Portfolio Partners Around the Bay in a Day - CycleTour

Started raining briefly on way back up in Sorrento but didn't last long. Some gusty wind on the way down slowed things slightly. Hit a good 20km stride with a pack going 28km/hour around Rosebud. Oliver's Hill wasn't a problem.
Starting up again after lunch was hard; took a good 20km before I was back into it. Built up a lot of lactic acid in the legs which took an hour to work out. Slowed pace from 30km/hour to 27km/hour and was ok for the rest of the ride.

Didn't get any training in for the 4 weeks prior to the event, so I started and ended in Mordialloc, doing 140 of the 210 distance, which was about right. With a few 50 and 100's prior, I should easily do the full 210 next year.

Hot jacuzzi for 30 minutes, walking around helped.


Muscle strength was lacking, noticeable on any hills on the back 100km. Need to do more 50 and 100km distances as well as build up leg muscles.


Lunches provided in Sorrento were excellent, but the queue for coffee was 20 minutes! Also toilets there were subpar. Good weather overall, and overall event was well done.