Monday, February 03, 2014
Day 3 kiwi brevet
Action packed! Left big river at 6am and didn't get to see too much of the beautiful Waiuta as it was a bit dark. Fueled up at Ikamatua. We were watching some weird bike tracks in the gravel near Stillwater. Were all over the road. Then we saw what looked like a pile of old rags on roadside. It was Thomas! He had caught up to us in Waiuta...
Day 2 kiwi brevet
A big day. 270+ kms.Wakefield to Big River. Porika decent real bad on rigid rig. We lost Thomas earlier before St Arnaud. Rest was uneventful except for the last hours into big river hutt. Gnarly rocky climbing. Nearly did me in. Tires too hard. ...