I never got there... I built a new bike the week before and had some setup issues. Big cramps, going backwards and at the 70km mark i stacked and taco'd my rear wheel.
This year would be different! Perfect weather. No pressure. Smaller field. Just ride my own race.
I did however roll to the startline on a new bike....
Couldn't help myself. Brand new ASR carbon with 10speed XTR. Built on the thursday before
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Done, just need to shorten those brake hoses
Sweet cranks....
Sweet ride. Full XTR. Thomson. Easton. DT wheels. About 10.5kg with my Tricon wheels. When my new DT240 with stans rims arrive it should shave a bit more off...
Probably not down to Sid's 9.04kg ASR but enough for me..
Race Day
Rhino on the startline. Ready for climbing... His race didn't go as planned, many of the leading elite field missed a turn and ended up on an earlier part of the course. I missed the arrow too but thanks to the preride day i knew early that i'd missed something and turned back.
Halfway up one climb, think this was at about 50ish km. This was where i got off to walk. No Shame, everyone else was too...
The bike was awesome. Climbed well and decended like a rocket, i even picked up a place on the last descent, passing in the rubble on the outside of a corner and dropped him launching waterbars like a crazy man.
Finished. Slammin down a solo... It didn't really hit the spot.
The meat pie from a BP servo on the way home sure did tho....
Mel raced the 45km event and smashed the field. Winning the Queen of the Mountain on the first climb, riding away from her competition and even people in the 90km classes. She nearly caught me apparently.... There is a new ASR arriving with her name on it. Me thinks someone will be unstoppable in a few weeks.
Photos from the race will appear when i can find some.
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