Date
Sat, 17 Apr 2027
Start
10:30
Venue
Tiny Rebel Brewery Bar, Rogerstone, South East Wales
City of Westminster, England
Countdown
April
A 208 km mountain bike loop that ends where it starts, and it's yours to pace: push it in one day or split it over two. No podium, just you against the distance.
Key facts
01Solo or Duo entry, riders must be 18 or over
02Staffed checkpoint at Parkwood Outdoors, about 109 km in
03Cut-off is 20:00 Sunday
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The course
The route
City of Westminster
Distance208km
Total climb3,962m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate195.2 km
Weather
Mid-April, City of Westminster
14°CTypical high
5°CTypical low
-3°CColdest in 20 years
26%Days with rain
Highs around 14°C and lows around 5°C, but it has dropped to -3°C. Rain on 26% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2025 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Karen Price16:29:0112.6 km/h
02Carole Welch16:38:5212.5 km/h
03Liz Greaves32:08:286.5 km/h
3
Women finishers
16:38:52
Median time
12.5 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2025 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserAll Mountain Adventures Ltd.
Websiteallmountainadventures.wales
Instagram@allmountainadventureswales
Running since2024
Training
Training for the The Headstock Challenge
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a The Headstock Challenge plan targets
Typical sessions
208 km with 3,962 m of climbing
Endurance and fatigue resistance over the full distance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long endurance rides building toward the full distance
Threshold and sweet-spot work for sustained power
Sustained climbing repeats on real gradients
Terrain and skills practice specific to the course
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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