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Giro d Perth - The backlane odyessy
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Postby gazman » Sun Mar 17, 2013 8:34 pm
Looking forward to 2014 and Easter when we will complete all the course.
Great to share everyone's company and clues!
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Postby HLC » Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:20 pm
I rolled up to the start point about 10ish, few peeps around, didn't see any of my mates (or Wayne) maybe I didn't look hard enough, so I rolled off!!! Will make an effort next year for sure!gazman wrote:A great morning and Giro d Perth! Some great backlanes, challenging clues and interesting sights tooped off with one of our gruppo winning a raffle prize. Thank you Toby for organising and to all the sponsors - particularly Cyclemania - thanks Wayne.
Looking forward to 2014 and Easter when we will complete all the course.
Great to share everyone's company and clues!
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Postby Sprocket » Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:36 pm
Didn't manage to finish the 31km course, bu had fun trying to get it done. Thought I knew Perth well and ended up in spots I'd never seen.
Thanks Toby!
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Postby dmwill » Mon Mar 18, 2013 12:00 am
That aside, was a pretty cool event. Would be keen to see these events more often.
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Postby hiflange » Mon Mar 18, 2013 12:14 am
High point for me was following a couple of middle aged women in lycra into the north entrance to Parliament House. The one in front called back to her companion "Wow, it's so beautiful in here!". It is too. You cruise in after an uphill on Hay St and the vista over the city and the river opens up. No pollies around either. Being led into little corners of Perth you didn't know or hadn't seen for a while was a treat.
Low point was a flat just as I was leaving W Perth. First one I've had in years. The downside of the lanes is they have heaps of lousy litter in them. As low points go it wasn't too bad. I had a shady tree on the edge of Harold Boas Gardens to sit under and dispensed a bit of local wisdom to lost riders while effecting the repair
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Postby hiflange » Mon Mar 18, 2013 1:31 am
Maybe saw you on instagram? There were some good outfits today, lot of green for the Saint, including a couple of girls in green tutu's. I contemplated wool but with with the 'fro cast at 32 I crossgraded to lighter fabric. so gladPravda wrote:I was in the group riding in tweed jackets and ties. Not weather condusive to that kind of clothing
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@rob It's the price of looking good, though we sweated our asses off.
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Postby jet-ski » Mon Mar 18, 2013 5:45 pm
well this is what my GPS map looked like...
from my blog http://perthcyclist.wordpress.com
Did a video too.
My team of 4 did the 31ks but we did a lot more than 31ks.... and we got back to the finish at 1.45, by which time everyone had cleared out!
Was great fun though.
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Postby stealthbike » Mon Mar 18, 2013 7:28 pm
"However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results" - Winston Churchill
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Postby Shifter » Tue Mar 19, 2013 5:05 pm
All that said, it was worthwhile for me and we could use more organised 'fun' bike events that aren't about racing.
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Postby Sprocket » Tue Mar 19, 2013 6:37 pm
Probably should have been a lot shorter with clues of that nature, or same length but more specific pointers on where to find the answers.
Agree with the comments about the finish being a little of an anti-climax. Perhaps they should have had a few big posters of the answers up so you could check how you went on return? Other ideas for how there could have been more of a buzz for the finish?
I really liked seeing all the different kinds of bikes!
And I'd definitely be keen to see more of these kind of events.
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Postby hiflange » Tue Mar 19, 2013 7:23 pm
• lots of cool bikes + lots of cool outfits = PRIZES (would be more exciting than the raffle I reckon)Sprocket wrote:Other ideas for how there could have been more of a buzz for the finish?
I really liked seeing all the different kinds of bikes!
• anything to keep people at the finish for a bit longer would be a bonus and create a bit more buzz - live music / food stands / SHADE!!!
For a first time round there's no doubt that it was a success, one that Toby can bank and build on with riders and sponsors in 2014.
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