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I see that all the time. At the 24hr Worlds everyone rode off like it was a 100mi. I was last... for about 6 hours.
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I suspect that you started your 24 hr at very much the pace that I would set out at for a 10 mile TT though :-)
I have no problem at all with the guys that head out fast on longish audaxes, I think long bike rides like that are a chance to discover something about your ability, but also about your mental state, preparedness etc.
I think that the variety of people and approaches is one of the things that is appealing about Audax. A chap in sandals was at the halfway point ahead of me on the 400
graunch
I've done a few 300s where club and sportive riders have been bashing it out at the start. You'd turn up at controls and they'd be all smug about getting there first and getting the good seats. Some of them would have it in them to keep hammering all the way through but somewhere around the 180k mark you'd see people start to go backwards and get sucked into a control hole. Quite amusing at times.