I'm not going to prattle on too much as others will want to contribute. We woke up to the sound of wind and rain against the window and as I don't sleep too well at the moment it didn't bode well, on top of that dr_pink woke up yesterday with a sore throat. Not looking good.
The most difficult decision was what to wear, but one thing for sure, waterproofs featured prominently. We met everyone at the station, all present and correct and depressingly cheerful given the weather. Smiles would turn to the odd grimace before the end.
Through the village of Exton about 7 miles in
This was a case of several clothing changes throughout the day. I have no idea how much climbing was done but I think it was significant
20 something miles in, rainjackets off and Colly is under his namesake, well nearly
Er, more hills
Oncoming traffic, there wasn't a great deal of the motorised variety
And so into Cambridgeshire where the landscape is more arable and open to some tough headwinds
12 miles to the cafe with more hills into the wind
Graffham Water cafe stop and our fixed steeds
Into Oundle, 80 miles, yes that is sunshine!
Another quick coffee and cake on it's way
9 miles to go and the heavens open, this was one of the wetter ones
Topping the last hill, 6 to go
This banana was yellow at the start
And so to the finish back at the station, 108 miles done in far from easy conditions. Thank you, stalwarts all
and great riding companions
Epic!
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