[1] For 2013 it moved to a new location less than 40 miles from Eastnor on private land which has never been used for cycling before, Gatcombe Park in Gloucestershire.

In 2019 the race moved to a private location in the center of the country with a new course with much climbing and great singletrack.

In 2019 the race was sponsored by Cycle Surgery, Osprey packs, WD40, Fibrax, Cuda Bikes, Continental and Niterider lights The race has recently had a reputation for wet weather (sharing similar weather to the Glastonbury Festival which it often coincides with).

2006 provided a break for rain- and mud-weary riders with dry and hot conditions throughout the weekend.

The Eastnor Castle course, which in the previous years rain had clogged bikes and caused wheels to slide and slip, was suddenly fast and dusty providing very competitive and enjoyable racing conditions.

In the run up to the 2012 event, southern England suffered from exceptionally heavy rain fall that saturated the ground.

[3] Commenting on the race, organiser Jill Greenfield said, "We couldn’t be more pleased with the reaction to our 21st edition.

Marston Lodge provided the perfect backdrop and the beautiful weather topped off a great comeback weekend.