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@VeloCatso
Glad most had a great time yesterday. I helped plan the route, and I have to say finding a suitable route back into London is tough. Agree about Loughton - some guy parked up in his car at the side of the road was shouting abuse at myself and @a'dan along with some riders before us.
Last year I put the route back past North Weald airfield and that was similarly grim with angry traffic. That part of Essex on a Sunday does seem to be a hive for all the anger and hate ever :(
Again, I understand the Lea Bridge Road sucks, but the only other option is Walthamstow and Tottenham. Which also sucks. Go much further south and you hit the A12 and Hackney Marshes which can make planning a direct route home slightly tricky.
I'm not with ICC anymore, but you should deffo send route notes back to the organisers. It's always good to keep tweaking the route as much as possible.
And I had the Rhubarb. Made it back unscathed and will be getting made into a crumble this eve!