• For anyone now thinking about heading to South Wales in 2012, one possibility might be a two-day event run by Pendragon Sports, two summer rides that you can clump together for a top weekend. One ride is Tour of the Black Mountain, the other is Iron Mountain.

    I had a bash at them last year, and I thought they were excellent. S'too early for news of 2012, but here are the routes from 2011.

    I'm definitely on for another journey down from Prestatyn in 2012, speaking of Wales, the knot of ups and downs around Horseshoe pass is as hard as I've hit. I must get back out to Exmoor, also, which was absent from 2011. Then there's the Lakes, which I've just been reminded of.

    So much to do in 2012, so little time.

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