Welcome to the Devil Ride, an exciting new cyclosportive from the organisers of the award winning Autumn Epic, taking place on 10th August 2008 from Builth Wells in mid Wales.
We had been thinking about setting up a cyclosportive that takes in the infamous Devil?s Staircase for a couple of years, but the event got some real impetus in a forum on the excellent cyclosport.co.uk.
As well as the notorious Devil?s Staircase, riders will take on another nine or ten significant climbs, including the fearsome Gammallt (25%). This follows immediately after the Staircase and came to fame when it forced riders onto their feet during the Milk Race. There are also plenty of other rolling climbs to keep things interesting and that will feel big enough by the end.
cyclosportives.co.uk – devil ride
I’ve entered and booked my accommodation. It’s going to be a pain getting there without a car (5hr train with bike, request stop) but it will be the first time I visit Wales.
hippy, by the time August comes around you’ll be so damn fit you could ride to Wales. Know it! 🙂
haha You overestimate my body’s ability to adapt to training load!
Thanks for the vote of confidence though.
You know, if I could afford the time off I WOULD ride to Wales! I hate dealing with trains, especially bikes on trains so riding is certainly my preferred option!