It’s the second round of the Chain Reaction Cycles MTB Marathon powered by Mercedes-Benz Vito Sport next weekend (21/22 May) at Llandovery, Wales.
The May event will host not just one but again two different cycling events – one for skinny tyres and one for knobblies. The weekend will kick off with the CycleOps Power Road Sportive which will offer two different courses – a tough yet rewarding 85mile long course which has more than 2500m of climbing in it and the super scenic 55mile short course with less than 2000m of climbing.
With Saturday coming to an end at the pasta party, Sunday’s focus will be on the CRC MTB Marathon (start 10am on Sunday morning) which will have four different distances on offer. John has made once again use of the huge amount of trails and tracks the area has to offer and has created some fantastic courses.
Course preview
The marathon heads out of Llandovery over Mynydd Myddfai, on the edge of the Black Mountains and enters a small area of forestry around the beautiful Usk Resevoir, from here the route follows the Sarn Helen Trail, an old Roman road. After the split point the longer route drops down to, and crosses the A40, entering Halfway forest and then into the Crychan Forest, renowned for its technical single track and fire road climbs.
fter a challenging loop here, the route follows the Afon Bran down the valley towards Llandovery. This course is an exciting mix of open hill, bridleways, forest roads, dual and single tracks, taking you into the Brecon Beacons national park and through some splendid countryside with stunning views of the Beacons and Black Mountains.
Enter now
The entry for both Llandavery events is open. Just go to our MTB-Marathon entry page to book your spot in the marathon.
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