Hot morning, all to meet at Steve's at 8.30. I had an appointment at 12, so I left home at about 8 and drove to Ferrymead Bridge, parking there, then riding around the towpath, up the Heathcote, through Radley Park, Chichester St, and around to Steve's, arriving in good time with Andy and Jenna, Tony and Robin all in attendance. Soon after, Pete, Nelsie (with a new toy) and Wayno arrived, and out came Steve. We trundled around the various whole and half Ford Roads, through to the Ramahana and Aotea climbing, heat already pushing us down. Up we strove, Nelson, me, and Wayne taking the singletrack diversion to the landing strip. Up here I seemed to lose all power in my legs, suffering I was. Managed to finally peak out and we all cowered in the shade provided by the roadside.
Onto Vernon, and through... Pete and me getting a lead on the others (due to a muck up with Nelson and another dude on the zig zags up top), through Witch Hill, heat a killer but I kept a good pace ahead of Pete through there. Then I flatted, front wheel on a rock, so Nelson and me did the speed change, and we caught up with the others up top of Castle.
Into this, and excellent clip on Nelson's tail the whole way down round the hairpin and he heard a shout and Robin had crashed above. Waited, he got moving, we got moving, and met Jenna in the shade of the stone building. Cool down.
Up road onto Britten, around, grass heaps shorter now, then into Greenwood, and down the skinny singletrack, then across through the pines and down Richmond. more crashes with people. a close call for me before Frog Pond, and on down Panorama, Mulgans, and back round to the car. good spin.
more details later, maybe.
A 28 km loop, with 800m climbed.
Onto Vernon, and through... Pete and me getting a lead on the others (due to a muck up with Nelson and another dude on the zig zags up top), through Witch Hill, heat a killer but I kept a good pace ahead of Pete through there. Then I flatted, front wheel on a rock, so Nelson and me did the speed change, and we caught up with the others up top of Castle.
Into this, and excellent clip on Nelson's tail the whole way down round the hairpin and he heard a shout and Robin had crashed above. Waited, he got moving, we got moving, and met Jenna in the shade of the stone building. Cool down.
Up road onto Britten, around, grass heaps shorter now, then into Greenwood, and down the skinny singletrack, then across through the pines and down Richmond. more crashes with people. a close call for me before Frog Pond, and on down Panorama, Mulgans, and back round to the car. good spin.
more details later, maybe.
A 28 km loop, with 800m climbed.
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