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2017 3 Day Tour = 2nd best ever

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Last year was one of my worst for this race.  I’d lost a lot of interest in cycling after a 6hr mountain bike endurance event and was about 4kgs over race weight.  I have no photos of 2016 and I did not post on the subject.  This year I was back on track.  80kg’s on day 1 after starting the week at 83.  The worry was that for the last week, my riding had felt pretty powerless so I was expecting to be dropped on the hills on every stage.  Again I ran the official website.  I did not create a race guide.  This year Crowe Horwath, a part of Findex was naming rights sponsor.  The Bass Coast Cycle Challenge gave away five entries into their ride and Wheel Heat provided encouragement awards.

The Plan

Assuming not dropped, have a crack at the sprint championship.  See if I can eek enough points to get first.

The Races

Day 1 / Stage 1 – Heyfield ITT – 6.5kms 43.3 kph – 2nd place

BIg JIm started 30 seconds ahead of me.  A good bunny that had zero danger of being passed.  If all went to plan, I would come second. Continue reading →

2015 3 Day Tour A Tad Hard

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The Plan

This year thanks to being in A grade, the plan was for a hopeful break away, but realistically, I’d be lucky if I could hang on the back and not get dropped

The Races

Stage 1 – Leongatha

A break went as we passed the really steep hill where motorised hill climbs are held.  Here I bridged and pretty much draged everyone else along.  Heading down the descent to Mardan Road, where the first test of the tour would begin, my handling felt a bit sketchy so I was gapped by about 30m.  This meant by the time the Mardan Road Climb began I was already of the back.  Looking at previous times up the climb, today’s time was not my best.  I was 81.9kg at this morning’s weigh in, up from the 80kg I’d been last weekend.  My peak week must have included some competitive eating. Continue reading →