I hope a few mins over at intermediate controls isn’t a problem?
I found getting round to Chepstow extremely hard with that wind, the bridge crossing was terrifying, Von broad rode past me at a crazy angle whilst I walked the last bit of it. After Chepstow it rained for about 8 hours, then the sky cleared & it got cold... there were a number of us bouncing along at or slightly over the control times, but once past the hills the wind died down I got my head down, avoided the bits slightly flooded I rolled into oxford with 45mins to spare.
Never have regretted riding to the start as much as that, turning south into a slight wind to plod home was miserable!
Right now i’d Class it as type 2 fun, probably the hardest 300 i’ve Done - over distance and lack of miles this year don’t help, but boy, that wind! I took it very easy when it was a cross wind, and had long stretches on the flat in 2nd gear unable to do more
Hope everyone stayed safe, bumped into a number that bailed, congrats to all that tried at all