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The arse and everything else was just pain and the Twitter stuff was a useful coping mechanism. The Achilles was a real problem and I was genuinely worried about that from CP2 onwards. I didn't really want to put it out there and admit I had a problem.
DarrenFranks-
The Achilles was a real problem and I was genuinely worried about that from CP2 onwards.
A lot of people had achillies issues and quite a few had to abandon as a result.
My right one started to bother me at the end of day 2 and into day 3, so I lowered my saddle by quite a bit to take the heat off it, just before heading up into the Jura. At that point I was starting to think it might be a ride-ender, but the change fixed it, or stopped it getting worse. It's still a bit stiff even after a few days rest. Funny, as I'd never had an issue with it before.
frank9755
I don't really believe there was an Achilles problem at all, didn't see any Tweets from it/them. :)
Well done for finishing and staying extremely competitive to the end.
Several people who didn't finish last year did very well this year, some with unusual problems like skinny's Shermer's neck, so I can't help but think that if you're back next year you'll do very well indeed.