Parked up Parkridge and got riding at 8.30. Up Britten, into the clouds, everything grey and a little damp. Down the road and into Greenwood OG entrance, where shortly I took the Sheepshit City trails down around towards the Richmond Pines and then around and mostly climbing back up to the Greenwood ruins. 9 am on the dot, into Greenwood proper, and down (seeing reasonably fresh tire tracks on the odd rock (but no sign of anyone ahead)). As I rounded one of the first corners I noticed a guy chasing me down. Huh! I thought. Better put the pedal down, so I started honking a bit harder, and increased the gap. Around Gloomy and through I looked back and I'd made the gap massive and he was dab-walking through the worst of the rocks up there. Got bombing on into the next rocky descent and swooping through the swoopies and off the drop jump, and around into Dave's Zone, and then looking back he was way up there. Kept the pressure on, blasting through the turns, all good, even where there was grease. Around into the wee valley and then the shot for the end. Dab through the first rocky up, and then down to the new end, passing a climber in those lower reaches. Across Evans and a wee breather break, 9.10am..
Into Godley, climbing and (nearly) cleaning the first rocks. Slightly better luck most of the rest of the way, just one or two dab-scoots. No one else about at all. Over the top and blasting down to Livingston where I passed a couple of runners (one was Meg - James and Caro's daughter). Climbed up towards Breeze to just before Breeze descent where I peeled off for the new entrance to Anaconda, dropping down through the open gate next to the cattlestop, little triangle of paddock above the road, across, and into the newly signed downhill. Swoop swoop, all finished now but needs more tires riding it. Fun, bar all the sheep shit, and lambs jumping out of the way. Onto the old Anaconda and a sweet bomb, jumpy jumpy, around into the valley, back and forth, nearly lost it in one corner, front wheel squirrel, then out onto the walk track a the bottom and climbing up the new walktrack back up to the original snake entrance, Breeze Col, and back up the road for a bit.
Up the triangle of paddock I'd come down, walking, then onto the singletrack again, heading up and over to Livingston, then the grinding climb up, up, up. At the top I looked at my watch, and discovered it was 10am, 1 hour since I'd been at the top of Greenwood! Continued on, having a great run down Godley to Evans, roughly 5-10 past the hour at the pass, and climbing again, for the long slog. Towards the top my left leg was getting a bit peaky sore. 20 minutes the whole climb took me to the top of Britten.
Final fang down, easy to start then ramping up the boost as I descended. At the hairpin corner, went straight ahead, exploring a new line, which took me all the way across, nicely flowing, and down to just before the final droppy descent under the pylon to the bottom.
Back to the car 10.37 or so, and home just after 11 am. Nice.
A rather lengthy 23.5 kms, with 999 m of altitude gained...
Into Godley, climbing and (nearly) cleaning the first rocks. Slightly better luck most of the rest of the way, just one or two dab-scoots. No one else about at all. Over the top and blasting down to Livingston where I passed a couple of runners (one was Meg - James and Caro's daughter). Climbed up towards Breeze to just before Breeze descent where I peeled off for the new entrance to Anaconda, dropping down through the open gate next to the cattlestop, little triangle of paddock above the road, across, and into the newly signed downhill. Swoop swoop, all finished now but needs more tires riding it. Fun, bar all the sheep shit, and lambs jumping out of the way. Onto the old Anaconda and a sweet bomb, jumpy jumpy, around into the valley, back and forth, nearly lost it in one corner, front wheel squirrel, then out onto the walk track a the bottom and climbing up the new walktrack back up to the original snake entrance, Breeze Col, and back up the road for a bit.
Up the triangle of paddock I'd come down, walking, then onto the singletrack again, heading up and over to Livingston, then the grinding climb up, up, up. At the top I looked at my watch, and discovered it was 10am, 1 hour since I'd been at the top of Greenwood! Continued on, having a great run down Godley to Evans, roughly 5-10 past the hour at the pass, and climbing again, for the long slog. Towards the top my left leg was getting a bit peaky sore. 20 minutes the whole climb took me to the top of Britten.
Final fang down, easy to start then ramping up the boost as I descended. At the hairpin corner, went straight ahead, exploring a new line, which took me all the way across, nicely flowing, and down to just before the final droppy descent under the pylon to the bottom.
Back to the car 10.37 or so, and home just after 11 am. Nice.
A rather lengthy 23.5 kms, with 999 m of altitude gained...
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