After five editions looping the south-west, Wild West Country is heading somewhere new. For 2027, the route crosses into Wales, reaches the sea at Aberystwyth and comes back again. There’s much less West Country than before, but it remains wild – arguably wilder than ever. The route The start and finish stay at The Bike […]

WC26 applications have been open for two weeks now. The weighted lottery promotes diversity of all kinds, but it is the increased number of women and non-binary riders that is often highlighted. 2026 will be our sixth year running events and – as a majority women organising team – we can attest that it remains

Applications for next year’s Wild West Country are now open, with entries distributed via a weighted lottery again this year. The lottery will remain open until 22:00 on Sunday 16th November, so you have plenty of time to apply. As ever, we encourage anyone tempted by the lure of ultra endurance cycling to consider applying.

MOTM25 saw two riders complete our Triple Crown. Paddy Cope took the throne – becoming the first rider to finish all of three of our events – with Joe Tresadern not too far behind. Chapeau to them both for this remarkable feat. Somewhat fittingly, this took both of them several years to complete. The idea

Triple crowns seem to be all the rage at the moment, so we thought we’d unashamedly jump on the bandwagon. However, the idea of a TPA Triple Crown is something that riders have whispered about for a while now: who will be the first person to complete all three events? This year it is looking

Christmas is a time of giving, so we thought we’d give people a few last-minute ideas. Whatever your faith – or lack of, we can all connect with the idea that Christmas highlights what we’re fortunate to have and what others lack. With that in mind, here are our suggestions. Pay forward a meal at The

As the newest addition to our roster of events, Mountains of the Merfynion continues to evolve and grow. In 2025, the route will start and finish in Wales for the first time, allowing us to shorten the loop by around 200km. Fear not, pretty much all of the best riding remains. We hope that this

Entries for the fifth edition of The Perfidious Albion are now open. TPA25 will be largely unchanged from this year, with only a slight change of finish location. We have reverted to the original pre-summer-holiday dates, which I’m afraid is bad news for any teachers but good news when it comes to accommodation options. It