Route details confirmed for Lloyds National Road Championships 2025 in Ceredigion
British Cycling has announced the Lloyds National Road Championships in Ceredigion, Wales, from 26-29 June 2025, featuring ten national titles across time-trial, circuit, and road racing events.
British Cycling has revealed the routes for the Lloyds National Road Championships, set to unfold across three days of fierce racing in Ceredigion, Wales, from 26-29 June 2025. This follows the recent announcement that Wales will host the National Road Championships through to 2027.
Ten prestigious national titles will be contested, commencing with the Lloyds National Time-Trial Championships on Thursday, 26 June. Riders will tackle a rolling, challenging course that starts in Ffos-y-ffin and weaves its way through Ciliau Aeron and Aberaeron, including the steep Rhiw Goch climb. Elite women, under-23 women, and under-23 men will race over 27km, completing one and three-quarter laps, while elite men face 41km over two and three-quarter laps.
The action moves to Aberystwyth on Friday evening, 27 June, for the Lloyds National Circuit Racing Championships. Riders will speed around a vibrant 1.6km circuit, beginning and ending along the town’s iconic seafront, looping through Pier Street, Portland Street, and Queens Road. Spectators can expect a thrilling display over 50 minutes plus five laps, with repeated opportunities to see riders battle past the famous bandstand and onto the seafront for an electrifying finish.
Sunday, 29 June, sees the championships climax with the Lloyds National Road Racing Championships, again centred in Aberystwyth. Competitors face a challenging 23.4km rural loop towards Trawsgoed, featuring a tough early climb reaching a maximum gradient of 9.1%. Elite women complete three laps before entering a 12.4km finishing circuit, tackled four times for a total distance of 128km. Elite men endure five loops of the longer route before embarking on five laps of the finishing circuit, totalling 187km.
The demanding finishing circuit promises drama, navigating Aberystwyth’s scenic promenade, historic old college, castle grounds, and technical harbour-side streets. Each lap includes the sharp climb through Southgate, reaching 8.7%, and a perilous 13.8% descent from Moriah, testing riders’ technical prowess to the very end.
British Cycling has revealed the routes for the Lloyds National Road Championships, set to unfold across three days of fierce racing in Ceredigion, Wales, from 26-29 June 2025. This follows the recent announcement that Wales will host the National Road Championships through to 2027.
Ten prestigious national titles will be contested, commencing with the Lloyds National Time-Trial Championships on Thursday, 26 June. Riders will tackle a rolling, challenging course that starts in Ffos-y-ffin and weaves its way through Ciliau Aeron and Aberaeron, including the steep Rhiw Goch climb. Elite women, under-23 women, and under-23 men will race over 27km, completing one and three-quarter laps, while elite men face 41km over two and three-quarter laps.
The action moves to Aberystwyth on Friday evening, 27 June, for the Lloyds National Circuit Racing Championships. Riders will speed around a vibrant 1.6km circuit, beginning and ending along the town’s iconic seafront, looping through Pier Street, Portland Street, and Queens Road. Spectators can expect a thrilling display over 50 minutes plus five laps, with repeated opportunities to see riders battle past the famous bandstand and onto the seafront for an electrifying finish.
Sunday, 29 June, sees the championships climax with the Lloyds National Road Racing Championships, again centred in Aberystwyth. Competitors face a challenging 23.4km rural loop towards Trawsgoed, featuring a tough early climb reaching a maximum gradient of 9.1%. Elite women complete three laps before entering a 12.4km finishing circuit, tackled four times for a total distance of 128km. Elite men endure five loops of the longer route before embarking on five laps of the finishing circuit, totalling 187km.
The demanding finishing circuit promises drama, navigating Aberystwyth’s scenic promenade, historic old college, castle grounds, and technical harbour-side streets. Each lap includes the sharp climb through Southgate, reaching 8.7%, and a perilous 13.8% descent from Moriah, testing riders’ technical prowess to the very end.
The circuit race and the road race both form part of the new Rapha Super League.
Entries for all events are now open, closing at midnight on Sunday, 1 June.
Featured image: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com
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