Marcus, I think we could have managed without the stage 1-1 profile 
What is interesting from those breakdowns is that not a single stage drops below the 1000m/100km 'average' that I use as a rule-of-thumb for Englandshire rides. Now this reminds us that it's a very hilly ride, but on the plus side the climbing is evenly spread. Surely a good thing? 
If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing properly......
Yep - it certainly appears hilly on
paper a computer screen. I'd guess there's reasonable opportunity for some inaccuracy in those calculations with the terrain (rolling through glens etc.); but I'd take the profiles as roughly correct if not the exact climbing figures.
The climbing does look evenly spread - a couple of pretty choppy stages though. There's some flatter stuff when we're alongside lochs etc.
Anyway, we hardly go much above 200 metres - can't be
that hilly now can it?
It's going to be an interesting challenge in terms of equipment choice - we're very self-sufficient and will have to carry more than we normally might (particularly those thinking of bivvy bags etc.). One thing is for sure after having checked a few roads out on Streetview, you will want to pack a small camera - it's a bit pretty!
Is it too late to switch to the MC1K? 
Not too late if you can't handle the real deal Audax!
