St Asaph 200km Audax

A 200km Audax , riding from Stockport to St Asaph in Denbighshire Wales and back.
Along the way we’ll be passing through Cheshire, Chester, Flint , over Halkyn Mountain and down to St Asaph.
Returning via Denbigh town and climbing over the Clwydian Hills Inc Moel Arthur and back through Chester, Helsby and Cheshire.

[Music] right hi um we’re in pointing this morning um start Stockport and we’re going out on uh 200 today to St ass I think that’s how you pronounce it in Wales so we’re going to go west all the way to Chester through Chester on the greenway uh into Wales uh Flint climbing hin Mountain I think that’s how you pronounce it over the top St Assaf uh and then back couple of uh uh there one pretty steep and um back through ches and back here tonight at some point so let’s get it going we’ll get the E brevit going want I find it oh [Music] I’m in the wrong place should be in Dean row anyway let’s get there first I’m my like 700 a.m. [Music] [Music] right we’re at the right place now this is uh Dean row I don’t know what happened there some ride starting point and some ride starting Dean row some got up too early anyway let’s log on now it’s about 5 km of the row three two three mile I don’t know old money right we’re in the right place now Dean row register a little bit later than I should have been right we’re on uh next one shot on near Flint so let’s get it going it’s 70 km so it’s quite a long one uh let’s go that way wagons roll again [Music] home Chapo [Music] right we s through um Del Forest on the way to Chester and perfect conditions really at the moment over Caps or quite warm it’s shirt sleeves look at this you that supp be getting warmer later uh very warm tomorrow so uh might hit the right day for this one so yeah so we’re going to Chester along the Green Way Chester and then to Flint then from Flint for climbing um I’ll bring you back when we get there that’s where the uh next control is um sh downhill com in 11% Jesus just on the uh Chester Greenway this takes you through Chester I’ve been through Chester this is now going uh towards the river D now Harden bridge and then into um Shon then flint and then talking to himself Harden [Music] Bri yes thanks right we’re in sh uh this should be a controller here let’s have a look uh Sean register there you go uh next one St Assaf 103 km this is uh 70 so i’ got about 30k short 20 M just uh coming through flip now um on on the way up to uh going to start climbing in a second Hing Mountain I think it’s Hing climbing up we go got a five k just over what 5 km this been in Ys thanks very much coming to the top go a steep climb this going on a bit all two stages 7% at the moment [Music] okay we’re in s of saf that’s the cathedral we at that’s the cathedral I’m going to log on um well I did a bit of research oh Jesus did a bit of research um apparently it’s the second smallest city in the UK and maybe the third and depends if you look at it with population or area so I’ll leave that up to you anyway looks quite nice just going to go and find a co-op now going get an need a brew and um just a quick pit stop here at the co-op in the S saf um quick sandwich and stuff that Demi next I think I think that’s what how you pronoun I’m not very good at the Welsh s Hasa uh here now about 10 km to there and then we’re going back um East then back towards um Stockport via hsby um I know there’s a bit of a Sharp climb there’s still a bit of climbing to do I’ve clim I’ve done a bit of climbing on the way here but um yeah there there’s a there’s a pretty steep one with the where the rad is not very good but we’ll come to that when we come to it okay let’s get going another [Music] Hill okay very nice here in the sentor uh Demi just going to log on hopefully this is’s going to work yeah register okay next one’s hsby so we’re going back now um west east east Going Back East to um to Stockport bya hillsby Chester The Greenway uh it’s look it’s a bit of an out and back route this but there is a is a slight changed at point but basically back through chesher uh whims low back home all right let’s get going me uh my lunch hasn’t kicked in either so uh less light you’re [Music] in wrong way o 5K this clim steep sod Jesus got quite a bit to go all we’ll going in just CL I don’t even know what the name of this is uh still got two cl to go it’s deep sod just keep going Sun’s come out it’s getting warm be stopping for a drink when I get to the top of here oh it’s coming to the top oh my God that’s a tough climb I did have to get off at one Point lost been momentum and couldn’t get back on so have to wait for a level piece of ground so I can start pen again that was a [Music] steep that’s what I’ve just clowned mole Arthur think I love a drink more climbing [Music] good oh my [Music] oh top of another Hill yeah yeah proper garly things um I’m going down there look as all it’s the end of the uh the moles I’ve just realized this is uh mountains and mole Hills this course which is a a calendar odax but this cuz it’s a perm it’s called St Assaf it’s slightly different but I think there’s a few more climbs in this to be honest well it seems to be anyway onwards otherwise we’ll never get home [Music] went back over that over there hard and Bridge and back on the Chester Greenway through Chester and then see where next controls hell’s be [Music] right we’re back on the greenway um heading back um East um going through where basically we’re near bling but basically we’re going through the middle of Chester um we don’t see Chester um it’s all right this Greenway but it does seem to go on and on still got 5K yep we’re still on it [Music] back on the [Music] roads a garage up here it’s going to pull in there get some water [Music] right uh that’s 165 km so we got 35 211 about 45 K back home right let’s get some uh stocking stocks this is the uh somewh top of the uh Hill I climbed from the opposite direction on the eazol Buu um yeah just coming to the top now and everything looks low in the distance let’s have a look yeah I think this is the um last one because that’s the Chester playe down there you can see Manchester over there in the distance um You probably won’t be able to see it um and over there you can just about see jro bank and I presume that’s um something to do with salt works over there the white thing I don’t know if you can pick that up it is a GoPro anyway let’s get going yeah normally uh that way hsby climbed up from and now we’re going to descend down that way which I can’t lie I’m pretty glad about now pxton Bridge a [Music] six to Dean Rogue the end less than a kilometers to go uh yeah then that’s it it’s done so that’s another one for me uh rounding here around the year number nine I think or 10 nine it’s uh it’s been a good one weather’s been great but um I’m sure last time I did this is when it was mounting and mole Hills it was only one climb what I can remember on um real Nery steep Lane anyway this one had about six or seven I’ll have to have a look at the RO when I get in um 400 m so let’s get to the end and log off okay this is Dean row this is where should been this morning instead of going to pointing that garage and the pob is the end so let’s get in there oh there you go little ch okay we finished uh back at Dean Road now I’ve just registered on the uh EIT that’s just been uploaded um so yeah it’s been a good ride um quite warm perfect conditions today so can’t argue with that okay I’ll see you next time no loing