Familiar faces, familiar route

To Tuas, 97 km. Today is my first training ride for the National University of Singapore Centennial Ride to Kuala Lumpur. There are some familiar faces; people I met on 21 Aug during the NUS Cycling Club outing. The route is familiar too: Tuas. As it turns out, I'm in decent company. Bike leader cranks out 25 km/h. We sit on his tail. 28, 29, 30 km/h ... most of us are still on his tail, including a guy with "drumstick-type" thighs, creaky bike complete with kickstand and mudguards. The end of the ride is a free for all, as two of us break away and head back to NUS. I hear yesterday's ride has someone going at 8 km/h.