As I climbed out of Angle, I soon realised why the first part had been quick. Whereas I had been anticipating a favourable wind blowing me back from Angle and through Lamphey (as had been the case when I had previously ridden or driven the course), the opposite was in fact now true and I was pedalling headlong into it! With no aero bike or aero/tri bars, this was killing me and making my life really hard! The tour of Pembroke high street provided a welcome respite and the crowd support again was fantastic. I was too focussed on my HR zones to really take it all in, remaining conscious that the work was a very long way from being completed!