The guy I'm training with is a former OCW prez and he says he can just slip me in. But this weekend I decided that I didn't have enough long rides under my belt so I'm not going. I'm disappointed but I will be well prepared for next year and hopefully have been able to upgrade my bike by then.

They've made some changes to the route this year that hopefully people with like and after the pre-ride next weekend they are planning to put up a Garmin map and photos of tricky sections of the route. Have fun!