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To steer us back towards where we think the track might be, here's the update I just sent out through the Facebook event, for the benefit of any non-users.
The momentous date is nigh. Moustaches are being twirled, bicycles of all sizes greased and lubed. Ladies and gents, rev your legs.
A little heads-up for the festivities then..
We will gather at the Forum at 6 on Tuesday. Ride sheets will be circulated, upon which will be easy clues to the location of 7 checkpoints around the city.
The starting pistol will be fired* not earlier than 6.30, and we will scatter to the four winds**. Get to a checkpoint, get your ridesheet marked by a marshal, and continue to the next checkpoint. Any order is acceptable.
Once you have 7 marks, ride on to the Bicycle Shop, and victory***.
Some manner of prizes, ranging from frivolous to marginally useful, will be presented in one or more of the following categories at the aptly named Handlebar, downstairs in the Bicycle Shop itself:
WINNER
RUNNER(S) UP
BEST MOUSTACHE (REAL OR OTHERWISE)
SARTORIAL EXCELLENCE (yes, dressing up is mo' definitely encouraged)
HAVER OF A GREAT TIME
To avoid disappointment it is recommended that you bring your own prize, to present to yourself in a category of your choice.
LEST WE FORGET, this is a fund-raising event. Many of us have sported moustaches for the month of Mo, with the aim of a) making us look funny and b) raising awareness for men's health issues, particularly prostrate cancer. A modest charge of £2 will be levied for the aforementioned ride sheets, but any further donations would make us all feel better about ourselves - and there will be a collection box at the Bicycle Shop after the ride.
Many thanks, hope to see you on Tuesday, and congratulations for reading all the way to the end****.
*Metaphorically. No actual pistols will be fired. Please leave your firearms at home.
**The best wind is the one at your back.
***The only condition for victory is returning with bike and body in one piece. You may, however, wish to separate bike from body when you arrive.
****This is not the end. THIS is the end.
I THINK I SO FUNNY