Human Race Events

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Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse, Wrexham LL13 0DA

By Car
Liverpool – 1 hour
Manchester – 1 hour 15 mins
Birmingham – 1 hour 25 mins

By Train
Nearest station is Wrexham, 7 miles away from the start. Wrexham station has a taxi rank.

Accommodation

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We recommend:

Clays Touring and Leisure Park,
Bryn Estyn Road,
Wrexham
LL13 9UB

A quiet, peaceful site just 3 miles from Wrexham town centre. Our tent field has 15 pitches. Heated shower block and laundry facilities. We offer a discount  for race participants therefore the cost of a pitch with electric for one person would be £13.00 a night and without electric £10.00 a night.

The booking line open 9am-9pm Monday-Saturday and 9am-6pm Sundays Tel: 01978-661852

Mountain View Farm,
Llanarmon Road,
Bwlchgwyn,
Wrexham
LL11 5YP
Contact: 01978 754432

£60.00 per night bed and breakfast for 2 people.

British Bike Hire will be hiring a range of 18 speed alloy/carbon road bikes for the Wiggle Dragon Ride.

Each bike will be cleaned and fully serviced, delivered to the start and collected after you finish the event. We will have staff at the beginning of the event ready to adjust the bikes for you to suit your needs. British Bike Hire can supply SPD pedals at a small additional charge or can fit yours on the day. The bikes are geared sensibly for these events and all bikes will be fitted with two bottle cages.

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Macmillan Cancer Support is thrilled to be the lead charity partner of Etape Cymru. One in three of us will get cancer and it’s the toughest fight any of us will have to face. That’s why the Macmillan team is here, every step of the way. By joining Etape Cymru and fundraising for Macmillan, you are helping us reach more people affected by cancer, and you will receive further event and fundraising information throughout the build-up to your event. To join Team Macmillan, simply select the tickbox on the Etape Cymru entry form and Macmillan will send you a fundraising pack.

Nightingale House Hospice are the Local Charity Partner for the Wiggle Etape Cymru.

If you’re looking for a way to make your event count, why not raise money for a cause you care about? Head to JustGiving, make a fundraising page in a few simple steps, and share it far and wide by email and social media.

Make your Wiggle Etape Cymru JustGiving page

The Wattbike Sport Science team have been hard at work devising a programme to help you get ready for this challenging ride. You can download this training programme for FREE. The training programme will guide you through 16 weeks of structured training including both Wattbike indoor rides and road ride starting from 20th May right up until event day.

Click here to download the programme.

As part of the Etape Cymru, the route goes over the infamous Horseshoe Pass. This 6.1Km climb gains 317m in height and at times the gradient reaches 20%.

During the Etape Cymru ride itself there will be a special King of the Mountain timed stage for the Horseshoe Pass climb with a prize to be announced nearer the event.

Below is a link to our overall Horseshoe Pass Leaderboard and anyone can post their time at any point during the year. Just time yourself from a standing start at the bottom of the Horseshoe Pass (there is a road sign that says Horseshoe Pass which is the start) all the way to the top opposite the Ponderosa Cafe.

The Ponderosa Cafe is a great place to relax after the long climb and they make a lovely coffee/tea & cake for the recovery! Visit their website.

Email your time to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will update the leaderboard.