Zwift - London Flat in London

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Inaugural gravel event one train + 4km bike path away from town. 

Anticipated a fun/spirited group ride as the flyer suggested but quickly realized with the abundance of aero socks, shoe covers, and skinsuits this was likely going to be a proper race.  

5 made front group initially, 1 flatted shortly after and the pulls were rotated in some heavy rain and sluggish sand. Fighting a bit of sickness the last weeks that seems to be going around so was trying to be as conservative as possible, but that quickly went out the window as it took full gas efforts to make the selection in the first 15 minutes. 

“It has to let up”

“No one can ride full for 110km in the mud” 

“Surely the rhythm will ease off VERY soon” 

Well… the pace never properly relaxed and my sensations were eventually exposed (as if the 5 second pulls compared to 1 minute pulls of others weren’t indicative). The final opened up with about 30km to go, and I pretty quickly got attacked out of the group.  

Can’t say I’m particularly stoked to get dropped so far out but nice to support a local event and ride a fun course that was a nice blend of gravel, double track, road, and sand on a rainy day I likely otherwise wouldn’t have ridden at all! 

Many strong riders in Finland came out to play and a very nice post-race meal to boot. 

4th of 4 from the break is not something you are stoked to tell the mates but that was all that was in the tank today.

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