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@middleofnowhere
Erm, Blackwall Tunnel?
Tho you won't need it, it could be useful to know when the hills are coming up. Newlands at 46 mile in, Leith at 56 and Box at 66. Leith is the only one worth worrying about, just remember not to go too soon, when it seems to flatten off after the farmhouse on the left it's a false summit there is plenty more climbing as it kicks up again.
This was last year's route, http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2136502
the PDF on the site will indicate how much it's changed.
It is perfectly doable fixed, whether it will be fun is a different matter. The problem won't be going up the hills (you'll certainly have no problems with them Dan) the bit you'll regret is the ride back. Everyone you overtook on the hills will be whizzing past you on all the long flats and gradual descents. They'll be coming past you down the Leatherhead bypass at 40mph, freewheels singing their mocking song as you spin like a fool, legs screaming for a break and arse feeling like a particularly careless carpenter has been sandpapering it for the last 3 hours. In fact the little hill at Wimbledon that everyone else curses will come as sweet relief as you finally get a chance to put some power through your legs and lift your arse off the saddle.