Melbournians called it a heatwave that weekend, while me and Mihkel who flew down from Darwin called it great weather.
The day was fairly hot and dry but the nights were still freezing. Above; the guys discussing the pros/cons of hardtail vs a full suspension bike. I'm crap at the downhill sections but always catch up at the uphills.
Pre race start
The fairies were out. He was in that outfit with the time trial helmut for most of the whole day!
Mihkel before going out on his nightlap.
I was fine the whole day until my nightlap where I took a dive at one of the ditches. Could not see my bike line or path to take as I was going down. Next thing I know, I'm sprawling on the gravel. Just took some bark off the right knee cap.
Some facts:
600+ participants, 250+ teams; 4 male and female cubicles (equates to long q's at the toilet in the morning)
How I fared:
Team name: Mixed Nuts; 148th out of the 250+ teams and rank 19 within the male pair category.
So Mike, I was doing some free promotion with the Shimano Jersey, any luck for me on sponsorship?
