The Triple Crown
All three. Eventually.
Four riders have now finished The Perfidious Albion, Wild West Country and Mountains of the Merfynion. Here’s to them, and to whoever is next.
How it started
A joke that got out of hand
The idea of a Triple Crown started as something riders whispered about at finish lines: who would be the first person to complete all three of our events? In 2025, we unashamedly jumped on the bandwagon and made it official.
It was never meant to be done in a single year. Now that The Perfidious Albion and Mountains of the Merfynion run in alternate years, it takes at least two. Finishing one of our events is an achievement in itself. Finishing all three takes stubbornness, patience and some very specific gearing.
The first
Paddy Cope
Paddy took the throne at Mountains of the Merfynion 2025, becoming the first rider to finish all three of our events.
He started as he meant to go on, finishing first at The Perfidious Albion in 2023. Two years later he came back for both of the others, riding Wild West Country in May and Mountains of the Merfynion in September.
Even then, it wasn’t straightforward. Paddy and Nathan Woodhouse were neck and neck into the second day of MOTM25, until a series of tyre issues cost him hours and eventually required a taxi to fetch more tubes. He pressed on regardless, arriving at Llwyn Celyn the following morning in second place and completing the set.
Roll of honour
All three, finished
In the order they completed it.
Paddy Cope
The first to complete it, 2025
Won The Perfidious Albion at his first attempt, then came back two years later to finish the set.
- The Perfidious Albion 2023: 1st, 131 hrs 54 mins
- Wild West Country 2025: 11th, 53 hrs 57 mins
- Mountains of the Merfynion 2025: 2nd, 68 hrs 20 mins
Joe Tresadern
Completed it, 2025
The first rider to finish both of our road events, and a firm believer in riding from pub to pub. He tackled MOTM25 with what he cheerfully admitted was his first ever gravel ride.
- The Perfidious Albion 2022: 2nd, 196 hrs 9 mins
- Wild West Country 2023: 21st, 76 hrs 2 mins
- Mountains of the Merfynion 2025: 7th, 105 hrs 6 mins
James Page and Jon Cox
The first pair to complete it, 2026
Better known to DotWatcher readers as J.Pox. They completed the set at MOTM26 despite a broken spoke, a detached crank arm and an unplanned descent off the wrong side of Hay Bluff.
- The Perfidious Albion 2024: 1st pair, 158 hrs 29 mins
- Wild West Country 2025: 1st pair, 63 hrs 15 mins
- Mountains of the Merfynion 2026: 2nd pair, 85 hrs 20 mins
Two down, one to go
Who’s next?
These riders have finished two of our three events. Here is what each of them still needs.
Next edition August 2027
Needs The Perfidious Albion
- Aaron Hoyle
- Colin Cartwright
- Dicky Hibbert
- John Barnes
- Jon Riding
- Kirsty Paterson
- Kit Menzies
- Lulu Sheard
- Nathan Woodhouse
- Rhys Clarke
Next edition May 2027
Needs Wild West Country
- Callum Rae
Next edition August 2028
Needs Mountains of the Merfynion
- Alex Thorel
- Ben Chuilon
- James Gill
- Louis Moorehead
- Mike Redshaw
- Molly Weaver
- Will Ward
Based on our results. If we have missed you, tell us and we will put it right.