RobRollin wrote:I actually meant not one rider stopped or even slowed down. It wasnt a race where it could be expected to go, and I was a little disappointed.
Sorry to hear about your tire that really sucks

Did you stop for some reason, you didnt mention it? There is not much another rider can do if you were sick/fatigued. And no way for them to know anything if you are still riding. There were so many people dying on the bike out there, you were not the lone ranger.
With the amount of people stopped with flats I stopped asking if they were ok after the first few. After that I just asked the ones that seemed to be looking at another part of their bike or like one guy walking back down the road[dropped phone] They all said they were ok.
I think most of us were suffering, just at different speeds. For me it was the cold. It got so bad after the aid station past the climb that I had trouble just riding/steering, I could not stop shaking which was making the whole bike
wiggle via the bars!. I spent the next 40km alone, hopping from group to group, the only way I could stay warm was to work. Ended up riding with 3 Sydneysiders, two blokes and a woman. They were great company, gave me someone to talk to/have a laugh with. I had to soft pedal a bit on the hills to stay with them, but the legs appreciated a wheel to follow into the headwind at times. Even if my body temp disagreed!
You poor bastard skull

I dunno if I could have handled that! Walking the rest in ya socks not an option?

Either way, you did all the hard work, the last 6k were easy goin. I looked for you at the start, I was looking for the same kit you had on that day in the race? I had bmc stuff on.
Ive never eaten so much on a ride

It must be part of where I go wrong because I finished in pretty good nick,just cold and fed up with being wet. Had my first gel as well, it did help a bit but I think I would just rather eat normal food.
My poor friggin bike! I dont think it will ever forgive me

The gravel road, the "walking" mud section

Both would have been fine in the dry, I mean they were easy enough to ride wet but they just munted the bike/rims/pads. The second bit I did no brakes because if I put them on it sounded like attacking the rims with an angle grinder...
No photos, I didnt want to risk the camera plus did not really have the room for it. And I dont have a mobile[lost mine last week] Google some pics of rain, you get the idea
