Time for a real post since the Worlds ...
With a bunch of races still to come before the end of the year, we have all had to keep our training legs on.
CORC Dirt Crits have started, and Jase and I have been stepping up and racing all four (4) grades ... why stand around watching when you can be racing around the Majura Singletrack? :) 45 minutes at crit pace is a far better work out too.
Today was a 100km+ Brindies missions. A good warm up for next weekend's Highland Fling 100miler.
We had a good turn out for 6:30am, Gaz, Jase, Ed, Bellchambers, Tommo and another SS rider.
Bellchambers set the cracking pace early on, as we wound our way into the low clouds around the lower brindies.
Gaz was never too far behind, keeping a firm eye on Brett, waiting for the Corey climb.
The Corey climb came, and Brett was off - dropping Gaz within 100 metres!
A nice 20 minute climb to the top, and we had some great views through the clouds into the valley below.
A dodgy decent, made extra fun by Brett's almost slick tires, and then around to two sticks.
Usually an uninterrupted 40 odd minute decent was broken by Tommo airing off a water bar, blowing off his rear tire and getting the tube wrapped around the rear hub! Very impressive.
The road back to Stromlo via Mt McDonald was a scorcher ... super quick, and picking up a few roadies in our wake.
My new Scott Spark keeps impressing me. All the road work was done in full lock out, all the climbing in the intermediate mode and the descents opened up. Although everyone else was on 29er hard tails, the Spark was no disadvantage!
The 2.1 Rocket Rons were great on the front - thin enough to dodge in between a lot of rocks and debris on the fireroads - and super grippy in the softer surfaces.
Next week - Highland Fling 100 miler!
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