Vincent didn't have a bike on Saturday, and managed to 'borrow' one from his nephew, a lovely teal Bianchi. I don't think his nephew will be getting it back!
Got in at 5:50, from Sorrento to Mordy, I felt like crap, but from Mordy to the
end I managed to focus on getting to the end and felt great, better than I had
since we first set off! Was pretty well spent yesterday, although not as bad as
I expected (i.e. I was actually able to help Ros sort out tea), feeling pretty
good today just bloody tired, a nap would go a treat right now.
If the bridge
opens at 6 again next year I think I'll go the other way and leave at 4- 5...
getting in that late does not really float my boat! :-)
- Mick
Well done. Adrian and I
popped in at about 4 and saw a few people coming in and out. We had lots to do
so had to keep going last night. We were so impressed with
how many people were there and are all fired up for next year. All Adrian could
say is a year is too long to wait.
We really were sad we had
a wedding on Saturday night and couldn't be involved.
I would definitely be
part of the CPA team again next year, it really was such a great group of people
to ride with on Sunday mornings.
Both your and
Naomi's encouragement, dedication and team spirit was fantastic. Well done and
thanks for the taste of training for ATBIAD.
- Amber
Amber and Adrian were pretty gutted when they learned when their friends had scheduled their wedding.
Sounds like everyone did ok???
I'm going to rub it in (after all who was called the
"Loser going to sorento" ;) ) I seemed to had got a tail wind the whole way
until Werribee.... I even checked the BoM and seabreeze sites and it confirmed
this. Hence my ave speed of 35kmh until then!! Don't know what it was but I was
extremly lucky (or was the only saying those prayers....)
Anyway will prolly be out there on Sunday again if anyone
else is keen. I'm going to do the Surfcoast Saunter in Torquay on the Sat 3rd
Nov. Recommend it as its 55/98k's and they do a great lunch.($50 entry)
- Geoff
Yeah... I think I jinxed myself with that comment.
I finished the ride at 7pm. It was indeed a tough ride.
- Sue
I concur. Well done for sticking with it, and check out http://www.bv.com.au/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6927 for more people back after dark.
Somewhere between Sorrento and Frankston on Sunday, Mickey and I saw a guy walking his bike - his rear derailleur had broken off... not a good spot for that to happen.
I think (well suspect) that [the memory of] it is something akin to childbirth - you forget how hard it was a few days later and think about saddling up again next year ;0)
-Brendo
Hard luck story of this year...
Hi Cory sorry did not make it today. Unfortunately yesterday while
undertaking some charity work I twisted my left ankle, which caused some
swelling and was still tender this morning when I arose.
- John.
And feedback from other riders, via the Bicycle Victoria online forums. Some pretty funny stuff (some a little rude).
http://www.bv.com.au/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6911Well done to everyone who participated. Certainly not the best of
conditions (BV are calling it one of the 3 toughest years, conditions-wise). For
those of you who did it the first time this year, the other two times I've done
it were nowhere near as tough. The final two hours were some of the toughest
riding I've ever done. (And how about those little bugs! Grrr!) Naomi and I got in a bit after 6pm - (too dazed to remember and/or look at watch at the time). Long-time riders will let you know about the year when there was driving
wind/sleet/rain etc, which is generally regarded as the toughest ever
ATBiaD year.
Thankyous
A big thanks to Michelle for kicking us off so well this year.
Thanks to Tricia for her tireless efforts in keeping things going
from CPA's end, and also for her hand in the design of this year's jersey, the ordering/distribution thereof, and setup of the wonderful corporate tent so we had a home to come to after the ride..
Thanks to Barbara for doing the bag thing at the start, for
handing out the wrist bands and some photos. I'm also assuming she would have
been lavishing Team CPA riders with encouragement at the Sorrento official stop
- I think when my group went through she must've been on a break.
If I've left anyone out, I apologise. I'm only operating on 38% brain
capacity this today.
I also have to say a big thankyou to all of you who have thanked me. I've had a lot of fun - if it got old, I wouldn't have been doing it! Thanks for being a part of it - in whatever capacity you did; riding, training, supporting, etc etc.
Might see you next year... hey?
Cory (and Naomi and Genevieve).
