For anyone still reading the thread prior to the Chingford Grand Depart, to reiterate:
I'll lead on my own, so please stay behind, including on descents, even if I lift the pace.
Ride 2 abreast behind me if you want, but be ready for quite a lot of singling up.
Be bold and assertive if you need to stop/slow/whatever - Sean will be at the back, and Jonny will be floating around the middle, so there's no reason for messages not to get conveyed along the line.
Follow the line of the rider/s in front of you, but maintain ultimate responsibility for your decisions at junctions or in the face of strange holes/obstacles.
Be considerate to nocturnal towpath users & canal dwellers; and randoms wandering around parks and forests in the dark.
yep, i dreamt that too