Welcome to the Tour or North Wales Challenge

The Inaugural ToNWC will take place on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th September 2008, starting and finishing in the beautiful city of Chester and taking in some of North Wales' most spectacular scenery through the Snowdonia National Park.

The route for this team cycle challenge has been carefully plotted and tested by challenge creators Adam Rigler and ex-commonwealth Champion and Olympic medallist Will Moore.  Will was the  New Zealand National Team Manager and in 1980 took the GB Track team to the Moscow Olympics.  Will regularly commentates for Eurosport including the most recent World Championships and provided live commentary at the last Tour de France.  He will be on hand for help and guidance for the event, if you can catch him!








The aim is to create an extreme but fair challenge that would test the most ambitious cyclist but also enable those who enjoy recreational cycling to take part alongsde one another in raising much needed funds for the rather unknown but very deserving cause, the IDEA League. www.idea-league.org.  The International Dravet Syndrome Epilepsy Action League, a volunteer-based nonprofit organization, founded by parents of children with Dravet Syndrome to promote research and education for the early diagnosis, appropriate treatment, and cure of  Dravet Syndrome, also known as SMEI (Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy), and related genetic, febrile, sodium channel epilepsies.

The event is now open for entries. Please click on "How to Enter" to download an entry form.
Established by Adam Rigler and Dawn Paterson as an annual event to help raise awareness and benefit children around the world  suffering with Dravet Syndrome (SMEI- Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy). Their son Harley Rigler, aged 2 and a half,  was diagnosed with the syndrome at the age of 1.  Dravet Syndrome is one of the most catastrophic paediatric epilespy syndromes.  It is very rare, representing about 7% of all severe epilepsies starting before the age of 3 yrs.  It is highly resistant to treatment and its prognosis is poor.  Children are often left cognitively and developmentally impaired - often severely. Harley suffers from different types of seizures regularly, and has speech delay.  Every day, week and month brings new challenges for him and his family.