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OK. I've just spoken to a friend who did this in 10h40 mins. He is 26 years old (half my age) a very experienced cyclist and has been Cat 2. He is about my height but a good four or five stone lighter than me ie he weighs about 2/3 of me. He has done the Paris-Roubaix and many other tough rides. I have ridden with him. He waits patiently for me at the tops of climbs. He trained hard for this. It was his one goal of the summer and he trained for it all winter and spring. He said it was the hardest thing he has ever done and questioned whether he would contemplate riding it again. The climbs, by themselves, are ok. The cumulative effect of climb after climb on tiring legs was the killer.
James, I am not sure that this is for me.