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By Damien - Posted on 24 November 2008

Re: This ride meeting: 
Sydney Spring Fat Tyre Festival
Team: 
Solo SS
Status: 
Finished
Laps: 
11
Time: 
08:15:55
Race Category: 
Single Speed Solo
Position (Category): 
1

A bit sore today but I am glad I signed up and did this one solo.

Having only ridden about 5 times since the Sott I wasn’t ready or able to go out very hard so my original plan was to just have a cruise around and a rest at half way and do a few more laps in the afternoon.

So I lined up right at the very back of the start pack and dawdled up the hill and into the back of multiple traffic jam’s on the first lap which really didn’t clear until about 3/4 of the way through the lap.

So onto the second lap of what would eventually turn into 11 laps and the fun dial got wound right up this is a really fun track with all the right elements of technical climbs and descents and fast flowing single track which was still fun and a blast after 8 hours on the bike.

All in all I had a fairly straightforward race with no mishaps or real problems the fast guys where patient and courteous as they passed and the slower riders moved over when and where they could the race had a very relaxed feel. A couple of highlights where following Brad Mertens on his SS fixed wheel flat bar cyclocross bike very impressive skills and the young dude probably only five or six years old nailing the right hand side of the big drop off chute.

Everything got a bit serious later in the race when I learned I was coming first in the solo SS category (where were all the serious SS racers) So I thought I better push on and put a bit of effort in this took its toll and I ended up walking a few sections during my last couple of laps which gave my body a bit of a rest so I could keep going.

Results are up http://www.wannaride.com.au/event_fattyre_result... I managed 11 laps in 8 hrs 15mins and 55sec.

Bring on the 4 hour in two weeks.

Paul's picture

Damien - what a great result - well done.

ar_junkie's picture

Well done Damien!
Top effort, and it was solo on an SS, even sweeter!
Cool

Bernd's picture

.. love your work, well done!!
I was finished after 5 laps with gears... and you did all your laps faster then me!!! sorry Buck....
That is a BIG RIDE, very well done... # 1 it is!
Bernd

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