Stobie poles, rubbish tap water & the Rundle Mall Balls .
Friday night, three blokes & three bikes were headed west to Adelaide for the last 2 days of the Tour Downunder.
Plan was: Wilunga stage Saturday, hit Rundle St Saturday night, with Breaky out at North Adelaide & the city stage in Adelaide city afterwards. Then the burn back to our significant others Sunday evening.
Taking the (road) bikes was a boon. We could cover a few laps of Wilunga Hill, watch the boys climb, then roll into town for the finish in no time. Meant we could park the car under any tree & beam ourselves right into the action where ever it was happening.
Sunday’s city circuit was choice, with a good hill in it to boot. Some corners were kinda tricky too – as far as these sorts of city circuit go. We got to squeeze a lap in before Mr I-got-TDU Tshirt-and-a-walkie-talkie shooed us away.
Huge turn out, just like the real thing, the buzz. Sorry the ‘Rush’. As it was a sprint finish sort of stage, the whoosh of the peloton at speed through some corners was something to behold. It also gave all us Aussies a chance to see Cadel fang about in the UCI champ strip before Aussies cycling overseas falls into another 20 year hiatus.
In all this time I could not spot that lanky yank once.
Highlights were the Beers at Wilunga pub, pretty dresses on Rundle St Sat evening, breaky Sunday and of course, the ‘Rush’ Sunday afternoon.
The drive up & back was in my recently purchased (2nd Hand) Commodore family truckster. The wagon had 2 bikes up on the roofrack & another – my Wilier – in the back with its front wheel off to fit. Heaps of room for 3x boofheads, bikes & toiletries. Waiting 30mins for the steak sandwiches at the Bordertown roadhouse didn’t sit too well with the men. Nearly ran out fuel on the return just before Ballarat – who would have thought there were so few petrol stations open between 1am – 3am on the Western Hway.
Top weekend, would recommend it. Bring your empties to cash in when you get over the border (10cents per stubbie).
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