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Abergavenny, Wales - 5th August
Not just a new location but also a new set-up in 2012. The Abergavenny round is the only round where the road sportive will run on the Sunday of the event weekend rather than the Saturday. So Sunday will be all about riding on skinny tires! This year’s third Vitus Road SPortive will take us to a brand new location – Abergavenny (only 20 miles away from the English border and the gateway to Wales), an area famous for its quality riding but up to now never visited by the Road Sportive or CRC MTB Marathon series. The event is located in a stunningly scenic area in the Brecon Beacons and Black Mountains - an ideal place for one of the most breathtaking and challenging Road Sportives in the 2012 series.
This new addition to the line-up should bring in a lot of pre-entries. So if you are keen to join us at the Abergavenny round then make sure that you get your entry in soon.
Vitus Road Sportive:
This third round of the Vitus Road Sportive will start and finish in Abergavenny (exact location TBC). On top of this, the ‘double-header’ weekend will feature the usual MTB Marathon action – 4th August 2012. As the mountain bike marathon (Saturday) comes to an end, the road sportive riders will start to descend on the event village.
John Lloyd is once again going all out putting two demanding sportive courses together. Apart from showcasing the fantastic road riding in the area, be prepared to be amazed and rewarded with long, challenging climbs, countless miles of smooth, fast undulating roads and the most picturesque scenery the area has to offer.
For more information, visit the event homepage or go straight to the entry page to secure your entry.
Distance:
The sportives will have two distances to choose from:
Download Course details, maps, profiles Short Course - PDF 600KB
Standard sportive: Length: approx 55mile
Climbing: approx 1450m
Download Course details, maps, profiles Long Course - PDF 600KB
Classic sportive: Length: approx 90mile
Climbing: approx 2500m
Course Description:
A totally new sportive course for the 2012 series. These routes take you through some stunning valleys and over a couple of memorable mountains. The routes start by travelling north along the Llanthoney valley through the black mountains over Hay Bluff, here you will see stunning views of the Wye valley and the picturesque town of Hay on Wye.
Then after descending down and following the Wye Valley you travel west towards Brecon where you’ll join the Usk Valley and follow the Monmouth canal to Llangynidr and the second big climb of the day over Llangynidr Mountain overlooking the Heads of the Valleys. From here you descend steeply down the notorious descent off the Blorenge to the usk valley, meandering back towards Abergavenny.
Start time:
The Vitus Road Sportive will start between 8.30am – 9.30am in Abergavenny (exact location TBC)
Registration opens:
Friday from 6.00pm – 9.00pm
Saturday from 7.00am – 8.00pm
Sunday from 7.00am – 9.30am
Entry fee:
£27 or reduced price of £47 if you take part in the discounted ‘weekend ticket’.
Tea, coffee and cake will be served at the finish line as well as food at the feed station(s).
Campground:
Camping will be available (included in the entry fee) from Friday night through to Monday morning at the Abergavenny location (TBC). Riders will benefit from all facilities provided at the campground and event village across the weekend. It will be signposted from Friday afternoon onwards.
Don’t forget our event photographer Jon Brooke will be at the event taking photographs of you all! The photos will be up on www.rightplacerighttime.co.uk to view and purchase a few days after each event.
To enter the event(s), visit the entry page.
For information about local services and accommodation, visit the local info page.
