There was an eerie mist drifting across the suburbs today, remains discarded from the deluge that drenched your hardy correspondent on the way home last night. El Conjo and I took an early one home in an effort to miss the worst of it but by Naremburn it was clear no escape was available…the bike path in Munro Park proved too slippery for our famous rabbit and he lost the front wheel on a corner by the first tunnel, I was drafting so saw a rabbit in the headlights and did the only thing possible which was to run him over. Luckily only a bit of skin lost and a shiner for yours truly.
The warm northerly made today’s ride in an unseasonably pleasant one, a tad steamy even. meeting at the top of KPR we encountered a finely dressed man carrying a recycled cotton shoulder bag, we pleasantly greeted him which was good because it turned out to be Chippo, which once realised triggered a few witty remarks and mention of a spreadsheet ranking…
B2B peloton arrived at the crack of 6:30, so it was a prompt departure, but by the lights at Commenarra there was a parting of the ways as ERs took off dropping their B2B friends who were fixing a flat.
Browns was dangerously slippery covered as it was with leaves sand and storm water flotsam and jetsam, but all through unscathed. The pace therefrom was never too too fast to slow a continuous banter, so you could hear the ERs approaching although the conversation was clearly too inane to keep Contadore from breaking away to a 100m lead.
Great to see Shorty on the ride, his 220ks from Newcastle have to count for something on the spreadsheet, and he’ll be turning around and heading up the shore again enjoying the day for change instead of finding fault with military equipment.
Cafe Bullet only snared 6 of the 17 or so starters, where there were discussions and votes on the July awards, Drastic will no doubt be announcing the winners in due course.
Rhodes once again conquered Friday underway into a long weekend, it doesn’t get much better than that, except of course for the beers at the Groin tonight after a 5:15 SHB departure…
Have a good one all
BT