Not to detract from the start .
The ground surface at Peruvian Wharf consisted of a particularly unfriendly compound as puncture wary riders brushed their tyres down before being dispatched out onto the A13 in small groups .
Not to detract from the start but the ground surface at Peruvian Wharf consisted of a particularly unfriendly compound as puncture wary riders brushed their tyres down before being dispatched out onto the A13 in small groups .