It's a great route, but it was a bit damp wasn't it?
Yep, that was the most difficult ton I have ever done, made ride London look like a piece of cake.
I discovered several things:
I am too old for this.
Hutchinson tubeless don't have good traction going uphill in the wet
Rim brakes even with salmon pink pads aren't great at stopping you on a 25% descent
The people who designed the course are sadists
People were very friendly, even when I fell off into a wall going uphill !!
The 7 hour drive home yesterday was bad
I'll do the 80 next time.
Other than that it was a great day and serious kudos to everyone out there!