Watching Mat from the timing tent throughout the night I would say that his performance in the race was an exercise in perfection, he always looked in control on the bike, pacing his effort perfectly to get back on after an early puncture and then pulling the trigger just at the right time to ride away from Ant and Josh.
The whole race was a pleasure to watch, the fast people trying hard, the rest of the field showing true grit in the face of very testing conditions, most folk keeping their sense of humour intact, better than I at 6am after 30 hours of sleeplessness :-/
Well done to all riders and the event organisers,Sara and Paul from SIP Events