Friday was a busy day. Work involved getting about 600 blocks up to the 3rd story of a apartment we are doing in Carlton. When i got home i had to get my stuff ready for the 12 hour and help Kate look after Mitch and Emma when all i really wanted to do was sleep. There was no luck there either as i had to feed Emma at 11pm and 5am. Since i was up I left a bit earlier for the race.
It was a cold start with a good frost over the ground to greet us when we arrived. Not much of a turn out with Solo the biggest category. I had a full kit of skins on for this race as i find they regulate my body temp keeping me warm when it is cold and cool when it is hot. This race was just to get some good miles in the legs without stressing the body and also to allow my dad George to put the finishing touches on his nutritional support job for the worlds( he pulled through with flying colours not missing a thing and keeping to the plan perfectly).
The race started on time at 10am with a solid start. I did half a lap with the leaders before backing off and settling into a steady rhythm. The track was perfect preparation for the worlds as it was 12km long and i climbed 400m an hour getting in 4500m for the ride. It had fast flowing fire roads with great technical single track. In the early stages i was lapping with a team from Kyneton Secondary collage which included one of the best saves i have seen from young Cassidy when his bike slid out as he rounded one of the fast fire road corners. The funniest moment for me was with 5 hours to go when i snuck up on Troy Bailey and gave him a little surprise which seemed to wake him up for the rest of the race. In the end i finished fresh on 17 laps taking the win from Andrew Bell who was their just for a bit of fun.
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