General Outline
- A week runs from 12:01am Monday to midnight on the following Sunday.
- You must have a Strava account.
- All activities are permitted and counts towards the Challenge.
- Only activities that are uploaded to Strava count towards the Challenge.
- You must authorize the BWCC website to read activity information from your Strava account. The free version of Strava is all you need.
- Challenge reports will be published twice a day (about 6:30pm and 6:30am).
Tracking your Activities
- We pull your activity data straight from Strava.
- Based off your Strava data, we will publish how everyone is doing against the challenge on an ongoing basis.
The Seven Gap Challenge
New this year is the Seven Gap Challenge with credit to Sorrento Cycling Club. To achieve this challenge you must climb the gaps in Wicklow ! The Gaps are as follows:
The Sally Gap
You must complete all four of these
| From Enniskerry | Sally Gap from Lough Bray | Strava |
| From Roundwood | Sally Gap from Luggala | Strava |
| From Laragh | Sally Gap from Laragh | Strava |
| From Manor Kilbride | Sally Gap from Liffey Bridge | Strava |
The Wicklow Gap
You must complete just one of these
| From Laragh | Wicklow Gap – going west | Strava |
| From Holywood | Wicklow Gap – Eastward | Strava |
The Old Wicklow Gap
You must complete just one of these
| Hollyfort | Holyfort to Ballythomas drag | Strava |
| Tinahely | tinahely x road to gap Pub | Strava |
| Aughrim | Aughrim to Old Wicklow Gap | Strava |
Kilcavan Gap
You must complete just one of these
| Carnew | Kilcavan S-N | Strava |
| Tinahely | R748 Climb | Strava |
Upon completion you will have achieved seven climbs and met the challenge!
