Greetings from the home of the enormous speed hump and
savage rumble strip.
Well, there are some other people here – how about that?
So much for the plan of winning because nobody else shows – I will need to go
to Plan B!
Rode with some of the (large) Australian contingent over
the whole course yesterday as in the pictures. Lots from WA, a few from the
east Coast and one from Singapore (part time Asian Continental team rider, and
a rider of substance). Am getting the idea that there are some good guys here
(surprise, surprise, as Gomer Pyle would have said!).
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| Australians with a random South African or two |
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| Some more Australians |
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| And even more! |
The course has two climbs varying between 3 and 7 % both with false flats, one of 7.5
km and one of 9 km, and another one of 4-6% about 4.5 km long - a steady drag. There would not be two consecutive flat kms once out of town, so
undulation is the name of the game. I won’t go on about the roads but my God,
the roads!!!
Also attached for your viewing pleasure is my foot today
after the stack 10 days ago – it doesn’t hurt but it sure is a technicolour
extravaganza of bruising and swelling!
TT tomorrow, very hilly for a TT course. Guys here with
amazing kit for the TT - Cannondale Slice, Specialized Shivs, you name it! We
were passed by a guy going full gas yesterday on a flat, downwind section. We
were doing a relaxed 35 or so with the breeze, he must have been doing 60+! Full sponsor
vehicle behind him, US National Champion jersey with rainbow sleeves. After a brief
consultation amongst the boys, the consensus was that he was the real deal. I
would have got a photo but I missed the millisecond opportunity as he went
passed.
Hot and humid here but great bike tanning weather! I am certainly looking forward to returning to the
cooler weather of Ballarat – yeah right!
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