I think I was overgeared as well, I was on 52 x 15, which is what I thought I'd been doing it on last year, but it felt so languid that I may be wrong. Or maybe the wind and my legs just made it a lot tougher than I remember.
I know that would be too big for me, I wouldn't want to go higher than 88gi there as I'd rather spin on the straight than grind the hill. Tbh I wimped out of riding fixed when I saw the wind forecast.
I think I was overgeared as well, I was on 52 x 15, which is what I thought I'd been doing it on last year, but it felt so languid that I may be wrong. Or maybe the wind and my legs just made it a lot tougher than I remember.