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no failure at all dude. CP3 is a massive achievement. has been truly awesome watching your progress. safety has to come first.
rest up and roll safely to the checkpoint dude.
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rest up, and see how you feel afterwards, things may feel better after some sleep.
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Make your decision once you have rested and eaten , I think it was Mike who said never scratch at night .
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Have a long stop and good sleep then make a decision, not before.
There is also no failure in taking something like this on, everyone on the start line is a winner imo, even if you do scratch I bet you've had an epic adventure.
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What the other guys have said, plus - even the very best have had the same issue with their necks, as Skinny will attest.
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Absolutely not a failure if you've given it your best shot but can't safely continue. Even skinny had to give up first time!
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No failure at all, but a massive achievement. Have a rest and see how it feels, but don't beat yourself up over something you have no control over at this point. Be safe.
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I'm at the bottom of the CP3 parcours.
Massive achievement!
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Feel like a massive failure.
No chance.
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Don't scratch until you know full well that you can't recover. Find a pharmacy and get some soar muscle creams, try some hot and cold rubs, rub that stuff in, get an ice pack, stay still and chill out. Give yourself 24 hours if you have to. Book two nights in a hotel and nurse that shit. Then get on the bike and decide. Needing 24 hours to recover enough to ride again and then soldiering on might go down much better with the feels after its all done and dusted.
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Feel like a massive failure.
I’m quoting this for when you read this thread at some point when this race is done and dusted. Whether you scratch or not, you’ll reflect and be immensely proud of this adventure and will see how far off the mark this talk of failure is.
As everyone has said, rest up and make a decision once you know where you are then.
We are all willing you on.
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In total awe of you. You have given it your all. Chapeau!
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I'm at the bottom of the CP3 parcours. My neck hasn't been great for the last few days but now, it's gotten to the stage where I can no longer look up properly and am a danger to myself and other road users. Haven't been able to get onto the drops or extensions for the last few days either. Have found myself wobbling onto the verge and into the middle of the road a few times. I'm gutted as everything else is OK. Going to have a rest here, head up with my head down to the checkpoint after a rest to scratch. Feel like a massive failure.