Well an early morning start was in order for this one. strapped the lights to the bike and begun the ride to the start line. Had a good vibe from the legs on the way there so was pretty excited about this one! Start time came and the first few kms flew by. Next thing I know we are starting the first climb straight up dyers pass road. Great way to start the morning!!
Coming down coopers and Gebbies pass managed to miss a wheel and lost contact with the leaders. So once I had hit the bottom with my mate Ben we both started working together and got back into the group that we had lost contact with. A few attacks went off the front and a small group got away just before little river.
Got to the hilltop climb and realised my climbing legs were no longer exsistant and I then knew the second half of the race was about to get harder!
In the end managed to finish in a time of 2:50, about 5min slower than I had hoped but still building on my form and learning more each race which is promising.
Next up is Tour de Lakes over Easter weekend so will keep this posted!
Big thanks to Anthony from http://www.physiofitter.co.nz/ for getting me up and running and Matt Bailey from Cycleways for getting my bike is pristine running condition!
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