Ultracycling

https://www.transalbarace.com/route
https://ridewithgps.com/events/67117-trans-alba-race-v1-0

Starts same time as
1000: http://www.aukweb.net/events/detail/19-586/
1200: http://www.aukweb.net/events/detail/19-585/

I want to ride much more of Scotland but not so bothered about racing. Only really interested in the OG events. I'd even consider the Divide if I brushed up on some mtb skills.

Well there in for a shock if so. There isn’t any money in it for the organisers right now.

You must have a really high bar for inspiration! I've ridden around lots of the route over the years and can't think of many duff bits...

With the climbing I’ve kinda guessed the route and a huge chunk is uninspiring if I’m right.

Also getting a feeling a lot of these events are popping up purely for money making not the values i see in some of the “big” events

In terms of the route, I know exactly what you mean. When I looked at the route I was quietly disappointed.

I would have liked to see the west coast islands being utilised as the ferry timetables would have added in some intrigue. Certain areas like the less well visited bits of Argyll and the Kintyre peninsula would have been good to send the route through, rather than bashing through the well tramped bits like the Trossachs etc.....

As for money making, I don't know, but i do know that money is being thrown about at the moment for tourism in at home and there are lots of grants available for all sorts of ventures (I'm looking at a wind farm grant to set up a community cycling hub just off NCR 7) , so perhaps its been spawned off of the back of this?

Oddly, I quite fancy doing something similar to this, but on a modified route, that's not ill named.