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Yes, in that most people are going better towards the end of the summer.
It tends to be a clubrun/touring paced procession for the first hour, just to ease everyone in and keep the group cohesive.
On hilly routes, we always stop and regroup at the top. On flatter/draggier rides, that's when the splits are most likely to occur; but again, there will be regrouping points at ambiguous junctions. Plus we have a ride leader and a backstop, not to mention a core membership who are pretty familiar with the routes, and keep an eye out for anyone who begins to show signs of struggling.
There's often a stretch of 10 miles or so, towards the end, when fast people put the hammer down. I'd never do such a thing.