This strip of Caerphilly Road, locally know as the Mad Mile, is a long stretch of straight, smooth road with a fair incline - especially if you’re going in the direction of Caerphilly. Just be weary that motorists tend to speed up on this stretch as much as cyclists do.

Martin W

September 27, 2020

Road cycling

Heading away from Caerphilly along this stretch you can see the incline just waiting to test your legs, gets a bit narrow under the rail bridge, as Craig says look out for speeding motorists

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