After a longer than expected wait, organising parts, my single speed road bike was finally ready to go this wk! The same afternoon i picked it up i rode straight from my house to kariong hill to test it out. The 15 kms from my house was a good warm up, even tho i was a bit wobbly not having ridden a roadie for yrs, and the first half of the hill was goin good. Up towards the lookout tho was a different story, i only just had enough power in my legs to push up the last bit!!!
So it looks like the boys at bikeworx got the gearing pretty spot on for me, i wanted to be only just able to make it up kariong cause hopefully im only gonna get stronger.
The second ride i had planned on the ss was a bit longer, hopin to do about 2 hours. I set out from mine again and went through springfield and on to henry parry drive. I knew i would have to hit this climb with a run up, but unlucky i got the red light at the bottom of the hill arghhhh!!
From basically a standing start i tried my best to build up speed but didnt get very far, it got real steep real quick! Determined not to give up i was calling my legs all sorts of names to make it to the top, only just made it n needed a rest for a minute to recover. The rest of the ride was pretty good, no big climbs just nice up n down through to tuggerah then the entrance then back home. 50km all up and 1 hour 50min not bad for my second time.
Saturday was our trip down to the world championships in canberra. 4.30 am we left (stupid idea, i hate mornings!!) and got ther about 9. The female elite r up first so we watch the start then head up the hill to the hammerhead to watch ppl stack. Unfortuanately the women all rode it pretty damn good with only a minor bingle. A quick lunch then its time for the mens turn. We decide to watch this start from up the fire road a bit. The sound of 80 riders coming round the corners was awesome!!! They were so fast and about 6-8 wide it was like a frieght train. Up the top we go again for some action. This time we see a massive stack on the rock drop as someonegoes over the bars and bounces their way down (ouch!!) We check out some more sections and i get some awesome photos. Back to the finish line just in time to witness first and second sprint it out after 2 hours and seven laps, the sound from the crowd was amazing, it was like there was 50 000 ppl there!!
Back in the car for the drive home, get there about 10 pm so tired but thanks to brian for driving us and feeding us too, cheers mate.
Ourimbah race today, reverse loop, (doh) and im hoping some fast riders from other clubs turn up so its not just a race between me n chops. Adam Kelly n his mate turn up, sweet game on i say to myself!! While im talking to a mate chops does a warm up lap and somehow manages to come off and dislocate his shoulder!!!! Damn now i have to chase these 2 on my own! So chops gets driven to emergency n its time to race.
Fireroad start and im right behind adam and his mate, spending the first lap trying to figure out where to go in reverse, i mansge to stay on their tail. 2nd lap n not much has changed, the 3 of us r so close u could have thrown a blanket over us! The other 2 swap the lead a few times with me staying in 3rd hammering my legs. Last lap n we r all so close still, im quite happy with this cause adam usually beats me by a fair bit. With adam in the lead on the last climb his mate makes a move n slips by just before the top. I have absolutely nothing left but still manage to cross the line a couple of metres behind him so 3rd for me, such a flat out race but really happy with how i went. Off to the hospital to c if chops is alright, things arent 2 bad but we have angry doctor next wkend! Hope you have a quick recovery and are able to ride cause it just wouldnt be the same without ya there mate......
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