• most impressive was watching @SwissChap fly down that hill at warp speed, drop his chain and unclip both feet yet still stay rubber side down. i had mudguards and my tights were brown after seeing that.

    as mentioned previously this was my first ever group ride and was a damn sight harder than i thought i could push myself. im sure most other groups would have told me (quite understandably) i was gonna have to bail at some point as i was holding the group up (one more hill might have done it). so thanks all for the patience and i felt like i had just enough in the tank to hold on at the end with the thought of beer overwhelming the cramps

    thoroughly enjoyed the day and i promise next year ill get somewhere near the front to shield someone else for at least 5 minutes

  • What you didn't see: my woolen hat also slipped over my eyes at the same time, making it a bit of a guessing game to stay on the road at all. Luckily my grandma used coarse wool so I could kind of see through it. Apologies to whoever went "woah" as I swerved a bit to the right just as they went past.

    Yeah. That wasn't the safest thing I ever did. But you live and you learn, right? If you live. :D

    Also congrats on making it all the way through, you looked like your legs were in a bit of pain in the pub - it takes determination to hang on and push, but on the other hand being in a group helps with that as I know from my rowing days, when I was racing in Fours and Eights.

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