Opted for the early hard ride this morning and wasn't dissapointed. A bumpy ride up to Settle, Clapham, Caton, Quernmore and Scorton for a fuel stop after 55 miles. Only 6 of us out so more time working on the front and less time 'resting' on the back. Returned via Chipping hard to very hard at times. Couple of top local runners where out preparing for the Bolton Ironman in August and going well but nobody got dropped and everyone felt the burn.

87 miles at 19.5mph average.