Tour de Beast

The final In-Forum-al spin of the year is the Tour de Beast.

420 years ago, St. Garabaldi jogged up 69 peaks, and returned with the Strava Route on Stone Tablets.Every year, we ride The Beast to reflect upon his guidance.

To recap the previous two In-Forum-al Spins; the weather didn’t play ball at all over Easter Weekend, so I think four people were brave enough to do the Good Friday Monster, and we had a small cohort start the 12 Peaks in glorious weather, most aiming for the Tres Cinglés du Mont Ventoux. 

The Tour de Beast is to celebrate the end of the Summer. In years prior, we used to have a group dinner to celebrate, hence what the WhatsApp Group is for. So if anyone wants to organise the dinner, that'd be nice.

Date: Sat 16th Aug. (or maybe Sunday 17th Aug depending on Weather).

Time: 08:00

Location: Old Dundrum Shopping Centre.

Route: RwGPS /  Strava / VeloViewer . 160km w/3200m

MyWindSock: Saturday / Sunday .

On MyWindSock, just edit the Default Rider to have your target Wattage and Weight. The best graphs are the "Weather Overview" (displays temperature and rain) and "Wind Speed" (displays Wind Speed).

Modular Route

Whilst the full 100 mile spin is preferred for Orange riders, more-sensible riders can pick and choose the segments that they want to do.

It's 114km, if you chop off the Shay Elliot and triangle section.

Or 80km, if you turn for home at the Sally Gap crossroads, after Luggala.

Please take extra care on Brown Mountain, ride in single file, the surface is mega pot-holley on the uphill.