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Riding both seems a good idea, to get a bit more cycling in...
Overall I had a great time, the route was fantastic, the atmosphere among the riders was good, the marshalls and volunteers etc were all very friendly and well placed. The locals seemed happy to have us and the weather of course was fantastic.
Next time I like the food options slightly altered. On the 55 miler the first stop was bountiful with beer, sandwiches, cakes, water and fruit. But it came at around 10am and only 20 miles in so I didn't want to tuck in as it was too early. Then for the lunchtime stop there were only sweet items, which seemed a bit odd as most people would be arriving around midday and it seemed a good point to refuel properly, and importantly get some salt back in on a very hot day. And then the third stop had merely meat sandwiches, no good for us vegetarians.
I made up for it with a extra glass of champagne and pimms.
But that was a minor grumble on what was a lovely weekend of cycling in The Dales.