Ride happy.

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A lovely weekend spent at my sister's place near the Hawkesbury River, North of Sydney. Solo-ing through thick, Aussie bushland on dirt, sand and gravel in some great conditions was pretty special and I racked up 80km and 1600vm over the two days.

I spotted a couple of wallabies, a kookaburra and, unusually, a Lyrebird!
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When you find a waterfall to cool down at the end of a tough mountain bike ride in a hit summer day...

JFR = Just Funking Ride 🤙

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Online marketplace bargain, I now have a trailer 🤩
Best thing about it might be that it connects to my Tailfin thru axle, so I can switch between systems ridiculously easy.

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A big ride out south, towards Tidbinbilla, and I rode a couple of sections I've never done before - visiting the tracking station and a ride around the nature reserve.

It was a great ride on a beautiful autumn day here in the ACT - mist on the river and low cloud clinging to the high slopes, sunshine in a big, open sky and a light, cool breeze. It's good to be alive!

Distance: 106.20 km | Elev Gain: 1,498 m
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Yesterday, two friends and I rode in the Snowy Classic - a 110km (1650m climbing), closed road event in Jindabyne in the Australian Snowy Mountains. It's a beautiful spot at this time of year, up and down hills and through some classic Australian country towns like Berridale and Dalgety.

This is the second year of the event and my second ride. The 110km is testing but not terribly difficult for me, except for a massive difficulty spike at the 82km mark in the form of a monstrous hill called Beloka - average gradient 9.4% but some sections are 20%!

From Cycling Australia: "Short, sharp and brutal, Beloka is one of Australia’s most feared and revered cycling climbs."

Last year, Beloka beat me (I got off and caught my breath and then got back on) and I was resigned to more of the same because it's tricky to train for such an incongruously difficult climb. However, with the Tasmania trip, a year's worth of consistent riding (150km / week) under my belt and a very generous helping of resolve, I did it!

It's a great ride and is very well run like all the Classics events. I'll be back again next year to re-test my mettle against Beloka.
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