Cycling routes unveiled
TWO stunning cycle routes that pay tribute to Wales’ very own cycling legend, Sir David Brailsford and that take in some of Snowdonia’s most stunning scenery will be officially unveiled in Caernarfon on Sunday, 12 June.
Both of the ‘Brailsford Way’Way cycle routes – the 50-mile and 75-mile5-mile will be launched as part of the popular Snowdonia Etapepe cycling event that getss underway from Caernarfon.
From the Menai Strait, on to Caernarfon Castle that forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site,, the routes also take in thehe 13th century castles of Llywewelyn ap Gruffydd in Dolbadarnadarn (Llanberis) and Dolwyddelan.an
The Brailsford Way route which includes tough climbs as well as exhilarating descents through the heart of Snowdonia will offer a real challenge for experienced cyclists that want to challenge themselves as well as allowing novices a chance to cycle along some of the country’s most picturesque routes. Speaking about the routes, Sir David Brailsford said: “I’ve been lucky enough to travel the world riding bikes, but for me only one place really stands out and that’sthat s home.hom There’s no better cycling, or a more stunning part of the world than Snowdonia.“It’sSno such an invigoratinginv place; I never leavele without feeling better thanth I did when I arrived. GrowingG up, these routes werew the ones which I liked to ride; the road, the climbs,cli the beautiful blend betweenbetw the sea and mountains.tains These were the ones that inspiredins me.”