8 out of 12 for me. Glad to have it out of the way so early in the month, hopefully Feb will be a bit kinder. Went round the "Dorset Delight" 200 with Paul "Michael Fish" D of this parish. Thanks for the company Paul, and for dragging me up the hills on the 1st half.
"Michael Fish" because Paul had chosen the weather forecast that suited him best, i.e. a dry day, so came out on a sleek mudguardless Merckx frame. I, on the other hand, had been perusing the shed for all the heavy (heavier) things I could bolt onto the bike - Saddle, dynohub, extra lights, winter wheels & tyres etc. And Mudguards.
What we got was bitter cold with the odd flurry of snow.
The last 3 1/2 hours was spent in bitterly cold rain, and at the last control in Dorchester we briefly considered lighting a fire to keep warm. Well they had everything we needed
Andy, stop f***ing about taking pictures, let's go home
All in all an excellent day and I'm very pleased that we got round in 10 hours and 3 minutes, not bad for a winter 200. I can feel my extremities again now.