80+ miles starting and finishing in Naseby. The fist Sportive promotion by the triathlon specialists, Just Racing. There was a reasonably tough route with over 1400m of climbing, well marked junctions (apart from the Stanford loop) and well stocked feeds.
We started in a group of 20 and headed off into the sunshine a little more quickly than intended. Having only completed 1 ride longer than 60 miles, I wanted to take it steady but a glimpse at the Garmin at 90 minutes in showed an average speed of 22mph. Oh dear. It settled a little as everyone put their ego's back in the box and we completed the route in a little over 4 hours.
Surprise appearances from a couple of Rocko riders helped us get a nice group together and we finished strongly for a 19mph average speed.
