24 hours in.....

Day one of the DD has seen a nice little battle out front with three riders jostling positions, but it seems that reigning record holder Alex Pilkington has pushed through the night as last year and opened up a 17km lead over Jordan Mathews, with Richard gate only 2km back from him, Leading lady Karen Price ripped off her rear mech in a cornfield but was lucky she had a spare hanger to repair, losing time she was aiming to pass York but ended just short so where just outside it. We have had some rider reports of very tough conditions in the boggy areas and a pretty substantial head wind to deal with.

This year Chris has added a shorter version from York to Northallerton which reduces the route by 160km and cuts how some tough riding in the North Yorks Moors, at this point no one has opted for that option.

There have been a few scratches so far with the reasons of just not feeling it, we should find out more soon.

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