Good turnout in the square with most gravitating to the less brisk group (quite a few doing the Reliability Ride tomorrow so saving the legs).
Given the numbers I opted for the brisker group and 8 of us set off at a good pace. The group worked really well on the way out. Once again we got caught by the second group at the crossing near Howden which came down as we approached and stayed down for a while (Phil
).
The catch led to our group being swelled by Tony and Simon who came across from the other group as we set off. The increased numbers led to a ramping up of the pace after Howden and we were soon rolling along at 40kph+. With the wind assistance the pace didn't drop much on the return. We lost a couple on the Wheldrake road and by the time we got to Stillingfleet there were 6 of us. The pace notched up again after Stillingfleet and we were hitting the 50kph mark at times. I finally hit the rev limiter trying to come through at 50kph as we approached Fulford and came over the flyover about 20 secs behind the rest of the group completely cooked
Some really good group work today, tight riding and good communication. Cam looked v strong as did Simon and John Mc.
Looking forward to a few days off in Spain, then back to it next week.
Good luck to all riding the reliabilities tomorrow.