The Dave Lloyd Mega Challenge was a
cyclosportive
A cyclosportive, or often simply sportive, is a short to long distance, organised, mass-participation cycling event, typically held annually. The Italian term '' Gran Fondo'' is commonly used for these events in the United States, Australia and so ...
challenge based in North East Wales. Held for the first time in June 2008. The Independent Association of Cyclosportive Organisers placed it in the top three of UK sportives.
The challenge featured three routes: the Mini-MEGA, Midi-MEGA and MEGA, varying in distance and climbing. For the 2009 event, the MEGA route was 145 miles with 5,500 metres of climbing. The 2008 event took in climbs such as
Bwlch Pen Barras, The Shelf,
Horseshoe Pass
The Horseshoe Pass ( cy, Bwlch yr Oernant, "Pass of the Cold Stream") is a mountain pass in Denbighshire, north-east Wales. It separates Llantysilio Mountain to the west from the 565 metre (1,854 feet) mountain and Marilyn Cyrn-y-Brain to the eas ...
, World's End, The Cerrig 'Road To Hell',
Bwlch y Groes
Bwlch y Groes (translates from Welsh as ''pass of the cross'') is the second highest public road mountain pass in Wales, with a summit altitude of . Gospel Pass in south Wales is slightly higher. It lies on minor roads linking Dinas Mawddwy (via ...
, and 'The Stingers'. The 2009 event also featured the Bwlch y Groes the 'hard way', from Dinas Mawddwy, and finished atop Bwlch Pen Barras.
The 2010 edition saw a significant drop in the number of entries
See also
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Challenge riding
Challenge riding is a form of cycling where the riders challenge themselves rather than each other. Some challenge rides are charity events or pledge rides. Some are organised as pre- or early-season training events (sometimes in the UK called rel ...
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Brevet or Randonnée
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Bicycle touring
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Cyclosportive
A cyclosportive, or often simply sportive, is a short to long distance, organised, mass-participation cycling event, typically held annually. The Italian term '' Gran Fondo'' is commonly used for these events in the United States, Australia and so ...
References
External links
Dave Lloyd Mega Challenge Official Website*{http://www.cyclosport.org/article.aspx?id=759{{Dead link, date=January 2024 , bot=InternetArchiveBot , fix-attempted=yes Dave Lloyd Mega Challenge page at Cyclosport]
Sport in Wales
Cyclosportives in the United Kingdom