Maggie and I did the Isle of Wight Randonnée again this year, and Graham and Gill Holder came with us to do it for the first time. We had a very good weekend, with a good sunny ride from Ventnor to Yarmouth on Saturday and the Randonnée on the Sunday - not so sunny, and windy, but dry. Maggie and I took the anticlockwise route, Graham and Gill did the clockwise route, which was more convenient for their hotel. The distance is obviously the same,and there's not much in it for difficulty on a windy day.
We did 70.84 miles for the Randonnée at a rolling average of 11.3 mph, with 5,558 feet of ascent - the Isle of Wight is hilly! But the event itself is well run and enjoyable - worth a shot, if you've time next year.
Mark
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