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I think it was Merckx who said; 'ride more'. He also said; 'it never gets easier, you just get faster', but that could have been Lemond.
Either way what I'm trying to say is simply this; if you want to ride longer distances you just have to ride longer distances.
I haven't done an Oliver over-nighter yet but I wouldn't worry about feeling unfit. From the sounds of it they tend to be at a comfortable pace for everyone.
At the end of the day if no one is racing and you've got 90km to do in a group you'll be keeping everyone together. It's also a lot, lot easier to ride in groups as you can let people drag you along if you don't feel hot enough to pace the group.