I am a 300k novice, what sort of time do riders expect to finish this route?
I think the cut-off time for this is about 3.am.
In 2007 I stumbled back at 2.40am
In 2008 I limped back at 2.50am
If I do it this year again [which I'm hoping to], I'd be happy to beat 2.40am!
Others will have very different expectations
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Strangely enough, it's the last 100km that has somehow beaten me the past two occasions. I've fallen into the mistake of thinking the worse is over at Rhayader [200km], which in a sense it is, but you still need something left in the tank for the last 100km to make up any time you may have lost in the hills. Not having done much cycling hitherto, I'm not sure how this predicament is going to be any different this year
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