Redo of the 3 dams ride with the over 55. Not as fresh as the previous time and struggled in some places. However heaps of energy in the last 30km so lead most of the way.
Rode south from the oncoming storm. Shortened the ride to via kings Park and south Perth and coffee in North Bridge. Up until this point we stayed dry but heading back rode straight into a steady downpoor
Cycling (3 Dams) 6:20:54 145.96 km (23.0 kph) +1800m
3 Dams ride with komy. Big wait to get to the start line as they sent riders out in groups of about 20. Perfect conditions to start with. Quite happy to tag along behind any group that provided the right pace. The group infront of two men and two women hit greenmount hill quite hard so we let them go, but passed them further up the slope. Nice steady climb. Down to Mundaring was the fastest yet hitting at least 58kph. Up and Out of Mundaring was a reminder of the hurt to follow. A new climb was introduced at Canning Dam to take us over the dam wall itself. A real bugger. People walking pushing their bikes everywhere. Determined not to be one of them got me up there. From here on things slowed up as komy had an upset stomach. All the rubbish gels and nutri bars no doubt. This slowed him up on the remaining climbs. The Albany Highway was welcome but the traffic was not. The ice cream at Wundagong was magic. At this stage it was hot with no wind. Flat out down Albany Hwy was fun. Survived Armidale road behind a large group from Kalgoorlie. Then mostly down hill back. Finished in reasonable condition.