To get things back on track regarding the actual event, a bit of info on the 3rd edition of the Mille Cymru...
The date is set - Thurs 26th - Sun 29th July. Starting and finishing at our usual venue of Upton Magna village hall, just outside Shrewsbury. Camping facilities will be available for the duration of the event for a small fee.
The route is currently being worked on, but will be an evolution of the 2014 edition. So Day 1 through the borders and SE Wales to overnight stop in Llanwrtyd Wells. Day 2 out to westest Wales and back to Llanwrtyd. Day 3 up through mid Wales to Snowdonia and an overnight sleep stop (location tbc) before a final run back to the Shire. It's more or less settled (considering whether to take you up the dark side of the Bwlch y Groes this time
the first 2 editions have gone up the other 2 sides so I reckon we should complete the set) pending confirmation of the location of the final night control.
The entry fee will include all food & drink at the Start, Finish and the 3 overnight sleep controls (dinner & breakfast). It's likely there'll be some additional manned controls each day too with food included, plus roadside feed stations. Bag drop to Llanwrtyd where you'll spend 2 nights (with shower facilities available). Plus a range of goodies to commemorate the event (jersey will be extra though). If I can do it for a sensible cost I'd really like to offer live GPS tracking.
The entry fee currently listed in the calendar of £75 is provisional (set to what it cost in 2014 atm) and will depend on exactly how many controls we can offer as above. Entries will open on 1st March 2018. The intention is to squeeze a few more in than last time, but I'll initially be limiting general entries to 100 riders, plus a few guaranteed spots for anyone who has: ridden both previous editions and is going for the triple; a spouse or significant other helping; volunteered on a previous edition; riding a tandem, trike or recumbent (sorry but fixed doesn't count - it's been done before) or other criteria I've yet to decide.
Of course it goes without saying that this won't be happening with just me & Linda, so any and all volunteers are welcome.
This will be the last running of the Mille Cymru. There won't be a #4 in another 4 years time.