FD and TimC headed back to the safety of the city - JW and I headed off for a grind. New bike, new gearing, I was feeling good (even after our boulie roll yesterday)... I hit the timing point and found a rhythm - climbing most of the way just on or below LT in 21!.. hoorraaa.. last time up Kinglake was 21:52, I'd be happy with anything under 20mins... the winding roads are the easy part, it is the long boring steep part for the last 3(?) kms that hurts - back into 23 for most of that. Crossed the 60km/hr sign in 19:28!.. That is going on cycle2max for sure!.. JW rocked up a few mins later and we spotted the largeish organised bunch again just starting their decent.. off we take..
I'd like to say I was a witness, but I only got to see ya for the 1st couple of corners! Rockin' work! I didn't even bother timing myself and it was a good decision as it seemed to take forever:\
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We decide to stop in at Eltham for food - but I manage to stop for cashola and lose track of JW - couldn't see him on my roll through Eltham - must have been the impaired vision as 4kms later I get a call asking where I am as he has found a spot and ordered!
I grew up in the area, and knew of a cafe just of the main drag and turned in. No GPL. Ah, he's stopped for an ATM I'm thinking and seen me turn off. I join the cue and order a coffee & muffin. Hmmm, GPL should be here by now? Even after the fuel up I'm still suffering through Greensbourgh, stop at Watsonia for donuts, and continue limping home through Ivanhoe.
FD and TimC headed back to the safety of the city - JW and I headed off for a grind. New bike, new gearing, I was feeling good (even after our boulie roll yesterday)... I hit the timing point and found a rhythm - climbing most of the way just on or below LT in 21!.. hoorraaa.. last time up Kinglake was 21:52, I'd be happy with anything under 20mins... the winding roads are the easy part, it is the long boring steep part for the last 3(?) kms that hurts - back into 23 for most of that. Crossed the 60km/hr sign in 19:28!.. That is going on cycle2max for sure!.. JW rocked up a few mins later and we spotted the largeish organised bunch again just starting their decent.. off we take..
I'd like to say I was a witness, but I only got to see ya for the 1st couple of corners! Rockin' work! I didn't even bother timing myself and it was a good decision as it seemed to take forever:\
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We decide to stop in at Eltham for food - but I manage to stop for cashola and lose track of JW - couldn't see him on my roll through Eltham - must have been the impaired vision as 4kms later I get a call asking where I am as he has found a spot and ordered!
I grew up in the area, and knew of a cafe just of the main drag and turned in. No GPL. Ah, he's stopped for an ATM I'm thinking and seen me turn off. I join the cue and order a coffee & muffin. Hmmm, GPL should be here by now? Even after the fuel up I'm still suffering through Greensbourgh, stop at Watsonia for donuts, and continue limping home through Ivanhoe.
mental note to self. riding with a hangover is OK if one's HR doesnt get pushed over 140 at which point head starts to feel like there's hummer tryin to get out. Im definetly doin this Clintons Rd route next week
... and not drinkin on Sat'dy night 🙄
PS Lama. why havent you got a half-year licence yet and had a go at a roadrace, ya muppet?
PS Lama. why havent you got a half-year licence yet and had a go at a roadrace, ya muppet?
Yeah I know, I feel I would be better suited to road racing and not these crit/sprint thingys... Biggest hurdle is finding out the how/what/when's of the racing.. I guess I'd be in the Northern Combine? Of which there is bugger all information on (that I can find anyways)...
I'm being lazy wanting things easy and straight forward - but the whole road racing scene just confuses the hell out of me... throw in all the politics from CV and it looks like a mess from where I stand.. is there any central source for this info? Be cool if they had some racing with ongoing points score like the yearly UCI standings etc..
For now, I guess I'll keep going in circles at Kew... which will be this Sunday the 7th, if the weather holds up...
