Takes place at Pembrey Country Park Carmarthenshire in late March. It is a 41 km off road race taking in a 5 mile stretch, of the stunning coast line, which is ridden 3 times, gravel forestry tracks along with some fast flowing single track in the dunes and forest within the park. All bikes are welcome. Gravel,CX,Fat bikes, mountain bikes and even tandems. Most people ride gravel bikes but certain sectors are more suited to mountain bikes. So take your pick! I rode a CX bike for the event The event sells out within a couple of days when entries open on New Years Day at midnight. So you need to be quick. Over 1000 riders of all ages and abilities take to the start line The weekend starts on Saturday with children’s races in the afternoon and then a night race of about 5 km using some of the dunes and single track from the main race. You started off at 10 second intervals so are more than likely going to catch or be caught!! The main race starts at midday on Sunday The first 200 riders are gridded and the elite. Unfortunately that’s not me. I had to find a spot in the start pen with everyone else. I queued up an hour before the start so had a decent spot fairly close to the start line. I was soon overtaken along the beach by what seemed a lot of riders. It’s a 3 lap course. The first 2 are the same with the 3rd being slightly shorter. There were a couple of ‘puddles of doom’ which were a lot deeper than they looked. Water and sand are not a great combination and soon all you heard were squealing brakes and grinding from the drive train. Even though it’s only 41 km the terrain makes it a tough day out in the saddle. Certainly worth it if your looking for a crazy race! At the end there’s a chance to grab a drink and some food and to cheer in finishing riders. The winning time was 1 hour and 15 minutes. My time was 1 hour 45 minutes which got me a finish position of 220. I would definitely recommend this race and look forward to seeing you on the start line in 2027