Big mix of abilities in the fast track. Some idiots in later waves treating it as a race in chain gangs rather than a sportive, screaming ‘on your right’ at anyone in their way and weaving far too close to inexperienced riders. Not appropriate for a mass participation event like this that attracts such a range of different riders.
Overall organisation was good I felt and the marshals did an excellent job. Not as much of a sense of occasion at the end though and I think they could have done more to create a celebratory atmosphere for the first timers. Didn’t stop apart from a brief comfort break so can’t comment on the pit stops but at first glance looked better than 2017.
Not a very interesting course but nice to be on closed roads.