Back tyre - reasonably new (500km) Conti GP 4 Seasons 28mm
Front tyre - old (2500km?) rigid Panaracer Pasella TG 28mm - meant to change this but didn't get around to it.
No fairy visitations
Gill event jacket - got quite wet. It isn't beading, it needs a proper wash then see if it is still OK. I wouldn't ride in serious weather in it again at the moment, but it did sterling service over the winter.
Gore Ultra III waterproof trousers - worn when it got cold and wet (just in the wet I don't bother). Worked perfectly, as usual.
Castelli Free bib shorts - OK, as I knew to apply sudocrem where the pad rubs my thighs slightly
SJS bib shorts - no problems
Altura airstream shorts - no problems (plenty of sudocrem)
Gore Xenon bib shorts - no problems (nice to wear on the last leg after the Altura - much more support)
Campag cap - kept rain out of my eyes and stayed on in strong winds
Brooks Professional saddle - two pressure points on my sit bones with mild brusing but no broken skin. Had to make sure I got out of the saddle regularly on climbs that I'd normally spin up to keep blood circulating.
Carradice Nelson Longflap on SQR block. Faultless as usual.
Snugpak travelpak lite sleeping bag in Alpkit dry bag strapped to Carradice - best thing I took
Dynamo lighting - SON, Dlumotec and Dtoplight - just worked (unlike the BCM and Irish Mail - hopefully I've sorted the problems there with a rewire)
B&M IQ Cyo battery front light - perfect
Smart 1/2 watt superflash rear - succumbed to the wet and apparently was giving an interesting light show (when it should have been off) before I removed it and stuffed it into my bag.
Garmin 705 - had a bit of a funny turn on one leg and decided to tell me the compass bearing I had to take every couple of hundred metres instead of following the roads. Need to check my programming, it is probably something I did.
Cheap Timex explorer watch with webbing strap - stopped the rubbing problems I normally get with my steel banded watches and worked fine in the rain.
Shimano sandals - generally had comfortable feet, rather than the standing in a pool of water feeling of normal shoes. Wore sealskin socks during the worst weather - at one point I thought these were leaking, but I think it was actually just sweat. Didn't get overly damp feet.
Specialized BG gel mitts and Altura Asymmetrix full fingered gloves - didn't have hand problems until the very cold night stage to Washingborough, where I held the bars too tight and bruised my palms. I'm happy with how they performed.