Tour of Pembrokeshire

I was in the area and I bumped across this sportive on saturday... as I was climbing a 20% wall off Fishguard in a head gale, the "sportives" were climbing the easier side of the moor trying to avoid being blown off their bikes... I was glad I only did a 15 miles loop... anyone did the 100 miler? :shock:
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You bailed just before a 1 in 4 climb... well judged...
Also learned pretty quickly to look out for gateways as the cross winds blew me across the roads a couple of times.
The organisation of the event was awesome though and fair play to the marshals on the hillsides who must have had a pretty bad time of it too yet remained smiling and cheering everyone on.
Notable, besides the small number of silver and bronze awards, is the minute number of DNFs in what, as stated above, was an horrendously windy and wet day.
I was proud to complete the 79 miler though, when you see your pal, 20m in front of you, being blown 1m sideways when passing a gap in the hedgerow descending from the top of the Preselis in the pouring rain, you don't half slow down a bit!
Well done the organisers, the volunteer marshals and all the cheerful helpers at the feeding stations for a great day out.
It was so gusty at the start I never thought I'd cope, not having much ballast - a great help when climbing but not so wonderful on exposed descents with horrendous and unpredictable cross winds. There were a few times when I thought I was going to be blown off the edge but then managed to stay in control. Unlike quite a few others it seems. Check out the official photos online - there are several sequences of riders crashing. Riding solo and seemingly uphill - you don't see that very often!! Hope no serious injuries.
Hugely memorable and strangely enjoyable day.
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censored weather just made it more memorable for me. Free Hog roast at finish was excellent addition. One to try again in better weather