Date
Fri, 30 Apr 2027
Start
10:30
Venue
Tiny Rebel Brewery Bar, Rogerstone, South East Wales
City of Westminster, England
Countdown
April
480 km on a mountain bike in one go, with no support crew and only two staffed checkpoints. Start Friday morning and keep riding until Monday evening.
Key facts
01Self-supported: you carry what you need between the two staffed checkpoints
02Finish cut-off is 20:00 on Monday 3 May 2027
03Solo or duo entries, riders aged 18 and over
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The course
The route
City of Westminster
Distance480km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate439.1 km
Weather
Late-April, City of Westminster
15°CTypical high
6°CTypical low
-1°CColdest in 20 years
32%Days with rain
Highs around 15°C and lows around 6°C, but it has dropped to -1°C. Rain on 32% 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
01Clémence Lys62:09:007.7 km/h
02Alicia Schwarzenbach72:25:106.6 km/h
03Jess Notzing77:58:006.2 km/h
4
Women finishers
3d 3:11:35
Median time
6.4 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 Ultra
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 Ultra plan targets
Typical sessions
480 km
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
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
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