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Soreen + peanut butter sandwiches
Exactly this!! sandwiches in a saddle/toptube/bar bag, soreen stuffed down a jersey pocket
I've also converted to Fori meat snacks, which are nicely savoury but not great for energy density. got a good deal from the cycle show and they were giving them out free at London Revolution, so stocked up on more. They're expensive otherwise.
Last year I found that gazpacho is actually a really good alternative to water/sugar/hydration drinks - might bring a bidon's worth of it along.
thanks @Bsample for the Sports Tours pointer. I'm going with two others but we're pretty much doing it all independently, so was hoping there were companies that do just the musette (or maybe I can ask Sports Tours nicely, or make use of their transfer service then tack it on...)
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Re. Columbian guava boccadillo veleno the Lucho Dellitos boys are taking the piss; they are £4.50/pack in the Columbian food section of the continental stores on Lewisham High Street. Identical product without cycling gel price match rip off.
£6 for 24 here but sold out
http://www.labodeguita.co.uk/product/bocadillo-veleno-units-don-guyaba,63222903
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By the way chaps what are your favoured cycling foods etc.. for these type of events?
I'm not a great bike food eater I always have to remind myself and then force feed the gunk down.
However since Condor and now Sigma have started to stock them I'm very much into Lucho Dellitos guava based energy blocks. They don't give me Hulk-like power boosts it's more subtle than that. I kind of use them for short rides or as an intermediate top-up on long rides.
The other ones I consume on longer sorties are Zipvit protein recovery bars (choc) these work better for me than the actual energy bars.
And for pre-race or the starting line I eat Veloforte's these are really dense and natural and don't make me feel sick.
I wish I could get an endless supply of Fanny's farm scones and rock cakes, those used to perk me up no end on the old London to Brighton runs.