Amy’s Ride — It’s a Wrap

Well, my first foray into a cycling event, and the pin was pulled by the organisers half way through!

I am bitterly disappointed not to have completed the whole 45km, I was so psyched to achieve that milestone. I was well on the way and feeling good (aside from a slightly sore rump) at the halfway mark when the organisers were forced cancel the event due to bad weather.

The wind–bought by storms approaching from the west–had blown down all of the guard railing and advertising banners were strewn across the circuit. Obviously the organisers were concerned about liability and for the safety of the riders and really had no other choice but to ask riders to stop and call it quits for the day.

It was definitely blowing a gale. On the downhill section of the circuit we were cruising at a speed of around 40km/hr for the first couple of laps, but by the last lap, I was struggling to push to 20km/hr into the headwind. The wind going across the front of the bike was also making it difficult to steer in the upper section of the circuit.

At least I made it half way — 22.5km or 9 laps of the 2.5km circuit – before they stopped riders from continuing. That’s some consolation I guess. I also enjoyed riding with Tony and catching up, so another win there. Ah, despite being disappointed, I still had fun!

The ride itself seemed well organised enough, although there was not nearly as many people there as I expected. Apparently there were 2,000 riders on the 120km and the 70/40km trail rides though.

I forgot the camera, so no really good shots at all unfortunately. A couple of really bad shots taken with a mobile phone are all I managed. Oh well, there’s always next time.

Ride Stats:
Ride Time: 1:06:47
Avg Speed: 20.65km/hr
Max Speed: 47.4km/hr
Total Distance: 22.5km
Number of Laps: 9

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