The History...
(The challenge for the Organisers - find a new route every year!)
26 Aug 1984: - the inaugural year. Plas Rhiwaedog - Trawsfynydd Mountain
Road - Pont y Gain - Coed y Brenin Forest - Llanfachreth - Brythdir -
Cross Foxes - Bwlch Oerddrws - Dinas Mawddwy - Bwlch y Groes - Eunant -
Vrynwy Dam - Hirnant - Plas Rhiwaedog (66.2m)
25 Aug 1985: Plas Rhiwaedog - Cwm Penanner - Pentrefoelas - Ysbty Ifan -
Pont yr Afon Gam - Ffestiniog - Crimea Pass - Lledr Valley - Betws y Coed
- Llyn Geirionnydd - Gwydir Castle - Betws y Coed - Penmachno - Pont y
Afon Gam - Llyn Celyn - Bala - Plas Rhiwaedog (81.1m) Team Winners:
Birkenhead North End C.C.
24 Aug 1986: Plas Rhiwaedog - Hirnant Pass - Vyrnwy Dam - Llangadfan -
Nant y Eira - Talerddig - Clatter - Ttrefeglwys - Llanidloes - Clywedog
Reservoir - llanbrynmair - Nant Carfan - Dinas Mawddwy - Bwlch y Groes -
Llanuwchllyn - Llangower (85.7m)
Team Winners: Merseyside D.A.
30 Aug 1987: Plas Rhiwaedog - Cwm Penanner - Pentrefoelas - Nebo -
Llanrwst - Llyn Geirionnydd - Betws y Coed - Penmachno - Pont y Afon Gam -
Trawsfynydd - Pont y Gain - Trawsfynydd Mountain Road - Llanuwchllyn -
Llangower (65.7m)
Team Winners: Merseyside D.A.
28 Aug 1988: Plas Rhiwaedog - Hirnant Pass - Eunant Pass - Bwlch y Groes
- Dinas Mawddwy - Machynlleth - Tywyn - Tal y Llyn Cross Foxes - Bwlch
Oerddrws - Dinas Mawddwy - Bwlch y Groes - Llanuwchllyn - Llangower
(80.8.m)
Team Winners: Birkenhead North End C.C.
27 Aug 1989: Bala - Llyn Celyn - Ffestiniog - Tan y Bwlch - Aberglaslyn -
Beddgelert - Nant Gwynant - Capel Curig - Betwsy Coed - Penmachno - Pont
yr Afon Gam - Llyn Celyn Llidiardau - Llanuwchllyn - Llangower (78.4m)
Team Winners: Merseyside Wheelers
26 Aug 1990: Bala - Llangynog - Pistyll Rhaedr - Llanarmon D.C. - Glyn
Ceiriog - Church hill - Froncysyllte - Panorama - Rhewl - Glyndyfrddwy -
Bryneglwys - Carrog - Corwen - Llandrillo - Llangower (79.6m)
Team Winners: Merseyside Wheelers
25 Aug 1991: Bala - Hirnant Pass - Vyrnwy Dam - Llangadfan - Nant yr Eira
- Talerddig - Bwlch Glynmynydd - Machynlleth - Aberangell - Dinas Mawddwy
- Bwlch y Groes - Llanuwchllyn - Llangower (75m)
Team Winners: Birkenhead North End C.C.
30 Aug 1992 (The worst weather so far in event history): Bala - Cwm
Penanner - Ysbty Ifan - Betws y Coed - Llyn Geirionnydd - Trefriw - Conwy
- Tal y Cafn - Eglwssbach - Nebo - Ysbyty Ifan - Cwm Penanner - Bala
Llangower (79.2m)
Team Winners: Birkenhead N.E.C.C. and Merseyside Wheelers (Joint)
29 Aug 1993: Bala - Hirnant Pass - Eunant Pass - Llauwchllyn -
Trawsfynydd Mountain Road - Pont Aber Geirw - Dolgellau - Cross Foxes -
Bwlch Oerddrws - Dinas Mawddwy - Bwlch y Groes - Llanuwchllyn (65m)
Team Winners: Wolverhampton Wheelers
28 Aug 1994: Bala - Bwlch y Groes - Dinas Mawddwy - Aberllefenni - Corris
- Cross Foxes - Dolgellau - Brithdir - Bwlch Oerddrws - Dinas Mawddwy -
Bwlch y Groes - Lake Vyrnwy - Hirnant Pass - Bala (69.8m)
Team Winners: Wolverhampton Wheelers
27 Aug 1995: Bala - Hirnant Pass - Lake Vyrnwy - Pen y Bont Fawr -
Llanrhaedr Y.M. - Llanarmon D.C. - Glyn Ceiriog - Llangollen - Pontfadog -
Glyn Ceiriog - Llanarmon D.C. - Llanrhaedr Y.M. - Pen y Bont Fawr -
Milltir Cerrig - Bala (75.1m)
Team Winners: Birkenhead North End C.C.
