I thought that was a very good route, obviously helped by the fantastic weather. The course seemed to suit mtb and cx bikes equally, I am not sure which was best? I was pleased with my decision to take the mtb, I think the SS CX bike would have been hard work – tough on the climbs and mega spinney on the roads. Having fatter tyres was a bonus on some of the descents.
The signage generally seemed to be very good, although a few signs had disappeared around the course, the GPS helped on these bits. I still managed one wrong turn.
The little party happening on the Ridgeway was a surprise, I thought I was hallucinating as I rode through the crowds!
I got around the long route in just over 5 hours, it would have been a bit faster but I put a big cut into my tubeless rear tyre about halfway around, it almost sealed but in the end it needed an inner tube fitting.
A good day out.