Rode the Otway Classic 145km non-competitive road ride with a few mates. We all drove up to the Torquay start together & rolled out with the 3000 other riders. It was a nice ride, good route out the back way to Deans Marsh, then over the Otways down to Lorne, then along the Great Ocean Road back to Torquay.
We didn’t train or prepare at all for this event, as previous years hadn’t left us left wanting. Must admit the little climb out of Deans March, even though it actually had a few flat spots along the climb, left me quite glad to see the throng that masses at the top before the roll down. As with previous years it was the little climbs out of Angelsea & Fairhaven that got that little sting in the legs.
No incidents for us, although there was a lady down just before the turnoff for Deans Marsh, she looked pretty still face-down on the road as we rolled past the gathering (riders & medical staff in attendance).
We rolled off pretty much in the middle of the field so we were always in amongst the riders for the whole route. We split up for the roll down to Lorne, but the banana & apple stop there got us back together for the GOR ride back.
The Wilier Laverado was fuss free, but while in the big chainwheel up front it didn’t like the low cassette cogs. Hmm maintenance on a roadbike, that’s somewhere I haven’t been in while.
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