Have you read the article? The article will give you a good idea of the feel and spirit of the event (not really a race). As the article says,

"Besides being a uniquely challenging test of body and mind, what made Valleycat 2 stand out from other bike events was the atmosphere back at the farm, from the good food in the makeshift kitchen to the campfire that burned late into the night. People came to ride big miles but it was as much about enjoying good company on a hill farm in the middle of Wales. - See more at: http://blog.brooksengland.com/wps/beneath-the-valley-of-the-ultra-cats/#sthash.KAdl9toP.dpuf"



And it is about a specific event in a specific place ... a remote place where about the only the traffic jam you might get caught in would be a flock of sheep.

Personally, I'd be interested in travelling to the UK to try an event like that for the challenge, the sense of adventure, the big miles, the scenery (which they talk about in the article), and for that atmosphere. Evidently they are running another one in September, and maybe they'll continue to run them and one day we will be able to try one.


I don't think anyone is suggesting that all Ride Organisers world wide set up such an event in their local areas.

Meanwhile it is interesting (for me, anyway) to think about where we might possibly run something like this, if we were inclined to do so. It wouldn't be anywhere around Hobart (not remote enough), but there is some lovely cycling in the northern part of the state, and there would be an interesting combination of gravel and paved roads.