Things that have happened over the last couple of weeks.
While I was in QLD local rider Mick Smith placed well in the Singletrack Mind series at Yarramundee, 13th in Male Solo and 2nd for the Special Category this round Clydesdales. Also Mick has put a down payment on a XC weapon, expect him to come out swinging this second half of the year. On ya Mick.
While I was in QLD local rider Mick Smith placed well in the Singletrack Mind series at Yarramundee, 13th in Male Solo and 2nd for the Special Category this round Clydesdales. Also Mick has put a down payment on a XC weapon, expect him to come out swinging this second half of the year. On ya Mick.
Mick salutes the crowd as he crosses the line.
While the weather has been cooler and I have done some traveling over the countryside, it is not always easy to get out on the bike or have one with me. Step into a gym, on a spin bike or recumbent bike you can do a session with that spare hour.
In a gym somewhere near Perth, a FTP session.Most recently I traveled to Awaba for the first round of the Rocky Trail Grand Prix. Rocky Trail have divided the GP into two formats, they retained last years successful 4hr GP and added an 8hr for the overzealous riders. Awaba is located approximately 100km north of Sydney along the F3 and is a dedicated Mountainbike Park. 
From the start we were off into the singletrack of Awaba, a small group of riders stretched their legs at the front, while a bigger group of us was being paced by Katrin Van Der Spiegel. A small line mistake would mean a passing opportunity and Katrin, back on the bike for the first time in months, made such an error during that initial singletrack giving us an opening to wind back the leaders. Over the next three hours Hugh Stodart and I kept a solid pace within minutes of the leading riders.
Managed to catch up with some friendly faces while at Awaba, Paul and Di Perry who now call Awaba their local track. They depicted a new section of the track that would be fun, Salad-bowl, and it was described as a flowing cut through a gully section. Also I was made aware of the rainforest sections that would be dark even throughout the middle of the day, in effect you would have to wear clear glasses for the race.
Once the four hour GP riders had finished their race the track cleared substantially leaving plenty of open sections of track to let loose on. The track at Awaba is made for fun, its bermed corners, winding climbs and diversity of terrain, from soft dark soil down in the forest to the rocky traversing sections above the event center. The GP 8 riders would have the track to themselves for at least three and a half hours.
Another full eight hours of fun in the saddle and I placed 5th in Open Male Solo. If you haven’t been to Awaba yet, put it on the list of must do fun trails. Big thanks to my support crew for looking after me, Team Enduro Pulse and our team partners who keep us on the trails.
From the start we were off into the singletrack of Awaba, a small group of riders stretched their legs at the front, while a bigger group of us was being paced by Katrin Van Der Spiegel. A small line mistake would mean a passing opportunity and Katrin, back on the bike for the first time in months, made such an error during that initial singletrack giving us an opening to wind back the leaders. Over the next three hours Hugh Stodart and I kept a solid pace within minutes of the leading riders.
Managed to catch up with some friendly faces while at Awaba, Paul and Di Perry who now call Awaba their local track. They depicted a new section of the track that would be fun, Salad-bowl, and it was described as a flowing cut through a gully section. Also I was made aware of the rainforest sections that would be dark even throughout the middle of the day, in effect you would have to wear clear glasses for the race.
Once the four hour GP riders had finished their race the track cleared substantially leaving plenty of open sections of track to let loose on. The track at Awaba is made for fun, its bermed corners, winding climbs and diversity of terrain, from soft dark soil down in the forest to the rocky traversing sections above the event center. The GP 8 riders would have the track to themselves for at least three and a half hours.
Another full eight hours of fun in the saddle and I placed 5th in Open Male Solo. If you haven’t been to Awaba yet, put it on the list of must do fun trails. Big thanks to my support crew for looking after me, Team Enduro Pulse and our team partners who keep us on the trails.
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