Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, I will not be attending any of this year's UK rides as I have no wish to die of hyperthermia, even for you guys.
The weather forecast is as
BAD as it can be,
RAIN is forecast pretty much every day during the coming WNBR weekend and lower temperatures than I ever thought possible in June (12C but 'feels like'7C' I see in one forecast, incredibly cold).....oh and also strong winds too!
I guess it had to happen one year, the ride has been so lucky in the past. There may be a few hardened male nudists, but I doubt if any cute girlies are going to make an effort when the look out the bedroom window any morning this weekend.
Just in case you want to keep tabs on the unfolding misery (this event is the highlight of my year and I have taken a lot of time and money to cover it) here are the weather links for southern UK where the main weekend rides take place.....
Southampton (Friday evening)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/11?
London (Saturday)..
http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/8? (best bet at present, but I cannot attend anyway)
Brighton (Sunday)...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/2132
To give you some idea of the disaster, normal average are 19C for the time of year and most past rides have always come close to this. At night they are even warning of frost, someting unheard of in southern UK in June.
I guess all the terrible tornados you are having in the US has stirred the weather up across the pond. At least this weekend should not be cold enough for anyone to freeze to death, but who in their right mind would strip naked in weather like this!