April 2nd and 3rd.
Three looped rides on some of Canberra’s best gravel and rock roads.
State versus State, with top 5 riders from each state in each ride adding points to the State total. Winning state gets some bragging rights and can run the next one. I’ll maybe throw in a second hand trophy, too.
Each rider will use one bicycle for all three rides and will have a handicap, subtracting time for features of said bicycle. Standard bicycle will be …a mountain bike with suspension and multiple gears. Time will be subtracted for: no suspension, single gear, fixed gear, tires under 43mm in width, tires under 26mm in width.
Ride 1: Saturday April 2nd, 11am.
3 Loops of Mt Ainslie on fireroad. Approximate time for a lap - 30minutes. Conditions - half of the course is very hilly, steep, loose large gravel/rock. Other half is flat to undulating, fine gravel, fast.
Ride 2: Saturday April 2nd, 7pm.
8 laps of a Bruce Ridge fireroad circuit. Approximate lap time - 8 minutes.
Conditions - short loop on very fine gravel. A 90 second or so climb and (quicker) descent, right handed corners, a long flat stretch good for big gears. Dark. Lights necessary. Kangaroos.
Dinner at supersecret (as yet unknown) location.
Ride 3: Sunday April 3rd, 11am.
5 laps of Black Mountain fireroad course. Approximate lap time - 10minutes. Conditions - Gravel but not as fine as Bruce Ridge, long flat to undulating sections with a couple of sharp pinch climbs. Sketchy corners. This may be changed to a flat Mount Majura course if people are feeling the hills by this stage. Majura’s fireroads are fine gravel, very fast, with right angled corners. Undulating. Short laps
Keep checking for course maps, elevation profiles, photos of conditions and handicap details.
The rides are not races, this is not an event, this is me inviting you to ride with me and my mates at your own risk. You’re almost certainly going to crash and it will hurt and do some damage.
Accommodation in Canberra is pretty cheap. Plenty of camping, plenty of hotels that should work out to less than $50 per person to stay in.
It should be a good time!
PM me or search it out on Facebooks to be part of it all.
