Cracking spin in this morning via the national park

B1c was in charge of the roll call at St Ives – Wilson, Dobbo, Tony, Herb and YHC all present and correct and on the pedals at the stroke of 5.30am. All very organised including a list!

Good time was made up Mona Vale to Forrest Way, Michael we looked for you and crystal cranked up to McCarrs but not sighted, hope all ok? Based on this morning’s pace if anyone is thinking of joining the bunch at the Forrest Way intersection 5.39 am is probably a better time to be ready for a 5.40am rollout.

The bunch kept tight through Akuna, all enjoying B1c’s musical app recently downloaded to his Garmin 500, a great innovation but they need to provide some more songs if it is going to catch on. In the end Dobbo and Wilson could stand no more and sprinted off the front with the West Head turn in sight, I think Dobbo may have clinched the honours.

Re grouped in the now usual spot for a bit of brekkie, subject to planning there is real potential for a coffee shop at the West head turn, before enjoying the spin down and through to Church Point and Pittwater Road.

Again good bunch formation all the way along the bus lane, before being taken on a short detour by a 3 Peaks veteran (who commutes 90km every day) promising car free passage up to Sydney Street. A worthy recommendation and also gave the bunch time for some much needed self-reflection as we followed the fella up a couple of Clutters style pinches. Well I assume that is what everyone was doing because it went awfully quiet for a while…

A car free run down the spit and then a Herb towed YHC up the next hill, dropping said 3 peaks veteran in the process- thanks mate, even got a PR so be aware next time you will have to work a bit harder.

Trouble free through the lower north shore rat run, plenty of water on the roads by this stage but our weather could not have been better, before joining the main OTP group as they ordered their second hit of caffeine.

Schleck