Day 4

It's worth noting that the list of riders on the tracker you see on this page isn't exhaustive - there is one stealth mode rider in the form of Meg Pugh whose name you might recognise from other ultra races. Confirmation of start and finish times is done via time-stamped Instagram posts so a tracker is really just for us dotwatchers. 21st century racing now, don't you know?

It's been incredible watching Lachlan Morton steam ahead. He made it to CP2 in an eye-watering 63 hours. 1100km in 63 hours. Incredible. It didn't look easy either - headwinds and low visibility played a significant role in today's challenge, however his sense of humour was strong with him advising the WhatsApp rider group to grab a pair of hiking boots on their way through Manchester for the climbs that follow. It looks like he's turned down a night's sleep in Garrigil and opted for a hotel room further up the road.

Photo: Harry Dowdney

A leisurely start for the riders who camped out at CP1 overnight meant they left shortly after 9am with a few now about to put Wales behind them and sweep across England. Despite the Welsh weather (and let's face it, wider UK weather today) one thing has kept most people going: FOOD!

An early morning river crossing gets everyone's legs warmed up for the day.

Andy Deacon looks ahead to yet another climb...

...before he shares a chippy tea with Mark Tillett

And Philippa Battye keeps her nutrition strategy rolling before claiming that stage 2 surpasses stage 1 in difficulty by a long shot.

Further back in the pack, three riders are celebrating their arrival at CP1 with another not a million miles away from joining them.

It's been a tough day for everyone getting through yet more average weather conditions while locating disguised singletrack sections and grinding up a lot of hills.