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Partly true, but then again it's not often that I get a chance to push myself, and the friend I was riding with was keen to redeem himslef for the slow ride he did in 2005.
As for food - did any of you see the food, drinks and shelter being laid on from the back of a car from about 4am onwards? The most delicious home-made stuff, beer, cakes, freshly brewed coffee, all served up by a pair of angels who had parked on the beach the night before. "Hanging around" for transport back home was one of the best bits!
And when the transport home arrived, it took the shape of a comfortable family car (complete with family) and whisked me off for a pub lunch (with Adnams) in Orford before the sleepy drive back to Londonton.
Mind you, this year I do plan to take it more gently and perhaps pootle back on the bike as well.