Events/7 Cities of Wales

7 Cities of Wales

Ultra
Date
Sat, 31 Jul 2027
Venue
Rogerstone, South Wales (loop)
Countdown
July
Distance
1,200km
Total climb
20,000m

A self-supported off-road loop that links every city of Wales in one lap of roughly 1,200km. No support crews, no prizes, no course markings. Just a GPX file, a dot on a tracker, and the whole country to cross.

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The course

The route

Roughly 1,200km and close to 20,000m of climbing, starting near Newport at Rogerstone and looping right around Wales: the southern valleys, the remote Cambrians, technical Snowdonia, and exposed coast, self-navigated with about 40% on mountain bridleway. Distances and elevation are approximate.

Weather

Late-July, Rogerstone

20°CTypical high
13°CTypical low
9°CColdest in 20 years
53%Days with rain

Highs around 20°C and lows around 13°C, but it has dropped to 9°C. Rain on 53% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results

Who finishes, and how

#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Tom Morgan94:47:5412.7 km/h
02Amalric Lagie106:04:5611.3 km/h
03Tobia Zantedeschi145:09:328.3 km/h
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Finishers
7d 3:55:14
Median time
7.0 km/h
Median speed
Overall · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training

Training for the 7 Cities of Wales

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What Wales throws at you
Typical sessions
Close to 20,000m of climbing over roughly 1,200km, most of it on rough mountain ground
Consecutive big days: this is repeated mountain riding for a week or more, not one long push
Multiple nights alone, self-navigated by GPX, with sparse resupply through mid-Wales
Welsh mountain weather that turns hostile even in July, and technical terrain ridden under a loaded bike
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Three-day mountain blocks, like Sat 8h plus Sun 6h plus Mon 5h, to rehearse cumulative fatigue
Long Z2 hilly endurance rides building toward 10+ hours with 1,500m or more of climbing
A multi-night mountain trip on full kit: climb, ride technical, sleep rough, repeat
Night navigation and overnight rides, plus loaded hike-a-bike and lower-body strength work
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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