The Betty Pharoah Memorial Road Race is one of three National B road events taking place this weekend. The RCR Fatcreations Road Races begin proceedings on Saturday 1 April, before the Danum Trophy Road Race and the Betty Pharoah take place on Sunday (2 April).
Organised by the Cardiff Ajax Cycling Club, the race was started by South Wales cycling legend Reg Pharoah who started the race as a memorial to his late wife Betty. First run in 1998, the National B race often attracts a high-quality field. Connor Swift, then of Madison Genesis, won the 2019 edition, for example.
The 2020 edition, won by Wales Racing Academy’s Peter Kibble, was the last national road race before the Covid lockdown put an end to racing in the UK for over a year.
Route
The race begins from Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan. Riders take in a 2.7 km neutralised section before heading onto the race circuit.
At 28 km, the circuit is large for a National B road race. It is also fairly flat and fast. It starts and finishes on the A48 to Bridgend. After 5.5 km, the circuit takes a left onto quieter roads, starting with the B4524. The course winds its way west through Corntown, before sharply heading south at Ewenny. From here, the circuit runs south and then southeast. A 90-degree left-hander at 21 km is followed by another less than two kilometres later on the outskirts of Llantwit Major. From here n parallel with the St. Brides Major, and Wick. From here, the run-in back Cowbridge begins.
In the final few hundred metres, the riders must tackle another two 90-degree turns in quick succession before the final dash to the start/finish line on the Cowbridge bypass.
The race incorporates four laps of the circuit over a total race distance of 117 km.
Timings
Race start
12.30
Race finish (approx)
15.30
Provisional startlist
Notable names on the provisional startlist include UCI Continental riders Adam Lewis and William Roberts (both Saint Piran), medal-winning para-cyclist William Bjergfelt (05/03), former British hill climb champion Ed Laverack, and Huw Buck Jones (who sits third on our national road race rankings), part of a strong Wales Racing Academy line-up.
The Betty Pharoah Memorial Road Race is one of three National B road events taking place this weekend. The RCR Fatcreations Road Races begin proceedings on Saturday 1 April, before the Danum Trophy Road Race and the Betty Pharoah take place on Sunday (2 April).
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What is it?
Organised by the Cardiff Ajax Cycling Club, the race was started by South Wales cycling legend Reg Pharoah who started the race as a memorial to his late wife Betty. First run in 1998, the National B race often attracts a high-quality field. Connor Swift, then of Madison Genesis, won the 2019 edition, for example.
The 2020 edition, won by Wales Racing Academy’s Peter Kibble, was the last national road race before the Covid lockdown put an end to racing in the UK for over a year.
Route
The race begins from Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan. Riders take in a 2.7 km neutralised section before heading onto the race circuit.
At 28 km, the circuit is large for a National B road race. It is also fairly flat and fast. It starts and finishes on the A48 to Bridgend. After 5.5 km, the circuit takes a left onto quieter roads, starting with the B4524. The course winds its way west through Corntown, before sharply heading south at Ewenny. From here, the circuit runs south and then southeast. A 90-degree left-hander at 21 km is followed by another less than two kilometres later on the outskirts of Llantwit Major. From here n parallel with the St. Brides Major, and Wick. From here, the run-in back Cowbridge begins.
In the final few hundred metres, the riders must tackle another two 90-degree turns in quick succession before the final dash to the start/finish line on the Cowbridge bypass.
The race incorporates four laps of the circuit over a total race distance of 117 km.
Timings
Provisional startlist
Notable names on the provisional startlist include UCI Continental riders Adam Lewis and William Roberts (both Saint Piran), medal-winning para-cyclist William Bjergfelt (05/03), former British hill climb champion Ed Laverack, and Huw Buck Jones (who sits third on our national road race rankings), part of a strong Wales Racing Academy line-up.
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