As I said last year after my first century I would be returning to the same century with a goal of finishing it sub 5 hrs.

We ride with some relatively fit and fast riders who can and have accomplished this, as of now I don't see it happening but I have a lot of training time between now and september 1st.

we finished last year with stops and all in 6hrs, the fast guys are wanting us to ride with them this year and do it non stop and finish first (its not a race....but it is )

We are planning on doing this with a 10 man group minimum, last year they said they did most the work and a bunch of people were sucking and they couldn't drop them because they simply didn't have the reserve power the suckers were saving by sticking on their rear, so the plan is for an early drop of these suckers.

Who is or has been riding centuries at such a pace, what should I do to prepare and whats the best method for hydrating and feeding?

Thanks in advance.