Ouch, and feel better.

So I just did 65 miles with my club this morning and it f@ing hurt me. It scares me to think that I'd need to do this, then 4 hours later do a long century. If your thinking like that, then here's some consolation.

My ride with the club had a total ascent of 3,000 ft and a max rise of 2%. My ride averaged 15mph, we're only attempting to do 12mph... and the total ascent per mapmyride is only 1700ft since it was the long stretches at 21mph and the hills what done it, then a ride in the Chilterns of 65 miles in 4 hours is no way comparable to a ride from Trafalgar Sq to Newhaven in the same time.

On the French side, roads are generally better quality than in the UK, and the total ascent in the whole of the French side is only 1700ft. If we're aiming to do 110 miles in 10 hours, then the average is very low.