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Day 6 (2/3)
Final stretch, but…
The drizzle is picking up and disaster strikes, as I feel bumps being absorbed abnormally well. Morale is low as we’re standing by a busy road in the rain trying to seat my f*#%ing Schwalbe tire, using sunscreen as lubrication. Luckily we started early, so when we finally managed to make it rideable we were still on schedule.
Now, some additional info about the rain. I don’t know if we’ve made a deal with the devil or something, but we’ve been extremely lucky with the weather on these trips throughout the years. It has pretty much only rained during the nights and on the final day – when it doesn’t really matter that much. When it has rained on the final day, it’s been proper rain though, and this year didn’t disappoint.
As we're getting into London it’s pissing down. Totally drenched now and starting to feel that it’s been a lot of riding the past six days. Now we just want to get to the finish line, get changed and drink beers.
Riding through central London is quite a pleasant experience though. Considering the size of the city and traffic I feel safe and it’s easy to navigate. As the rain eases up and the sky brightens, we finally coast into the alley of Paradise Cycles.
Done.
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