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Howard
interesting reading a few reports on this.
i had a great time yesterday. i didn't see the rain, i only see what needs to be done.
ha in all seriousness i thought the organisers made the right call cutting it short. there was enough crashes without the need to include the prospect of a really sketchy decent off leith hill in those conditions.
didn't get off to a good start puncturing 2m from my front door step and as i stood there looking despairingly down at my ultremo tire i couldn't help but think i should have used my other bike that had gatorskins on it. was really sketchy too as it was one of those instant flats where the front end just gets really wobbly and you have to slow down FAST. dredded the prospect of getting one of these whilst in a group....
anyway set off at 6.25 and saw a group of Full On Tri boys taking the lead and setting a good pace. was happily tucked in with them until richmond park when the guy on the front decided to pull over and adjust his saddle bag by the looks of things. never saw them again.
had some good groups up until 40m then everyone fell back. so spent the second half on my own and didn't find any good wheels. was really surprised passing so many people on the home stretch from richmond in. i thought these guys in front of me had put in fast expected times on the ballot? anyway got round in 3.44. would have been fast with a group for the second half.
highlights for me:
not puncturing during the ride
seeing loads of people out under umbrellas from half 7 in the morning cheering us on
cycling through water that covered my feet made me laugh
pulling to one side and seeing i'd accummulated quite a train behind me
flying down embankment on my own passing loads and loads of cyclists
seeing the cyclingdroid waving at us by Westminster with his whole cyclingdroid outfit on
going back in the afternoon and seeing how happy the less experienced cyclists were with having finished
seeing a boris bike at the end with rider numbers attached