In early October, we were hit the first big storm of the autumn, Storm Ali. Whilst she didnt bring too much rain, there was a vicious westerly that many riders on the TCW have felt over the years. Day two from Rhayader to Llangurig is the most affected, and slows the ride down at times to standstill, and saps your energy in the process. The Wales Rally GB was also in mid Wales, and would be flying through Tarenig Forest during Saturday. How inconsiderate! So with all of this

The Black Mountains of mid Wales looked more like the west coast of the Us after a hurricane had passed through. Did it stop play, did it hell!! We braved the weather and made our way over and around Waun Fach, at times resembling a scene from Mary Poppins as we floated through the air with the bike!!! Sunday was a much calmer affair, the Gap loop was awsome, and the sun even came out to play!! Thanks to the crew for an awesome weekend! #mtb #breconbeacons #blackmountains #wa

The Black Mountains and Brecon Beacons were scorching, hotter than the sun!! Ok, a slight exaggeration but hot, dry and dusty nonetheless. Two groups joined us at Perth Y Pia for an epic weekend of riding. Sim and friends kicked the weekend off early with a blast up the Blorenge on the Friday, epic views and a nice relaxed ride. Polly was welcoming everyone else into the accommodation, fire pit alight and a welcome beer from Ludlow Brewing Company. With 16 riders taking up ev

Another nice surprise in April was the return of Alex (and friends) and Chris, both of whom came on the TCW in 2017. For Chris it was early in the year, and glorious after the driest spring in decades. For Alex though, it was a different story. It rained, howled and battered him and seven other friends for the whole weekend, survived to tell the story, and wanted more! So when he asked for better weather on April 20, I said "sure, no problem, I'll book it now" with my crystal