Nestled on the edge of the Snowdonia National Park, Bala is an excellent venue for a sportive. Quiet roads and big hills, combined with Red Kite Events excellent route choice this sportive will quickly become a classic to do event. Our event HQ for this year will be The Bala Football Club.

For this event we have two route options plus a short cut at the end to avoid the final climb, our timing system will log the riders who opt to divert and not do the last climb out of Lake Vyrnwy.

80 Mile route - 3003 metres of climbing. Tackling the climbs of Waen y Bala, Pont yr Afon-Gam, Moel Goedog, Bwlch Oerddrws, The Bwlch-y-Groes (number 91 in the Greatest Cycling Climbs book), and Hirnant Pass (reverse of this is in the Another 100 Greatest Climbs book).

102 mile route - 4439 metres of climbing. Tackling the same climbs as the shorter route plus the climb to Ffynon Eidda, and the Crimea Pass!

Both routes will be taking in the gorgeous and rugged scenery of the Snowdonia National Park. The area is superb for cycling, with quiet roads and stunning views. The long route has had a slight change from 2014 so that we can get a feed station in a bit sooner. The routes where loved by the riders who all 'enjoyed' the challenge of this seriously tough sportive. We may need to make some route changes prior to the event start, we will update the gpx files and riders briefing to this affect. The routes will be very well marked and there will be maps at the event HQ and the feed stops.

Both routes will have two food stops supplied by our Sponsors The Drovers Rest (Llanwrtyd Wells) and High 5. Our food stops are possibly the best of any sportive in the UK, homemade cake, savoury options, and a selection of products from High 5. We are also able to cater for food alergies - please let us know when you complete the booking in procedure.

Muc-Off will have their excellent lube and bike care products at the feed stations as well as at the event HQ.

At a Glance
  • 31 May 2015 8:00am
  • Tickets On Sale
  • Red Kite Events The Bala Devil SportiveRed Kite Events The Bala Devil SportiveBala, Gwynedd, UK
  • Up to 164 km (102 miles)
  • From 20.00 GBP
  • Unknown Riders