Did the Gran Fondo in 8hrs44 at 16.4mph avg. Got well and truly cooked today, now sporting some razor sharp tan lines (currently sun burn lines). My Garmin recorded 28c on the ascent of the Bwlch. That's one tough route especially the Devils Elbow, what a bitch of a climb that is. I did stop as my eyes were full of sweat which stings like buggery. Top notch organisation with very well stocked rest stops. Mavic guys did a grand job too. The only thing that put a bit of a downer on the day was the sheer amount of idiots out there today. People descending like loons, taking huge risks and causing mayhem. I saw 5 serious accidents, two of which were very nasty. One guy hit the back of a pack of riders waiting at the lights at the bottom of the Byrn descent. I was just at the front of the queue moving off when we heard a loud scream and then the sound of smashing bikes and people in pain. Not nice. Another guy had gone round a corner too fast on the descent of Black mountain and hit a wall at high speed. He was being taken away in an ambulance as I passed, he looked in a very bad way.
Overall a very good, but exhausting day.
