Wales and England with John Bennett

This week John Bennett delivers a stunning collection of rides from around England and Wales.

Take in the sights and sounds from the rolling countryside, this collection was captured on a series of bright, sunny days and showcase the subtle beauty of the farms, fields and history of these regions.

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STONE CIRCLES AND WHITE HORSES

A ride through the iconic Wiltshire landscape, famous for its prehistoric stone circles and mysterious white horses. Starting close to the Alton Barnes white horse, we pass by the amazing man-made mound of Silbury Hill (2400BC) before following the ancient pagan avenue to the Avebury world heritage site and its monolithic stone circles. A long flat section leads onto the climb of Hackpen Hill with views of its famous chalk figure etched into the landscape. A rollercoaster ride to the market town of Marlborough and its famous public school follows before returning to Alton Barnes.

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40.28km
DISTANCE
1:20:04
DURATION
471m
ELEVATION

OC-192 DYFI FOREST

After a gentle cruise down the scenic Dyfi valley, this ride heads out into the wilderness of the Dyfi Forest for the challenge of Official Climbs #192, an iconic climb in North Wales, and a mecca for gravel and mountain bikers. From 12.5Km to 17.5Km, the route follows a part of Stage 4 of the 2021 Tour of Britain.

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42.87km
DISTANCE
1:33:13
DURATION
675m
ELEVATION

WELLS AND THE MENDIPS

A hard 50Km ride which takes in the city of Wells with its spectacular Gothic cathedral, the iconic climb of Old Bristol Road and other climbing challenges in the ever popular Mendip Hills area, just south of Bristol. Watch out for the ding-dong with an over-confident mountain biker who thinks he can go faster than we can!

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48.77km
DISTANCE
1:44:32
DURATION
794m
ELEVATION

THE JURASSIC COAST

Starting at the Admiral Hardy monument (of “Kiss me Hardy”, Battle of Trafalgar fame) this ride is a roller coaster with spectacular sea views of the iconic Jurassic coast, a UNESCO world heritage site. After several climbs we finally get our reward of the sun bedazzled coastline before the leg breaking final climb back up to the Hardy monument ending the ride with panoramic views over Weymouth and Portland Bill, venue for the 2012 London Olympics sailing events.

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40.4km
DISTANCE
1:35:49
DURATION
760m
ELEVATION

FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD

This ride winds through Hardy country, famous as the location of Tess of the D’Urbervilles. Starting off with the 200m climb of Bulbarrow Hill, we descend to Milton Abbas where a landowner moved a village in order to improve his view! After climbing the picturesque high street, we climb the other flank of Bulbarrow before a fast descent to finish the ride at the pretty village of Okeford Fitzpaine.

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27.27km
DISTANCE
1:02:36
DURATION
525m
ELEVATION

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