Managed the first 50km seemingly okay. However after the first control o started feeling worse and worse. By the time I reached Shap I was groveling. Managed to get down to Penrith and took a long break and tried to eat something. Not much improvement. Pushed on to Carlisle where I realized I was definitely not myself and I had to keep stepping off the bike.
Scratched and took the train home from where I spent the next three days in bed with a nasty fever. Not sure what caused it but am gutted.
Sorry to hear that, sounds awful. Strangely, another rider scratched with identical symptoms though I think his kicked in a bit later on as he'd got himself back to the Paisley control.
Nightmare for me.
Managed the first 50km seemingly okay. However after the first control o started feeling worse and worse. By the time I reached Shap I was groveling. Managed to get down to Penrith and took a long break and tried to eat something. Not much improvement. Pushed on to Carlisle where I realized I was definitely not myself and I had to keep stepping off the bike.
Scratched and took the train home from where I spent the next three days in bed with a nasty fever. Not sure what caused it but am gutted.