Please see below confirmed start wave times for 2025 Dragon Ride. For all information regarding timings please check the Roadbook. (2025 version to be released shortly)

Each route will begin and end at our event village in the beautiful Margam Park  near Port Talbot and head into, in our opinion, the best riding in the UK. All information on the confirmed 2025 routes and distances can be found here.

For the welfare and safety of all our riders and crew, some of our rides include cut-off points. This means that you must arrive at a certain point of the course before an allotted time. Please note these times include the minimum average speed that each distance needs to maintain to achieve the cut-offs. The times are inclusive of any stopping time.

DRAGON DEVIL

Cut off 1: Riders must get to the Gran Fondo split at Pont-ar-Llechau (88km / 54.8m) by 11:25hrs

Cut off 2: Riders must get to Feed Station 2 at Llandovery College (102km / 63.4m) by 12:06hrs*

*Riders need to exit the feed station by 12:06 as cut off speeds include stops.

These times are based on riders cycling at an average speed of 20km/hr or 12.5m/hr from the last possible start time

GRAN FONDO

Cut Off: Riders must get to the Medio Fondo split on the A4221 junction with A4109 (45km / 27.96m) by 10:40hrs

This is based on riders cycling at a speed of 18km/hr or 11.18m/hr from the last possible start time

MEDIO FONDO

Cut Off: Riders must get to the Macmillan split in Glyn-Neath (38.5km / 23.9m) by 11:30hrs

This is based on riders cycling at a speed of 15km/hr or 9.32m/hr from the last possible start time

MACMILLAN 100

Although there are no cut off points on the route, we recommend that you aim to finish before 19:30hrs.

Please note, for all distances the finish line gantry closes at 21:45hrs

Failure to maintain the minimum speeds will result in your ride being shortened at a designated cut off points or terminated early at the discretion of the event organisers. Route cut offs are in place for the safety and welfare of all the riders and support teams out on the route.

If you refuse to take the cut off and/or you fall behind time and refuse to drop out but carry on riding then you do so with full knowledge and understanding that you will be riding outside the responsibility of the event - meaning you will no longer have route support (signage, medical, stewards, motorcycle marshals, feed stations etc).

In addition to any planned cut offs please note that we also reserve the right to alter or cancel the event, or to terminate participation on health and safety grounds. This includes, but is not limited to, the re-direction of or closure of sections of the route at any time for reasons at our sole discretion (severe weather, accident, incident etc).

Packs will be posted out 3 weeks before the event and will continue to arrive up until the Friday before the event.

Rider pack contents

Large Event Number

This must be attached to your back, on the outside of your clothing (safety pins are not included). This must be visible at all times during the ride and is your passport to the Feed Stations and sweep vehicle where required.

Coloured Card

This is for us to identify who is riding which distance so the colour you have received will match your chosen distance. Please attach this to the front of your bike with the cable ties provided – two cable ties around the top and one around the bottom to go round your bike stem or wires.

Helmet & Bike Stickers

These stickers, printed with your event number, should be affixed as follows:

• One small one to the FRONT of your helmet (so we can identify you from the front)
• One small sticker for the Coloured Card provided
• The long one around your seat tube pointing backwards (so we can identify you from the side)
• One distance markers sticker to go on your top tube

Timing Chip

Your timing chip is the small silver tag which is stuck onto the long rectangular seat post sticker. This is very important so please ensure the long sticker is securely attached to the seat post of your bike. If it is not attached correctly or damaged in anyway, your results may be affected.

Your rider pack and number are your passport to the day. Please note that for safety reasons, rider packs are not transferable to other people. Anyone caught wearing someone else’s number will be removed from the event.

If you have any more questions about rider packs, click here.