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BC as in Brixton? I can make enquiries... Unless it was us but we were never more than a group of 4. Plus didn't leave until 8.30ish & then lost each other pretty quickly. So hopefully not.
Things were pretty crazy for the first couple of hours. I narrowly missed a crash in a big chaotic group that I got caught in the middle of. After that I mostly rode solo until Dunwich.
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I think this year got my timing wrong - started a bit too early, and slightly faster than normal. Saw far more of the fast groups than previous years and was pretty disappointed by the lack of riding etiquette, especially the BC group (although that is partly because I assume they are usually pretty good). If I'm already passing a group riding two abreast, don't try and squeeze past on my shoulder whilst still staying on the left lane. If you really must go past then just fan out onto the oncoming lane. (and even more frustrating when you pass them 5 min down the road because they've sat up and are pottering along at 10mph).
Big parts of it just felt like a very extended lap of Richmond Park tbh, but the bits that weren't like that were pretty nice. Shame to still not get the fabled clear night, but the weather was pretty good, lovely sunrise