After a week of heavy rain and cold weather in Melbourne, Rachael and I waited until the last minute to commit to the Mt Beauty round of the Victorian Enduro Series on 29th April 2012. On Friday afternoon reports came through that the track was in fantastic condition (dry!) and the forecast was good, so we hastily packed and drove up Saturday morning.
A Saturday afternoon ride in glorious sunshine was just the remedy to the ‘oh-no-it’s-nearly-winter-again’ blues of the week before. Rach and I did two laps to get to know the track on Saturday before retiring for a carbo-filled feast and a good nights’ sleep.
On Sunday morning we were greeted with wall-to-wall blue sky and more sunshine. The course started with a decent bit of climbing, including a few technical sections, then a short fast descent, followed by another bit of climbing before we were rewarded with a long descent back down to transition. This included one rock garden that kept you on your toes, but the rest of the descent was smooth and flowing and I think everyone was smiling at the end of a lap. It wasn’t long before the legs were feeling the 200+m of climbing per lap, but the sun and fun atmosphere made it all worthwhile.
After six hours we had 10 laps in the bag, and came in 2nd place against the VIS-Apollo team who smashed out 12 laps in great style. Thanks to Team Mount Beauty for putting on such a fabulous race!
Back in Melbourne, the winter blues are trying to sneak back in, but we’re looking forward to the next race - Six Hours in the Saddle in Beechworth, which is a highlight of the race calendar - where we’ll hopefully get to show off the new shop kit!
The girls are so far in first pace for Pairs Women in the 2012 Victorian State Endurance Series, keep it up girls!
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