Out of transition we turned onto the Bridle way up to the Cleveland Hills to start the 30km off road leg and immediately had a long tough carry up the painfully steep path. Finally I made it onto rideable terrain and set off along the old railway tracks across the broad heathland. The track rolled up and down gentle hills but progress was swift as the surface was lovely grit. There was a fearsome wind blowing though which when the track wound to the South really slowed things.
A little road section took us from Farndale Moor to Glaisdale Moor where there was some terrific boggy, bumpy, rocky tracks to negotiate. Once again the semi-slick tyres proved superb and I flew through the terrain picking off a number of places.
The track then opened out into more wide gravel/stone tracks to blast along which coincided with reaching the peak of the Moor. From a peak of around 370m it was a long fast downhill for nearly 10km to transition in Glaisdale at about 100m.
The distance flew by and I was soon at the final transition for a quick snack before the final leg to the coast.
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