Weather was bright, dry and reasonably warm for a change but with a fairly stiff cross wind though not as bad as it had been during the day (this is an evening event with me off at 6:02 pm). This is a very nice course (R25/7) with mostly smooth dual carriageway and the nervous can always freewheel down the bendy hill at the start as I do (still managed 38 mph). Had a trouble free ride apart from being held up slightly by a tractor and trailer just before the finish (I had to overtake it in the end). Despite the wind and tractor, a combination of current good form and fast course allowed me to squeeze out another PB with 57:17
, a best by just two seconds this time.I think this is the only event on this course in the year but it is certainly worth a try if you happen to be in South Wales at the right time.
