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I went to watch (some of) the 100 mile time trial at Farnham on Sunday.
It looked quite good.
Of the 80 or so riders, there were a couple of people riding fixed. Most people had aero bars, and a good deal of people had disk wheels. There was clearly a fairly high contingent of triathlon riders, judging by the number of behind-the-saddle water bottles.
The winning time was some three hours and 43 minutes, by the man with the 77 tooth chainring above. The bike looks quite home made with a bizarre saddle and stem.
Most of the field looked pretty strong, but there were a few people looking absolutely wrecked about three-quarters of the way in and I felt quite sorry for them. Plenty of food and drink would be required for such a ride I think, and having a support car to dish it out to you would make it easier. Clubman and I watched a guy grabbing a musette tour-de-france style, which didn't look ideal.
The course was more up and down than I expected, and there was a reasonable (but consistent) wind so it certainly wasn't plain sailing. I'd certainly be interested in having a bash some time, but I think it'd be wise to build up to it.
Chatting to some of the people afterwards, it seems that 90-odd gear inches would be the sort of gear you'd want to be pushing to get a decent time on a fixed wheel bike.