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That was fun. I did it fixed, which would normally have been fine, but somewhere just before Great Dunmow (i.e. not that far in at all) my left leg, which I'd hurt overdoing it in windy remote Essex on Monday (was hobbling on Tuesday) decided it was not happy. I'd gone into the whole thing tired and not really feeling all that too, so that was definitely the hardest ride I've ever done to be honest. Good for finding out how well I can cope with riding under adversity I suppose...
I was riding with Onelesscardigan, spybot, mothergirl et al until about 3 ish (not sure, time perception screwed) then just found a spurt of (albeit painful) speed and went flat out in the drops until roughly the 100 mile point, where I bumped into fussballclub, laner and benjam and stopped for a little rest and some jelly babies. The next 10 miles were ok, sort of, the last ten were painful and my body was telling me to give in, so I kept stopping and stretching my leg before moving off at a painfully slow pace, again. The good news is it's definitely just an overstretched leg, not my knees, which are fine as ever :)
I really wanted to ride back, but what with that and starting a new job tomorrow no way it was going to happen. Definitely next year!
Massive thanks to Katie and Jatich for organising the coach and truck back, it was so fast and efficient, great to be getting away before everyone else and only five minutes or so to wait for the bikes. I was home by 2.
Who won? Well nobody, obviously. But my votes go to Leo for the Boris bike riding and spybot for riding fixed 'n' back. Both really impressive and HTFU defining :)