25 Aug 1996: Bala - Llanuwchllyn - Trawsfynydd Mountain Road - Pont Aber
Geirw - Coed y Brenin Forest - Llanelltydd - Arthog - Dolgellau - Cross
Foxes - Corris - Aberangell - Dinas Mawddwy - Bwlch y Groes - Bala (82.3m)
Team Winners: Wolverhampton Wheelers
24 Aug 1997: Bala - Hirnant Pass - Vyrnwy - Llanwddyn - Llangadfan -
Llanerfyl - Llanfair Caereinion - Welshpool - Pontrobert - Llanwddyn - Pen
y Bont Fawr - Milltir Cerrig - Bala (83.1m)
Team Winners: Wolverhampton Wheelers
30 Aug 1998: Bala - Parc - Pont yr Afon Gam - Ffestiniog - Croesor - Cwm
Ystradllyn - Porthmadog - Cilfor - Trawsfynydd - Trawsfynydd Mountain Road
- Llanuwchlyn - Bala (74m)
Team Winners: Merseyside D.A.
29 Aug 1999: Bala - Cwm Penanner - Llyn Aled - Llansannan - Llanfair T.H.
- Henllan - Denbigh - Prion - Llyn Brenig - Cerrigydrudion - Cwm Main -
Llandderfel - Bala (76.8m)
Team Winners: Wolverhampton Wheelers
27 Aug 2000: Bala - Hirnant Pass - Eunant Pass - Dinas Mawddwy -
Llanbrynmair - Dylife - Machynlleth - Aberangell - Dinas Mawddwy - Bwlch y
Groes - Bala (82.5m)
Team Winners: Merseyside D.A.
26 Aug 2001: Bala - Llanuwchllyn - Trawsfynydd Mountain road - Llandecwyn
- Cwm Bychan - Cwm Nantcol - Harlech - Penrhyndeudraeth - Ffestiniog -
Llidiardau - Bala (82.3m)
Team Winners: Macclesfield Wheelers
25 Aug 2002: Bala - Llangynog - Llanarmon D.C. - Church Hill - Llangollen
- World’s End - Carrog - Cwm Main - Bala (86.1m)
Team Winners: Macclesfield Wheelers
24 August 2003: Bala - Cwm Penanner - Betws y Coed - Nant Gwynant -
Porthmadog - Gellilydan - Bala (81.5m)
Team Winners: Macclesfield Wheelers
29 August 2004: Bala - Dolgellau - Cader Idris - Llwyngwril - Tywyn - Tal
y Llyn - Corris - Dovey Forest - Aberangell - Dinas Mawddwy - Bwlch y
Groes - Bala (89.2m)
Team Winners: Macclesfield Wheelers
28 August 2005: Bala - Vyrnwy – Bwlch y Groes - Dinas Mawddwy –
Dovey Forest - Corris - Machynlleth – Tal-y-Wern – Bont
Dolgadfan – Nant y Eira - llangadfan – Vyrnwy - Hirnant - Bala
(87.2m)
Team Winners: Macclesfield Wheelers
27 August 2006: (New organisers Ian Bulmer and Jim Walsh) Bala –
Melin y Wig – Bettws Gwerfil Goch - Clawddnewydd – Alwen Forest
- Gwytherin - Llanrwst – Betws-y-coed – Penmachno –
Ffestiniog - Bala (90.1m)
Team Winners: NO AWARD DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
26 August 2007: Bala – Milltir Gerrig – Llangynog - Llanwddyn –
Dolanog - Llanfair Caereinion - Bont Dolgadfan – Aberangell –
Dinas Mawddwy – Bwlch y Groes - Vyrnwy - Bala (88.4m)
Team Winners: Wolverhampton Wheelers