Ride Stats
Distance: 58.3km
Elevation: 785m
Ride Time: 2 – 4 hours
Feed: 1
Price: £30.00
Ride Stats
Distance: 116.3km
Elevation: 1,699m
Ride Time: 4 – 7 hours
Feeds: 2
Price: £35.00
Ride Stats
Distance: 161.7
Elevation: 2,450m
Ride Time: 5 – 10 hours
Feeds: 3
Price: £40.00
The Monday before the sportive at 6pm, you will receive a ‘Get Ready’ email which contains information about the sportive.
On Tuesday at 10am, you will receive an ‘Act Now’ email which contains the links you need to obtain your rider number and booking reference in order to complete the Pre-Event Questionnaire and Book a Time Slot.
Booking opens from 10am Tuesday until 18:00 Thursday. This is ESSENTIAL to ride.
It is vitally important that you remain subscribed to our emails. However, copies will also be uploaded to our FB page which you do not need a FB account to access.
No entries on the day.
Entries close on Sunday night 1 week before the event.
For any questions relating to Pre-Event Questionnaire or Time Slot Booking email depart@velo29.com
The amazing Strade Sportive!
ALLL NEW in 2025 you love this new event. We listened to your feedback about the Long Loop and have a wonderful NEW Long route for 2026!
Now based from Wrexham this stunning route enjoys a totally new part of the world for Velo29. We were super excited as soon as we put pen to paper on these new routes! We’ve got some wonderful roads lined up for you, some hills of course and some spectacular scenery!
We aren’t shying away from this being a lumpy ride, from the start all 3 routes head swiftly to the base of Esclusham Mountain and climb from 90 to 450m! By the time we hit 10km, we are at the highest part of the route!
From the crest of Esclusham, it’s a rapid descent to the first feed stop at Llangollen which we hit after only 24km but a good hour of riding, even for the fittest climber!
We use Llangollen Village Hall for all the feeds on this event, the area lends itself well to this and logistically the event is much easier to manage safely with this setup.
The short route heads back East after feed 1 with a very gradual lumpy but not too challenging route back to Wrexham. We’ve intentionally made Esclusham the main challenge in the short route.
Medium and Long head out on a wonderful anti-clockwise loop climbing quickly away from the River Dee up the Horae Shoe Pass! An amazing climb, a must do. The views from the ahir pin onwards are unreal!
The River Dee features extensively in Strade, we encounter it first in its infancy at Carrog and follow it for many miles until Trevor when we say goodbye and The River twists its way to Chester.
From Moel y Gamelin it’s mostly downhill (with lumps) back to Llangollen for feed stop 2, your brew crew will be ready and excited to hear about the adventures out on the Moel loop!
Medium head back here to Wrexham along the River Dee, not too hilly, a gradual rise away from the River then a rapid blast down to the finish line.
The all new Long sticks on high quality roads, no gravel bikes needed! We also have included the locally imfamous Church Hill!
At 120km it is a major descent to the final stop at Llangollen which we hit at 125km, say goodbye to the brew crew and enjoy easier roads back to Wrexham and a hard earnt medal, BBQ sausage and beer!
As with all Velo29 Sportives, you’ll enjoy our great signage, just turn up and follow the signs, no need to worry about routing. We’ve got our well-established Medical and Mechanical support and the feed stops are well stocked with fresh food, high5 and a very friendly and helpful team!
We think this is going to be one of our most wonderful rides, we can’t wait to see you on the start line in Wrexham!
