Great to see Pete Cowan at the start, waving off four of us.

Not all of us were fully equipped for the cold - I was definitely under gloved.

We soon lost Paul, who was trying us out but had to leave early.

Then we lost John - his seat mounting failed and he had to call for a broom wegon.

While the delicious coffee at Lyalls in Eynsham perked us up, Nick and I were both slightly under par - yesterday's flu vaccinations perhaps?

Nick dropped off as we passed his house into Wantage so I soloed back into the Market Place.