Elybazza61
Guru
Did it last year and it was fantastic. This year was a shambles. You are right, it's not for me anymore - I won't be going back. It's a bad job when you feel safer on open roads with cars travelling at 70mph that with fellow cyclists on closed roads. Unfortunately the attitude and awareness of a good number of cyclists who enter really spoil it.
We(the club team I was in)actually thought in general the road discipline was pretty good considering;the odd nobber(fast and slow)for sure but most people kept their discipline,did get a bit worse near the end but that is to be expected after 89 odd miles.It was certainly no worse than other sportives I've done but I do wonder if they have gone over peak capacity now and will have to scale back the numbers next year.
Will try and enter again next year to see if I can get in on my own;would be third time lucky if I do;won't be eligible for a team ride next year now so will be the only hope as I won't be doing a charity ride.
If I don't get in will probably look at a European one instead or something like the Welsh velothon.