Lloyds National Time Trial Championships
Starting not far from the University of Wales, Lampeter campus, the new course consists of a circuit that takes in the green fields and picturesque hills of the surrounding area.
Rolling roads, reaching a max gradient of 4.9%, greet riders who will look to get into their rhythm as they travel out of Lampeter towards the village of Llanfair Clydogau. Passing the village hall, riders will return back towards Lampeter, passing Cellan and the outskirts of Cwmann, before finishing as they cross Afon Teifi, providing an excellent test for riders.
The elite women, under-23 women and under-23 men will complete two laps to give a race distance of 25.6km, and the elite men’s field will be tested over three laps for a total distance of 38.4km.
More info : https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/nationalroadchampionships/timetrial
Friday 26th June
Lloyds National Circuit Championships
The course will be on the same circuit used in 2025, starting on the iconic seafront before taking to the town centre streets for a course full of technical twists and turns, disrupting the rhythm of the race.
Before the evening elite races, we have the races for local schoolchildren, starting at 1.30pm.
The race will run in an anticlockwise direction, passing the Bandstand on each lap. Riders will take a left turn into Pier Street and travel along Portland Street, heading into Queens Road before rejoining Victoria Terrace, where the races will pass through the line on each lap to the roar of the crowds.
50 minutes of racing and five laps of a 1.6km circuit will decide both the elite women and open championships. The National Circuit Championships promises to be another thrilling evening of racing, with fans lining the streets of Aberystwyth cheering on the riders as they pass by.
More details : https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/nationalroadchampionships/circuitrace
After a processional start on the seafront, the road races will head out of town towards Llanfarian as far as Trawsgoed on a picturesque yet testing 23.4km anticlockwise loop, before heading back towards Aberystwyth passing Y Gors. The peloton will be challenged across three laps for the women’s race and five laps in the men’s race, before action moves onto the finishing circuit.
The finishing circuit of 12.4km – four full laps for the women’s and five full laps for the men’s race – use the start and finish point on the seafront as its central focus, running along almost the entirety of the promenade, past the old college and the castle grounds, before a technical section through the old harbour that loops out over Trefechan bridge.
Such is the testing nature of the course; there is a maximum gradient of 8.7% through Southgate to be tackled each lap. The narrow technical descent from Moriah back to the main A44 will be a test of bike handling skills as the riders reach the final few kilometres of each championship. From there, the race heads back into the town before concluding on the seafront promenade after 128km for the women and 187km for the men.
More info: https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/nationalroadchampionships/roadrace
Ceredigion are this year’s proud hosts of the Lloyds National Road Championships. Certain roads will be closed for periods of time during the period 25-28 June in Lampeter and Aberystwyth.
Please click here to see the full information regarding affected roads via the Ceredigion County Council website.
To see how your road will be affected, please check the maps which highlights affected streets.
All pavements will remain open at all times and so pedestrian access is maintained and welcomed. Any vehicles left on the highway on the race route (green/yellow on the map) including those in the designated parking bays will be towed away.. Crossing points are signified on the map (Aberystwyth route only).
There is no dedicated car parking for Aber Cycle Fest however there are numerous public car parks in the town centre. Please check the notices as the car parks are now charged 7 days per week in most cases.
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