Autumn Epic

The Autumn Epic is a European-style cyclosportive, starting in Knighton in the Welsh Marches on 5th October 2008, and taking you through the superb scenery of the ancient county of Radnorshire.

Now in its fourth year, the Epic is an ideal way to round off your season and make great use of that summer fitness! It is probably wise to enter very early for 2008 as entries filled up well in advance in 2006 and 2007 - as of mid May we are half full.

Radnorshire is near perfect cycling territory, with its unspoilt countryside and peaceful roads - you are in for a real treat if you haven"t ridden here before. You will be taken you through some truly outstanding scenery, including hills, lakes, valleys and moorland. The ride climbs from the first mile, and highlights include the Elan Valley mountain road, Glascwm and Abbey Cwm Hir climbs.

The route in 2008 will, as in 2007, be a little longer than in previous years, at over 150km, but with a similar amount of total climbing (around 3000m). We made some changes to the route last year, partly to handle the increased number of riders, but mainly because we think the new bits are great additions to an already superb route, and from rider feedback it seems we were right!

We are proud of the Autumn Epic’s reputation for organisation, friendliness and clear signage. But we think we can do even better for 2008 – we are introducing number of improvements that we hope will set new standards for UK cyclosportives, while retaining the friendly feel that the Autumn Epic is famous for.

There will be more on this as we begin the run in to the event, starting with new post-entry communication, but tweaks to the event will include a new super slick catering operation at the finish from the famous Wilf's Cafe.