3rd overall. Not a faultless display but a steady one by me with no major time losses. I was a little hesitant in places as I was still forming a route strategy on the fly.
S>10: Went too far west looking at wrong junction. Lost 1 minute
10>09: OK but noted that others went direct across the moor to it - tut tut.
9>8: OK
After 8: This is where I dawdled and lost about 4 minutes to Mike Holloway's split due to route option decisions. I made the right call.
8>4: OK fast road
4>3: OK to highest point on course
3>24: indistinct trod as bridleway which was very overgrown on moor.
24>18: OK
18>17: Decided to stick to woodland track for shade and not the long road around. Turned out to be OK and rideable. In/out to 17
17>13: OK
13>7: OK
7>5: OK
5>25: A little hesitant on whether I should go for 11 or not. So I decided to go to 25 and decided there.
25>6: Decided not to drop to Lower Chapel to collect 11 (10 pointer) and went back up the same way to collect 6. I should have done 5>6>12
6>14: OK
14>15: A little hesitant as there were two route options. Other one (gravel roads) was probably faster than the grassy more direct one that I took.
15>16: Lost about 30s as was hesitant at track crossing and I wasn't sure which one it was.
16>19: OK. Passed Mark Morgan going in opposite direction.
19>20: Lost a little time as went E instead of NE. Realised my error and went back instead of running the risk of being accused of not stick to PROWs.
20>22: Decided to leave 21 and go direct to 22. Logic was that I could potentially get 21 from another direction later if I had time.
22>21 (incomplete): attacked 21 from the other direction (as did Miek Holloway) but I decided to can it after ascending the hill about 200m horizontal. Good shout but in hindsight I should have got it from other direction.
22>23: OK
23>25: Stopped too early but negligible time lost
25>2: I expected this to be fast but it was very up and down with some short sections of hike a bike. Good thing I dropped 21
2>1: Loved this bit! Fast road section then technical bit towards the end.
1>F: OK