Amy's Grand Fondo 2013 Test Ride
This weekend I spent with my super commuter mate Deb who loves her road bike and is attempting her first mass participation ride. We spent a lot of time gossiping and also went over a few of the finer points of long distance road riding.
We went through how to:
- Bunch ride and what to concentrate on
- Sit in a rider's slipstream so to save some energy in headwind sections
- Pacing on longer climbs, cadence, posture
- Descend on hairpins, sweeping corners, keeping momentum on rolling hills
- When to eat and nutrition on the bike
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| Von and Deb on tour (nutrition pictured may/may not have been consumed) |
It was great to clock up the kilometres and pass on all the small stuff that I've picked up and been told by others over the years in a low stress weekend over the route of the Amy's Grand Fondo course.
This year I have been invited back to Amy's Grand Fondo to be a part of the Hydralyte Women's Team after we won that category last year and I'm looking forward to setting a comparable time. We had such a great time in 2012, I hope the weather holds out and we get a head wind along the coast and a tail wind inland when you need a bit of a pep up!
I have to admit this is one of the nicest courses I have ever ridden, with full road closures for the entire 120km, feed stations, toilets on route and the most picturesque with both coastline and forrest. I highly recommend you come and join in the fun at Amy's Grand Fondo.
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| Me in my most winning moment with medal, jersey, trophy and giant novelty cheque. Shane being my podium chick with his own giant cheque for winning his age category. |
