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It was my first DD, left London fields at 8, crawled through the traffic until we got to Epping forest. I heard a loud cracking noise at that point, and saw that someone had hit the deck. Kept on going and stopped at Castle Hedingham for a meal break/stretch. Caught onto several different groups and saw a lot of guys on the side of the road with flats, possibly pinch flats from potholes that they couldn't see at night?
I was quite worried about thunder and rain, however I think I was super lucky as I stayed dry the whole time and kept on riding onto wet roads which suggested I was just behind the rain.
Stopped just after Needham market for a quick coffee, just after I had a caffeine gel which upset my tummy a little bit. Downed a Tesco pasta tub and kept on going. I ended up riding with a group where I was the only one with a map, so ended up leading a group of about 20 through the back lanes which was fun but quite tiring being at the front. Eventually got to Dunwich at 4:20 which was nice as there weren't too many people. A cuppa tea and a quick dip in the water and I felt like a nice kip, until it started raining.
After an hour or two, lots of people arrived and I decided to make a run for Ipswich, this was tough as I was exhausted but I eventually made it.
Anyway, lots of fun. Gave my dynamo lights a good workout and rode the furthest I've ever ridden in one day, 230km total.
Fuel:
4 Energy bars
1 Flapjack
2 Caffeine gels
1 Coffee
1 Tesco Pasta
1 Cuppa tea
and a Scone with jam and cream at Dunwich
Full writeup and more pics here
http://smutpedaller.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/dunwich-dynamo-2014.html