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26.5 miles doesn't sound that far when its down on paper describing an event you're thinking of entering but when you have to ride 26.5 miles on rolling heavy rutted wet roads it is a different prospect as Addiscombe found out when they rode the SERC 2-up time trial on Easter Sunday. The idea of a 2-up is that you and your partner can ride faster than normal as you take turns sheltering behind each other before coming to the front and riding into the wind a little bit harder than you would be able to if you were on your own. The course for the SERC event is a lot tougher than any of the Addiscombe riders who entered were expecting. The constant rolling terrain meant there was a lot of out of the saddle efforts which negated some of the benefit to be had from sheltering behind your partner. Addiscombe had 7 pairs in this event and a lot of spectators and at one point there were so many of us at the start line it was beginning to look like an Addiscombe benefit! Most of our pairs were trying this type of event for the first time and all rode well with some of the riders finding the course a real challenge.
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