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G, that was definitely not staged I'm out of shot but was passed out next to Prav at the back - VB that pic is pure class!
Had a great ride, set off late as Fluff had an epic mechanical and had to get BC to change her whole crankset! (thankyou Jimbilly) lost most of the forumites on the way, road a good way with Emilia and her bro. Last year i relied on others for direction and therefore had to match their pace, this year I was self sufficient so pootled along, Fluff got hit by a giant bat/moth/bird, didn't hit the feed stop until around 3, had some frankly fantastic hot pasta from my flask (thankyou scott) and felt pretty good. Gave a gee up talk to a big black guy who was feeling it, Fluff gave him some jellybeans and that cheered him up immensely - was nice to see him on the beach at the end!
Saw the moon and some stars as the cloud cleared..Fluff got a flat just outside Sudbury due to drawing pins on the road, which affected quite a few people (there was a group of about 4-5 fixing flats on the side of the road)
Made it to Uncle TSK in Sudbury, where we topped up Fluff's tyre with the track pump and dumped some luggage, and saw the broken Crispin.
Saw a beautiful morning sky, had some comedy toilet moments in various bushes (Grassos - became the new chamois cream joke of the ride) felt smug when directing other lost riders because I had a garmin (that actually worked). Was the last of the forumites to arrive to a smiling David and TSK - happy that I'd tracked down the coach, which I'd passed a mile back.
Cooling feet soak in the sea, clean clothes and then home in the forum bus.
I just wish I'd have eaten something as was completely dead when I got to smithfields, and the thameslink was closed so had to walk to waterloo to get the train home, I was in too much of a dangerous state to ride (I crashed twice on the ride home from wimbledon - albeit very slowly).
Epic thanks to VB and TSK for the LFGSS Broom wagon/bus home - lets do this again next year!