The various road/pavement closures made this year's London a real pain to snap. And those of us who worry that the behaviour of pushy pervs will put women off taking part for good looked like having are worst fears realised - the Hyde Park group was overwhelmingly male, though there was some good fun guys in among them. But also many who weren't painted or seeming to be riding for any particular reason.
It rained throughout the painting time. I didn't bother taking a single shot. There was an area under some trees, taped off, light dreadful. Light was no better as they headed down Park Lane either.
Things brightened up later and one of the other feeder rides seemed to bring a lot more ladies. Managed to get shots of the start, a few on Westminster Bridge, quite a lot on Waterloo Bridge and some more at the finish which approached from Trafalgar Square. Could have grabbed a few at the first rest stop too but you looked around and it was just a sea of unpainted men.
The weather turned out to be mostly warm with sunny spells after the poor start. There are sure to be some decent shots emerging over the coming days. But this really does seem to be a ride to be avoided if you're a woman now, thanks to the vast army of iPhone warriors
