,059m elevation gravel ride (or double that for men under 60 and women under 50 who do two laps!). Going round the Brenig reservoir and through Clocaenog Forest
See here for more details: https://ucigravelworldseries.com/en/ruthin/
25th August Wild Wales Challenge
Run by Merseyside CTC. Long course of 95 miles and 10,000ft of ascent and a shorter course of 65 miles and 7000ft of ascent. See https://www.merseysidectc.co.uk/wwc Cost £35
Achievements
Ian Moore – Congratulations!
Congratulations to Ian who finished 2nd in the World Series Gravel in Sardinia, wearing Ruthin colours!
“So close to a rainbow World Series jersey. A late Canadian entry got it, well done to him. It was a very tough hilly course and pleased my strength held up. The last 12km was on road into a headwind and I finished on my own. On to The Gralloch Gravel World Series Gravel race on 18th May. See if I can go one better!! Oh boy this gravel racing is hard. Respect to gravel riders!!”
Dave Passe
7th April Reliability Ride
Another year, another super tough VCM Reliability Ride, well supported by RCC. The organiser reckoned that the event raised about £900 for Prostate Cancer UK.
Ian Moore
First at the British Masters Cycling Percy Stallard national series competition race at Darley Moor Derbyshire, 10th March. I think we all needed treatment for hyperthermia as it was a very wet and cold ride!!
Summer Long Rides
We plan to organise some longer rides during the summer, typically on the last Sunday of the month.
Details will be emailed to members as we decide on routes. In the past we have ridden to Conwy, and met at Betws-y-Coed to ride the Brailsford Way to Caernarfon. But other routes are possible.
Gravel Rides
We are still looking for someone to plan some gravel rides for the club…
Thursday Evening Training Rides
We hope to run a fast Chain-gang and a slower, structured fitness ride on Thursday evenings for the summer months, depending on demand. Watch out for emails with details.