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@pascalo
Ouch, that must've added some kms.
I got there about 15:20 ... was on the 16:19 train home, which was good, as my clothes were wet and smelly.
I did't consume too much though:
1 cuppa and 1 slice of lemon cake before start
1 ham sandwich and a mars bar at half way
2 bottles of apple juice and water mix throughout
1 banana around the 90km mark
1 cuppa and one sandwich when I arrived
was really worried about bonking before the ride. Bought energy gels for emergencies etc, but felt alright apart from when I had to throw in the banana.
the whole time i had a bulky ortlieb with me. next time i'll leave that behind and opt for a small saddle bag for tools and mabye a small waterproof roll bag for on top of the rack to carry a rain-layer and some bonk bars, or maybe I even get fanny pack for that.