Degani Kinglake Ride - CycleTour


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Kinglake, Victoria
Australia
SuperSprint
15C / 59F
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 56m 22s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Up at 6am, out the door before 7am. Biked out to Whittlesea (just shy of 40k). Event start at 9am.
Event warmup:

The ride out.
Bike
  • 2h 56m 22s
  • 67 kms
  • 22.79 km/hr
Comments:

This wasn't a race (there was no organised timing). It was just a crapload of cyclists all out to enjoy the beautiful course. It was SPECTACULAR. I've never ridden in a place so beautiful. Hills forever (it's the Kinglake mountain range).
What would you do differently?:

Keep on practicing hills!!
Post race
Warm down:

Hung around the expo site, ate food, drank, portapotty, got myself a pair of knicks for cheap. Rode back home (another 40k... rounded out the day at 150km!)

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Hills, baby. I'm still new to them (but loving them more each day!)

Event comments:

You can't get better than this - free food, free candy, free drinks, amazing support, great riders to bike with the entire ride and a non-competitive atmosphere. We got to the 10k climb and everyone was ready to face it, positive, and having a good time. I climbed just shy of 4000 ft today. Can't wait for the next cycling event.




Last updated: 2010-09-09 12:00 AM
Biking
02:56:22 | 67 kms | 22.79 km/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
The Garmin says I was just shy of 70k, but I know I stopped and started it late a few times.
Wind: Some
Course: Beginning is rolling hills. Around the 30k mark is a 10k climb (took me 48', and I was passing people! What!!!)
Road: Rough Dry Cadence:
Turns: Good Cornering: Good
Gear changes: Good Hills: Good
Race pace: Comfortable Drinks: Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5