It was 9.30pm on the first Thursday evening of July. The dense Welsh woodland that shrouded the stage start was dramatically up-lit by striking cylooms. But neither arriving in darkness, nor the blood-thirsty midges awaiting them, were an excuse for ....more

Nant-y-Moch was a suitably scenic backdrop for the opening of the aptly titled ‘Picture Perfect’; the rolling Welsh hills meeting the moody waters of Nant-y-Moch reservoir. The arriving BG Energy Challenge - UK competitors were all feelin ....more

Despite the energy exhumed on Stage Two, there was to be no let up for the BG Energy Challenge - UK competitors as they travelled down from the cloudy hills to the sunny shores of Aberystwyth. Indeed, the respite of lunchtime was barely over before S ....more

In the penultimate stage of the BG Energy Challenge - UK, nerves were tense, as teams realised that the time available to move their way up the leader board was running short. A tautness not aided by the fact that in this challenge the teams were joi ....more

With Saturday night and the end of BG Energy Challenge - UK ‘prom’ in mind; the challenger team had a slightly less pleasant preparation for the party-goers than the conventional limo and champagne!

Beginning at Penrhyncoch th ....more