Ride in photos

Illness and injury meant just nine riders started from Brimscombe, on a route with more scenery and far less hike-a-bike than before. Three of them made it back.

More riders than ever and typically British weather, with sunshine and showers throughout. The lead changed at the final checkpoint when Alexander Spoelstra’s front brake failed a few hours from the finish.

Our first edition from The Bike Drop at Brimscombe Mill, with a new checkpoint at Kimmeridge Bay. Spring arrived just in time, with temperatures 10 to 15 degrees warmer than the weekend before.

The first Mountains of the Merfynion, combining hike-a-bike, singletrack, forestry tracks and sweeping asphalt. Slow going and road closure diversions tested the riders, but the weather showed Wales at its best.

After two heatwave editions, TPA23 brought high winds and persistent rain. The new halfway checkpoint gave riders something to aim for, and its wood-burning stove proved popular despite it being mid-July.