Finally feels like I cracked this event - though pretty sure the perfect conditions and very large peloton were the main contributors to speeding around the lake at 41.8km/h.
Some heavy crashes occurred before even reached France. Through Evian and Thonen les Bains the road safety bumps slowed the lead car and disc wheeled riders to a crawl, then the short climb up through Thonen was the only real decider for the lead group.
That was most likely good news, as I had found a new maximum heart rate before that point, and the remainder of our loop was ridden at a very consistent pace, most likely due to a triathlon type pulling the front of the group along (apart from up the climbs)
Looks like a group of 5 finished together at 4hrs 01, then stragglers from that lead group back to our main peloton of finishers, so in the end I was 49th on the day.
Amazing to easily beat the 4.5 hr challenge, but I know I have been lucky on this event several times now, so I reckon next time it will be a leisurely ride around to Evian, taking photos and coffee en route, with a nice ferry ride back to Lausanne in the afternoon!
4hr 14m.51s
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