Early starts and early finishes seemed wise when the forecast was > 30°c. The early morning light made for some nice pictures around the city.

Because of the hot weather, we eschewed distance for hills.

Saturday was Mount Ainslie and Mount Pleasant and Sunday was Black Mountain and Dairy Farmer's Hill.

Mount Ainslie is widely regarded as the most difficult climb in the city and with good reason - the last 30% is the most difficult with sections at 13%. It's broken me before (and one derailleur hanger) but I'm happy to report a PB was achieved.

Black Mountain is the inverse, with the first section (up to 15%) pretty tough but after that it's just a case of grinding it out.
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