Fantastic weather and a great turn out for the mad jack 55 miler. A surprise guest appearance from Colin and the welcome return of Dave HH following his broken collar bone 6 weeks ago. Also with us was Simon Hack on his first ever early bird ride (he had a picked a great one to start!). Dave brought along his friend Ian who is an ex pro cyclist, unfortunately Ian's knee tendinitis started playing up and he had to abandon before we had chance to talk to him.Good to see Paul K and Dan H again . Paul B was there and is on fine form now- so different to a couple of months ago. Having partially completed this route a few weeks ago we were determined to complete all 54 miles of it. The hills in this route are relentless and eventually they take a toll on you. Colin left us at about 35 miles, to do his own (faster) ride, the rest of us pressed on. Simon was suffering but refused to give up and although we did have to wait for him at the top of the steepest climbs he did brilliantly for a first time early bird and will obviously get stronger. Simon left us at near battle.By this point most of us (especially Dave) were feeling tired and we had another tough 15 miles to go. In some ways the last 15 miles is the hardest of all because although although you are close to home you have to do hills such as Doleham and Peter James lane. Some of us flopped into the coastguard cafe at the end for some well deserved refreshment
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53 miles
Av 13.6mph
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