Kona Results out now..
http://www.fullgaspromotions.com.au/new/results.html
Nice effort Vietzy 11th Fastest Day lap...
And Jacqui 7th & 14th fastest female..
Well done..
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Below - The Plough - Luke on the gas.
Below - Some sun screen may have been a good idea you idiot!
Below - Rocco - The strong man again. 7 laps on a single speed...
Below - Rocco after his last fast lap in the heat.
Below - Em pointed this out on my front Specialized issue tubeless tire. Check the spelling from the Thai made tire..
Below - Pip as gracious as ever but had some pace on the last downhill section. She took the same very wide line as her hubby but manage to pull it together.
Below - Mocha posting a last lap of 51 mins (Only because I had to impress Em)
Below - yeah it hurt - Its not good to push yourself when you have a cold.
Below - Dimitri.. This guy is fast. Farken fast. I tried so hard to catch him and then when I was next to him going up a big hill, he looked at my number notice I was in the same category and took off. I worked hard to almost catch him at the finish. Great riding mate on the Single Speed!
Below - Dimitri again.
Below - Nathan - Oops! Nearly lost it. I think we all put him off?
Below - Jackie & Nath
Below - I dont know this guy?
Below - Nice change over boys.. Nice arse Vietz.
Below - Bondy & Vietz (on the Croc) resting up.
Below - Campsite - Rocco chilling out. Kate & Geoff chatting.
Below - Yes nice style. After two flat tyres on his last lap and nearly losing it on the last fast corner after the downhill Vietz managed to finish in form on the last corner. Leave the outfit at home next time mate.

Taken from - http://www.exploratorium.edu/cycling/humanpower1.html


Below; Chris
Below; Nat, Belinda, Jen & Nats friend Mark in the climbers jersey. Oh year of course Rocco in blue trying to get in on the pic.
Below 3/4 of Chamois Royale; Bondy, Geoff & Rocco.
Below; Tristan on his very nice single speed.
Below; Roc on the fast log ride.
Below; me
Below; Bondy out of focus.
Below; Geoff the master log rider.

Below; B, Jen, Chris & Tristan at the car park with the bbq.




Thanks for the pics boys..Mocha on my way (a long way from North Fitzroy to the top of Smith St) on my trusty Dragster..
Dave..
One of Daves newest finds superbly reconditioned by Matt. Nice work bringing this old bike along!
Two more of Daves recent finds, which Matt & Shell rode on our night..
Mocha & Matt..
Matt, Emma & Shell (just after her crash into Mocha) @ Empress..
Matt..
The gang - Emma, Shell, Dave & Matt...
The gang again...
Matt & Em at Kent St eating the fantastic Japanese meals we had...
Dave (The Baker) & Em..
Jen & Ben @ the marquee of Lorne Pub..
Chris & Jen outside Radio...
Geoff, Bondy, Dave, Matt & Shell outside Radio..
Shell, Dave & Em while cruising down Brunswick St...
Chris & Mel at marquee of Lorne...
A friendly pair - Pip & Nat...
Mocha, Matt & Shell...
Matt & Dave @ Empress... (before heading home for 2 more bottles of Red!!
It was hot, very hot. Here are some pics that Em took of Matt & myself. The deal I made with Matt was that he could use my geared dual suspension bike if he rode the 12 hours Solo. He has never ridden before on mountain bike for more than 2 hours and also has never raced. Well done Matt on riding 8 laps and no crashes. Top effort in the testing conditions that were.
Below; so did I...
As for me, well... some say I started out too hard. But no, I was just cruising very comfortably with Andrew Bell for the first 4 laps. On the 3rd I crashed while chatting to him and not concentrating on a sharp fast burmed corner. It hurt and grazed my right hip and elbow. I kept going though, as I knew with the lack of training I was going to suffer later on in the day with the increasing heat and the difficulty of keeping up on a single speed bike on this course.
So without pushing myself too hard and taking in some needed breaks, I managed to ride 12 laps on the 13km course. I wasn't happy being on my Single Speed as from the start this was a disadvantage. My initial goal was to complete 15 laps but I soon threw that idea out, as I was only doing this for a training session before the Kona, so why should I bust my guts when Im not prepared. I didn't want to suffer from heat stroke like I did in the Alpine Classic when it was 43 degrees!
Well done to everyone else who had a go. Its great to know your friends are out their giving it their best shot and hurting too.. It was nice to see Roc go hard to catch up to me on one lap and be hurting again too. Chris (standing in for Bondy) and Belinda also rode extremely well, who where in Roc team. Their mixed threesome team came 2nd!
Pip put in a great effort having to take over the race from Geoff who shouldn't have even started the race due to a back problem. But as Geoff is a stubborn bastard he had to be there at the start. Geoffs not the fastest off the start, but 3/4 of the way through the first lap he flew past me! Only for me to find him a second later off his bike and telling me he stacked and bent his derailier. Bad luck mate, but you got yourself going again pretty quickly posting a decent lap time. Geoff pulled out of the race after 4 laps. He will be back for the Kona that's for sure!
Oh yeah Chris, thanks for eating all my potato salad I was looking for each time I came around to the transition. I hope you enjoyed my nice food!
See you all at Woodend on Saturday 18th November and also at the Kona for some action in 3 weeks time..
So here are some pics from the weekend.
Below; Friday night just before bed....
Below; me just after the start of another lap..
Below; Matt - a little exhausted, but ready for a few more laps...
Below; Ribena the drink of champions....

Below; me coming into transition..
Below; Matt coming into transition..
Below; the fast man of Chamois Royale 'Rocco'..
Below; Matt & I on another break... Dam it was hot, so we decided to take it easy..
Below; Matt & I setting of on our last very long lap together... Before my last massive crash off the drop off...

Below; The dude in the middle put in a top effort and came 2nd in Solo pushing Andrew Bell all they way. Well done mate..
Below; Im not gay... Just sore and relaxed..

Below; Im in pain from my crash! Matt & I were pretty tired. In need of a good shower to wash the stones out of my cuts and continue to re hydrate..
Next year Matt top ten position for you and maybe top 3 for me? Gears though and not on my single speed..

26th Jan - Australia Day Holiday.
27th Jan - The Alpine Classic - make sure you enter for the 6.20am start. Hopefully it is not so hot this year as I cooked myself on the last climb up Buffalo. http://www.audax.org.au/alpine.htm
So that's the plan.
Tuesday night MTB rides ("TNR's") leave the Fairfield Pipe Bridge at 6pm sharp. All welcome. Generally a cruisy ride (Unless Geoff is there), and in most cases a beer is in order afterwards.
One of my local pubs serves up a $10 t bone steak with fresh crunchy veges and wedges. This is where we sometime go straight after the ride. Thats the North Fitzroy Arms Hotel. The proprietors are fantastic and the service is top notch..
MG