let us all pause and reflect that i am in fact the worst person in the world at remembering people and when someone says hi, and chats to me i just assume that i DO in fact know them and have simply forgotten them.
so people i have had long conversations with tend to leave with the impression (perfectly correctly i might add) that i had no idea with whom i was speaking.
so to all the riders that i have spoken to and left you with that vague impression, at least i was reasonably polite… i hope.
and the 100 k’s wasn’t actually difficult at all. i ride around 60 a day for work.
the difference is that i do that 500 to 1000 meters at a time. then i’m off the bike for a quick run (or in most cases, leisurely stroll) and then back on the bike again.
so 100 k without a break is a bit of a shock to the system. or more accurately, a pain in the fundament.
my ass felt like i’d made friends with a redneck named bubba.
half an hour after finishing and i could have ridden back if someone had lent me an ass.
today i felt 100%, could do it all over again.
except the afore mentioned ass.
i need to toughen the fuck up i think.
Did it geared in 2hrs 50mins.
Had a great time and will be back next year.
In fact I am looking for another similar ride to do. Unfortunately the Amy Gillett is not happening this year so it is out.
Rainbow ride from Byron to Currumbin is an option.
Anyone know of anything else locally??
Stockland Caloundra Great Ocean Bike Ride, Sunday 11 November
Want to ride along the ocean-front at Caloundra with 1000 other cyclists in a big new event? (Without getting sand or salt water on your bike of course!)
BQ will run a great new mass-participation ride on the Sunshine Coast that takes advantage of some fantastic roads and bikeways built by the Caloundra Council, and hugs the ocean edge like no other!
The ride is over 30 or 55 kilometres, with a 10k kids ride as an option around Quad Park, Kawana. The longer ride covers the seaside boundary of Caloundra City from Point Cartwright to Golden Beach, with a return leg via the city.
The ride was started two years ago by Caloundra City Council to raise funds for Camp Quality and promote cycling, but the course and date has been changed to maximize enjoyment and make it a little more challenging for long-haul participants.
The ride will offer a good hitout for all levels of riders with a smooth, low traffic route with fantastic ocean and coastal views. Mark in your diaries – a weekend at the Sunshine Coast beckons! Entries open soon.
Yes and no. The Amy Gillett ride was a rebadge of the Cycling Grand Prix ride to the Gold Coast. The ride has been rebadged again as Portfolio Partners and apparently there is still “stuff” going on about the AG Foundation. Entries for the PP ride (8 Dec) are not open yet, but the website is http://www.usmevents.com.au/sb2surf/index.html
Thanks to both of you.
We were just going by an email we got back from the AG Foundation saying that it was not happening this year and with no reference to the PP event.
Will let the guys I ride with know.