was in a group of 4 riders, they were doing the short route of 80 miles so when we hit the first climb they attacked so i just let them go, i knew what was to come. i got caught by 2 other riders who were also doing the short ride so when we got to the 45 mile mark they stopped and i started the long and lonely ride of 73 miles alone and this was the hard bit with 25% climbs and it was so wet it was hard to climb, if you got out of the saddle you were spinning the back wheel and if you sat 