Slightly concerned about the descent after the tumble.. Long, fast, lined in places with traffic calming chicanes, houses, parking spots etc etc. Also, after the last steep climb is a 45mph descent, where we have to turn 90 degree left at the fastest part into a singletrack lane.
When I did the Dragon Ride last year (first Sportive), I couldn’t believe the level of mince down some of the descents.
I put my awesome speed and ability to zoom past all the roadies down to years of honing my mountain bike skills. (ahem, tongue in cheek etc.)….
In fact, my brakes are rubbish. Wonder if it’s worth buying some new pads like I said I was going to over a year ago!
Might do 70 miles this weekend to see how the legs fare (weather dependant & if I can be arsed dependant too)…