by Jonny

We went up a hill, and then we went down a hill.
We went up another hill, and then we went down a hill.
Finally we went up a hill and then went down a hill.

Gooseberry Hill KOM 1 Jonny 2 Brodie 3 Heiko 4 Alistair 5 Help (guy on a visible carbon weave Fondreist).
Kalamunda Rd KOM 1 Jonny 2 Brodie 3 Heiko 4 Alistair 5 Help (guy on a visible carbon weave Fondreist).
Mundaring Weir KOM 1 Jonny 2 Heiko 3 Brodie 4 Alistair 5 Lisa

OK I guess I can write a bit more…….With so many people racing it was a small group of eight who headed for the hills. It was a very pleasant ride out with not too much wind and everyone doing nice steady turns at the front. Having not rode Gooseberry Hill for about three years I forgot how hard it is. The big problem is it gets steeper near the top and at that stage you are just trying to turn your smallest gear so the option of taking it easy is non-existent. Definitely questioning my sanity at this point and wondering at the carnage this would of caused when it used to make an appearance of the Saturday rides !

One of the reason’s I decided to ride today was to do the Zig-Zags; something else I’ve not done for ages. It’s funny I started off racing down, then about half way down decided to be a cyclo-tourist and enjoy the great scenery all around. As it turned out there was no rush as me and Alistair waited a while at the bottom before deciding to ride back up only to discover Heiko had punctured.

Next up was Kalamunda Rd and after Gooseberry this felt like a holiday; although the heart was definitely ticking at the top !

We lost Carl and Ronan at this point; it’s always going to be hard to keep going when you ride past the coffee shop we normally stop at. The extra loop before stopping was really nice and the climb back up to Kalamunda worked out great with Alistair setting the pace then me then Heiko then Brodie. Nice to get a half decent time posted to aim to beat next time !

After a quick stop and a vanilla slice it was back on the road. Alistair and Heiko decided they were going to continue and do some extra km’s. Brodie and myself decided the beach was a far better option and left them too it.