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Perth, Western Australia
Australia
Rotary Club of Perth
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 31m 20s
Overall Rank = 168/2440
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Parked at JTWC, rode the 5-10km into town from there. Met up with work team.
Bike
  • 1h 31m 20s
  • 53 kms
  • 34.82 km/hr
Comments:

Good race, pushed a bit, had I have known I was only 10min behind leaders I would have pushed a bit harder at the start to catch them. Hills were a bit hairy with 4 and 5 people accross, hoping off in the middle of the road, but managed to get around it all fairly quickly.

I think last year my pace was about the same till the south Perth section, last year I realy died off there, this year I picked it up a bit at that point, so all the riding etc must be paying off.
What would you do differently?:

Try and start in the A group next year I think, started in D this year and spent 20min getting past little old ladies on mountain bikes.
Post race
Warm down:

Rod eback to car 5-10km

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Slow and congested start.


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Last updated: 2006-11-21 12:00 AM
Biking
01:31:20 | 53 kms | 34.82 km/hr
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/2440
Performance: Good
Wind: Some
Course: Fast and smooth, good with all the roads closed, a good chance to wind out the new bike...it rode like a dream.
Road: Smooth 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] 4

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2006-12-10 1:13 AM

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Subject: Great Perth Bike Ride

2006-12-10 3:53 PM
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Subject: RE: Great Perth Bike Ride
Nice ride Martin. Is biking popular in Australia?
2006-12-10 9:24 PM
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Subject: RE: Great Perth Bike Ride
bet this was a good time- is there a link to the race itself? Curious about the terrain & course- not many road bike races in my neck of the woods..do people ride in packs ? draft?is it a mass start? Cool that they close the roads ..
2006-12-10 9:46 PM
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Perth
Subject: RE: Great Perth Bike Ride

widgeon - 2006-12-11 4:53 AM Nice ride Martin. Is biking popular in Australia?

Becoming very popular here in Perth, and why wouldn't it, it is a very flat coastal city with a river running right through it.

2006-12-10 9:51 PM
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Perth
Subject: RE: Great Perth Bike Ride

isis54 - 2006-12-11 10:24 AM bet this was a good time- is there a link to the race itself? Curious about the terrain & course- not many road bike races in my neck of the woods..do people ride in packs ? draft?is it a mass start? Cool that they close the roads ..

Here is the race link http://www.greatbikeride.com.au/ it is a very flat ride, with a couple of short but steep hilly sections.  Start is in waves according to anticipated average speed which you put down on the entry form, waves start at 1-2 min intervals.  It is draft legal, (I tried to avoid it most of the time as Iwas replacing a training ride with this race so wanted to get some benefit from it)  most of the leaders would have been riding in packs.

Was good fun, this is the 3 or 4th time i've done it, starting on the first one on a mt bike and taking almost 3 hours.

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