I went and while I agree seeing the features in real life puts it into a perspective you don’t get on telly; watching the whole thing on telly is better.
As quite a few riders bailed out and crashed out in practice, there were too few riding on race day. That meant a wait of around 20 mins or more between riders, which for most spectators was not good. I was probably able to see 7 riders in total do various stages, but that took me all day. Most of the day consists of standing on a Welsh hillside with no idea of what or when anything is going to happen, then in a 5 second flash, some bloke fly’s past.
Spectating in real life doesn’t allow you to fast forward the boring bits 🙂
Next year I will watch it on TV and spend the day riding CyB with my mates instead. That way I get to have real fun in Wales, taste the trails and feel the weather, but watch the pros from the comfort of a sofa with a well earned Beer.