Great Hunter Cycling Classic V2B Cyclosportif on 24th May

[rick.polito]

Is anyone doing The Great Hunter Cycling Classic V2B CycloSportif Challenge on Sunday the 24th May?

http://www.nsw.cycling.org.au/cy_nsw/ra ... /09120.htm

I can help with a lift (leaving from Petersham) that morning.

Rick..

P.S. Joined about a month ago and enjoying the Saturday Slowies and Waterfall Cruisers but can't yet keep up on the hills. I'm on the Red/Black Scott Speedster S20. Many thanks to Tim, Lindsay, Ted, Al, Camila, David, Victor and others for your support and encouragement/patience!

[timyone]

The V2B Cyclo Sportif Challenge is open to Cycling NSW members and the general public catering to riders 18 years and over.

Entry includes a competitors T-Shirt and a bottle of wine (or sports drink for riders under 18 years of age).

Approx 100km long course will be 5 laps of a approx 19km circuit around wineries.

NSW Road Series points on offer. -Elite Men, Women/U19 Women, U/23 Men , U/19 Men (Juniors will participate in the short course)

3 Team classifications- Sport Club, Race Club and Corporate Teams.
Team members will not be eligable for individual prizes.

All riders who finish will receive a certificate including their finish time.
Age Categories:

18-22 years
23-34 years
35-49 years
50-64 years
65+ years

ok my first question was going to be, is it hard core? (im after things that are labled hardcore But yeah, checked out the inside, and they give you a T shirt

So im not actually sure if im in or not, but theres a bottle of wine..
So we could party after it

it costs 85 bux to enter though.

[rick.polito]

You'd find it pretty easy. Here is the map and elevation:

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/V2B-2

Maybe you could drink the wine before the ride to make it more interesting!

Rick.

[weiyun]

In any case, entries closed yesterday.

[timyone]

You'd find it pretty easy. Here is the map and elevation:

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/V2B-2

Maybe you could drink the wine before the ride to make it more interesting!

Rick.

that does sound like our sort of ride
though yeah, i dont drink much at the moment :S

[rick.polito]

Overview of the ride:
http://nsw.cycling.org.au/?ID=34007

It was a great day except that there weren't any water stations available and I ran out of water at 60klms and didn't complete the century.

My first experience in a "race" wasn't all that crash hot as I got dropped after 10klms and rode by myself most of the time. Much more training needed!

[T-Bone]

I'm sure most of us have been in that situation before, just keep giving it a crack and you'll see the improvements over time. As for water, most races won't have a water station (except the big ones like Grafton, and Tour of Bright (40degree heat)) so you just have to learn how much fluid your body needs, and other times you just have to ration the water to last.

Good on you for having a go anyway.