Did this ride with Julie last year but she wasn't up for it this year. The weather was much better than last year, no rain but we did have a good wind to ride home into. The field soon settled down with a group of eight of us soon off the front. Two of the guys stopped for, I don't know what so, it was six of us full gas to the first check in at 46km. One of the guys stopped for coffee there whilst the rest of us set of on the next leg to Southwell at 75km. I was struggling thro' this section & got dropped but I wasn't the only one, two of us got dropped on the way to this stop & we weren't together. The breakaway trio were still getting their cards stamped & taking comfort when I rode in. I quickly got my card stamped & took comfort & four of us set of on the last leg back to Alfreton. I suggested to the guys that didn't think I'd hang on to them all the way back but I don't know what happened. This was to be the, in my opinion the hardest section as there are several drags & we had the wind in our faces. As we got into a rhytm we started to work the thro' & off to good effect & despite my lack of confidence of staying with them I managed to do as much work if not more than the other guys, at least one missed lots of turns & another missed several of his turns. I just don't know where it came from but I rode back into Alfreton so strongly I couldn't believe it! One others questioned if I'd injected myself at the last stop & the others commented on me getting a second wind.
Just a wonderful ride & a really good workout!
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