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Cyclosport's Top 10 Events to Ride in May

by Nick Gregory

Action Suffolk Sunrise 100 - 10/05/2015 - Framlingham
Chiltern 100 Challenge 2015 - 31/05/2015 - Bovingdon Airfield
Rating: 78.1% based on 3 reviews - See Previous Ratings
Evans Cycles King of the Downs 2015 - 31/05/2015 - Crawley
The Great Western Sportive - 17/05/2015 - Swindon
Dare 2b Thoresby CiCLE Tour - 16/05/2015 - Thoresby, Notts
The Lapierre Tour of the Black Country - 10/05/2015 - Wolverhampton
Rating: 68.6% based on 4 reviews - See Previous Ratings
Cycle Wiltshire Sportive - 09/05/2015 - Salisbury
Forest of Dean Classic 2015 - 04/05/2015 - Monmouth, Monmouthshire
Continental Welsh Wild West Sportive 2015 - 24/05/2015 - Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
Dare 2b Southwell CiCLE Tour - 03/04/2016 - Southwell, Notts
Continental Tyres Welsh Wild West Sportive - 29/05/2016 - Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
Rating: 93.7% based on 6 reviews - See Previous Ratings
Chiltern 100 Sportive 2016 - 15/05/2016 - Bovingdon Airfield
Rating: 54.4% based on 1 review - See Previous Ratings
The Great Western Sportive - 15/05/2016 - Swindon
The Lapierre Tour of the Black Country 2016 - 08/05/2016 - Wolverhampton
Forest of Dean Classic 2017 - 30/04/2017 - Monmouth, Monmouthshire
The Great Western Sportive - 18/06/2017 - Swindon
Rating: 71.1% based on 1 review - See Previous Ratings
Continental Tyres Welsh Wild West Sportive - 28/05/2017 - Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
The Lapierre Tour of the Black Country 2016 - 23/04/2017 - Wolverhampton
Forest of Dean Classic 2018 - 06/05/2018 - Monmouth, Monmouthshire
The Great Western Sportive - 17/06/2018 - Swindon
Forest of Dean Classic 2019 - 05/05/2019 - Monmouth, Monmouthshire
Forest of Dean Classic 2020 - 03/05/2020 - Monmouth, Monmouthshire

The Lapierre Tour of the Black Country
Wolverhampton
10 May
http://cycleclassics.co.uk/tour-of-the-black-country-sportive/

The Lapierre Tour of the Black Country includes 15 unpaved sectors varying in length from 300m to 1800m, all of which are passable on a standard road bike. Each sector is rated according to difficulty; one star being the most straightforward, five stars being the most difficult. The roads are virtually traffic-free, despite being located close to Birmingham, and the majority of the unpaved sectors are closed to all traffic. The route finishes, as does Paris-Roubaix, on a large outdoor velodrome, at Aldersley Stadium on the outskirts of Wolverhampton.

The event will have a French theme, with a variety of French foods (croissants, pains aux raisins, crepes, etc.), coffee and a glass of Champagne for every finisher. In addition, everyone who completes the course will be presented with a lump of top-quality Black Country coal, mined from under the very same roads that the route follows. Feed stations, a broom wagon and medical support will be provided. There is also the option of a shorter 65 km (40-mile) route, which skips sectors 8-12, but is otherwise the same as the full 100 km route.

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