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Photographs from 2008 | Results from 2008 | Video from 2008 | Links & Contact Us  The 2009 "MIDI" route is just over 100 miles with just over 3,500 metres of climbing. This new route allows riders with a range of abilities to participate. This also allows riders who are outside the time limit at lake Bala to continue and finish the challenge and receive a time for the MIDI route.
The event comes two weeks before the European events including the Etape du Tour and the Marmotte. Ideal preparation. This is toughest and most challenging cyclosportive in the United Kingdom, as rated by Cyclosport.org, the home of UK Cyclosportives since 2003. The "MIDI" routes takes in all of these famous climbs: The Shelf, Horse Shoe Pass, Worlds End, Moel Arthur, The Cerrig "Road to Hell", the "Stingers" and the mountain top finish of Bwlch Penbarass.
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2009 MIDI Route:
2009 MIDI GPS Downloads:  2009 MIDI Challenge 177km (.KMZ- Google Earth)
 2009 MIDI Challenge 177km (.GPX - GPS eXchange Format)
 2009 MIDI Challenge 177km (.TCX - Garmin Training Center Database Files )
2009 MIDI Route Description: Leave Ruthin
climb of The Shelf
climb of Horseshoe Pass (back of)
climb of Worlds End
climb of Cymau Hills
climb of Treuddyn
climb of Rhosesmor
climb of Moel Arthur
Denbigh's "Road to hell" to Cerrigydrudion (one of the hardest roads in the UK with any headwind).
climb of Foel Gasyth
climb of Bwlch-Du
climb of Llyn Brenig
the"Stingers"
Bwlch Garneddog
Tyn-y-Bwlch
Bettws Gwerfil Goch
Melin-y-Wig
Foel Fawr
Clawdd Newydd
to Ruthin
mountain top finish of Bwlch pen Barras.
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