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That'll be the problem. I've never seen the food stop at sible hedingham!
Again some highlights, somewhat in contrast to Ludd's points before the ride. (Though I agree with most of what was said there.)
Friendly locals. So many people standing and sitting by the roadside to wish us well and give us a wave.
Interesting people on the ride. Spoke to few strangers and heard a few stories.
Minimal litter. Maybe I'm not very observant but I only saw a handful of gel wrappers, which among thousands of riders seems more like incompetence than malice.
Novelty bikes/kits. The badass riding brakeless, lightless and handsless. The women with the LED tutu and heart shape. The cyclo-jog machines.
the widlife. Being paced by a bat and then a bee was useful for keeping the legs moving.
The time alone with my thoughts on fresh tarmac with a following wind.
Ramaye, MoN and Howrad doing it right.
That first proper refuelling meal.
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That'll be the problem. I've never seen the food stop at sible hedingham!
Very happy to give you personalised directions. :)
As I said further up, there are mainly two junctions where people can ride past it.
Minimal litter. Maybe I'm not very observant but I only saw a handful of gel wrappers, which among thousands of riders seems more like incompetence than malice.
Very little litter at the food stop, too. Some tables were left a bit messy, but nothing major.
Novelty bikes/kits. The badass riding brakeless, lightless and handsless. The women with the LED tutu and heart shape. The cyclo-jog machines.
I stood at the junction of Prayor's Hill and Wethersfield Road in Sible Hedingham for a while to give people directions and was surprised by how many rode without lights, too. I suppose that works (for them) as long as they can hang on to a well-lit group, but if they lose touch is probably a problem (for them). Then again, I counted the seconds between groups and the most I ever got up to was eleven seconds. 'Thick and fast' (in relation to how quickly groups were arriving, you understand, not in relation to riders :) ) would be an understatement.
Definitely some great bike decorations, too, in the 45-minute window in which I witnessed the stream of riders.
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Really heartened by all reports and I will probably be back another year. Of course my post upstream included what I hope were some positives I was thinking of the ride on Saturday night, particularly knowing that most riders would have got away with top weather.
Oliver Schick
Ludd
Would have been good to catch up Nic - next time. I actually wasn't that difficult to spot since I spent a good proportion of the evening twirling a glowstick and sending people left for food. People generally asked one of 3 questions regarding directions in or out - the answer to each one was 'left'. I could happily get through life never using the word again.