I'm not sure tbh, i think there was a slight variation used for the national. It was fine on fixed. I wouldn't say it was significantly slower than the Hounslow, but then Charles Taylor only managed 3:39 last year vs the superfast times on Bentley this year.
that's a long way away, thanks for pointing it out though, was that the national course last year?
It doesn't look like a massive improvement on the U86 with nearly 700m of climbing!
think i'll see if there's any recourse with the ECCA and enter the U86 if pigs don't fly.