26 May 2013

Sunday morning ride.

20 May 2013

First MAP test with Damo, at his FTP Trainning Gym.
 
It was only 15 minutes of pain, but worth it.
 
FTP was 346 watt.
 
 5 Months to increase for the World Solo 24hr
 
 

13 Jan 2013

7 Jan 2013

No ride for me week 3

 3 weeks off the bike is killing me, at least another week off the bike.
Getting fat, making it hard for this years attack at the worlds.
Dame you extra hole.

4 Dec 2012

Jet Black 24hr Podium

 
My first podium and I'm hidding in the back ground.



3 Dec 2012

JET BLACK 24hr

 
Jet Black 24hr held at MT Annan. It was extremely hot, 42deg at the start on Saturday. I raced this in a team of 3, with Mick Crummy (
mcrummy.blogspot.com.au), and Kurt Menzies. The team was thrown together in the last week before the race, and it was planned to be a team of four but on the morning of the race we were reduced down to a team of 3.

Starting to cool down at night but still very hot.

The team had a really good race with only one flat tyre for the whole race, and no other mechanicals. From the start of the race we slowly increased our lead over the other teams of 3, we managed to get 5 laps up on second place. We had some good motivation from our neighbours next to us. The Belconnen Onya Bike boy, in a team of six. They cleaned up with over all victory, with 55 laps.
This was the first time myself and Crummy had the chance to finish a 24hr race in first place without completing all 24hrs, so we took the opportunity to finish early as the day was heating up.
So we finished with 44 laps, 352km covered, and 7964m climbed.


24 Nov 2012

Battle of the Beast

 
Well, I well and truly unleshed the Beast at this one.
The day started with the alarm going of at 0330, made some brecky and jumped in the car for a 3.5hr drive down to Caloola Farm Canberra. Had one close call with a kangaroo on the way through Neriga and some thick fog. (Hoping to get there on time to register).
Made it there safe and sound. Got my self registered and had a look around. Checking out the pre race info on the beast, the course didn't look to hard. It looked like a reasonable climb out for 30kms, and roll back to the finish with a couple of little climbs on the way back. at the race breif the challenge was laid down for some one to climb the last climb all the way, I was thinking that it didnt look that bad on the course map. (Holy Crap was I wrong).
The ride out did have a steady climb all the way out but, there were so many pinch climbs around the 200m to 300m long, that avarage grad was about 15%. What was nice were all the creek crossing, the water was great and they only got better as the day got hotter. 
The battle of the beast was a pursuit type race, so the beast got a 5min head start with the rest of the feild sent out to try and catch him. with groups ever 2 mins after that. So they asked for the guys that thought that they could catch the beast to step up to the line. What the hell, I'll give it a go and see how long I could stay with the big gun. That was about 1.6km and I was off the back, and riding by my self for about the next 20kms.
 
 
I made it to the mid check point and was thinking that it would bet a bit easier for the return journy. (still worried about the big hill though). It was still very tough but the pinch climbs weren't as long or steep, until. At about the 60km mark coming down a really steep hill, I had a glance across the valley and saw a fire trail going out the other side. OH Shit hope we aren't going up there. Got to the bottom of the decent couple of little turns, bit of a climb around the corner, and you guessed it the fire trail out of the valley. I rode about 50m which was at about 15% then got of for the walk up. The GPS got up to about 25%  I think.
Once over the hell hill, it was all down hill for the rest of the race, about 8km. In this final run had some good fun with a couple of goannas on the track. Rocked in to the event centre a bit after 1300. Totally wrecked, in to the waiting arms of a cold beer.
 
Thanks to Beast Worx, great event see you next year.
 
While you are there make a donation the Soldier On charity
 

21 Nov 2012

Cabbage for Lunch

 
Adrian
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Stump
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 Sad Adrian
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Sore Adrian

7 Nov 2012

Early Morning ride to work.

Early morning veiw down into Kangaroo Valley from the top of Mt Cambawarra.
Nice little hill climb to start the day off.

20 mins later down at the Shoalhaven river for a nice sunrise over some house boats.

26 Oct 2012

Post SCOTT 24hr


Just a bit muddy on course, and when its not muddy the rocks destoyed the tyres. The tyres were 2 weeks old.