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@clubman the problem for me is that I struggle not to go hard when on the front + I had read your and other posts about knowing the way so I didn't even look at the route + I was riding back to wargrave so I had looked at that route and was hopping someone else would worry about the way there.
The end result was that I was leading the way, we probably went too hard for the first section along the a4 and the rest took too long because I was having to check that we were on course.[/QUOTE]
Well at least you managed to get there, so it wasn't all bad.
It's always going to be difficult with a group where there's an unknown mix of abilities, and where there will probably be some weak riders who don't have sufficient skill to follow a wheel.
Even though I usually know where I'm going I always prefer to have an OS map with me when out on a bike. The problem with following a route like the one at the top of this thread is that, however detailed the description, once you make a mistake and leave the prescribed road, you really are lost. The weakness of a satnav is that it can only tell you how to get to the place you asked it to get you to, whereas a map will show you places you might* like* to go to.
Nothing really beats having the route in your head, because it allows you to ride with a steady rhythm. I'd say the best way to achieve this is to study the map, then ride over the roads, then repeat until you achieve perfection (I haven't got there yet).
Once again I apologise for not turning up, but I can only repeat that the circumstances were completely beyond my control