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I have awarded myself 5 'hardman points' for riding on Saturday...I wasn't particularly cold, but frozen bottles and buffs were a sign that it was. And getting up at 5:15...
Like Skully said, I have no regrets about riding though. Those lanes at the start were fantastic. The roads were clear but the surrounding countryside was blanketed in snow. Massively rewarding to ride through countryside like that - frozen lakes and ponds aplenty. It was beautiful, as it was last year, but in a completely different way. Unfortunately it meant Black Down was off the route as the descent was impassable, but in retrospect I would have been suffering for that by the end, especially after the cheeky climbs on the new part of the route.
Loads of tea and cake en route. And at the end. The guy who organises that one is top draw - I think he made an effort to speak to everyone, about the route, the weather, their ride, whatever. It was also good to get a bit shouty at the end when we couldn't find our way to the train station.