• There is now a good amount of riders signed up, a fair few who I know are very strong. In the (distant) past this has been run as a kind of reliability ride where we set off in two or even three groups due to difference in strength. I'll be leading the main group at about 15mph - my year started with a broken leg and finished with a house move and another kid so it would be a minor miracle if I got around averaging 16mph.

    We'll make the call on Saturday. If there are a few of you who are keen to push off at a higher pace (or there are quite a few of us) we may divide it up. I love the idea of rolling all together but groupsize or the will of the strong may mean it's chopped up a bit.

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