Made a last minute decision to partake in the Black Rat Sportive short route (85km) as a friend's sister and brother-in-law organise it and needed help on car parking duties (so I helped park cars and then headed out on the ride). It was a lovely ride, and I really enjoyed it. I (as well as several others) took a wrong turn as the signposting was a bit ambiguous at one point, but we quickly got back on track, and I missed a turn in Chepstow, but that was my own idiocy. All and all, a lovely day and I would do it again, perhaps the medium route next time.