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From the 8.30 group.
It was a good ride out of London, getting clear onto the A30 and away without any incidents. It was nice rolling down the main road as it was oddly quite quiet, even around pub kicking out time. Slowed quite a bit by a rider having cramps on the hills and the frequent stopping for smoke breaks. In the end me and the gf decided to push on rather than hanging around to get cold while people stopped to smoke. Sun up on the busy A303 would have been better avoided but time was against us so no choice there really. I'm sure someone shouted at us to not ride up the closed road at the Amesbury junction but we just rolled on through and none of the peds had any problems with us. Great to meet the Bletchley lot when we got there after a brief mooch around the stones area and coffee.
I can't say I would do this ride again though. The pattern of pushing along at full pace and then stopping and getting cold at the side of the road doesn't suit my riding style. This showed when I reverted to my own style of riding and got on much better. If I did it again I would plan ahead a bit more and opt for a Little Chef type stop for coffee and a decent bite to eat, audax style.