Brecon Beacons Devil Sportive

This stunning sportive offers three fantastic cycling routes taking in the best of the Brecon Beacons National Park and the Radnorshire Hills. Leaving Hay on Wye on a twisting mountain road, the route climbs steadily into the Black Mountains. Panoramic views of the Wye Valley unfold to your right and nothing more than sheep and skylarks will disturb the peace and quiet as you continue climbing to reach Gospel Pass, Wales’ highest road. Having topped out at 549 metres, enjoy the long descent through a wooded valley past Llanthony Priory. This is simply some of the best scenery you can enjoy from the saddle anywhere in Wales, in fact in the UK! Back in the valley the route heads West to Crickhowell and across the River Usk. Long route riders now tackle the second climbing challenge of the day, The Tumble, as featured in the 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs list not to mention the Tour of Britain. A swooping descent via Brynmawr and Beaufort brings you back to river level in Llangynidr. Re-join the short / medium route for an easy pedal parallel to the Brecon and Monmouth Canal to the pretty village of Talybont on Usk, site of our first Brecon Beacons Devil Sportive feed station.