Grand Slam 2010 - Round 3
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Grand Slam 2010 - Round 3
Postby bionic wombat » Sat May 15, 2010 7:32 am
Loop 2
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/417465
Loop 1
Have a look at the elevation profiles of both loops ! Two weeks to prepare for this and I bet its going to be freezing like Mt Torrens !!
I am doing both loops 130 kms and planning to complete 4 hours 30 mins what about you ?
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Re: Grand Slam 2010 - Round 3
Postby limetang » Sat May 15, 2010 6:18 pm
1 word..... Struggletown
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Re: Grand Slam 2010 - Round 3
Postby bionic wombat » Sat May 15, 2010 6:41 pm
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Re: Grand Slam 2010 - Round 3
Postby Blacktop » Mon May 17, 2010 9:09 am
Grand Slam Challenge you can't argue with that. Never experienced a tail wind on these rides only head winds, let the mind games begin.
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Re: Grand Slam 2010 - Round 3
Postby by76 » Tue May 18, 2010 1:15 pm
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Re: Grand Slam 2010 - Round 3
Postby bionic wombat » Tue May 18, 2010 1:52 pm
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Re: Grand Slam 2010 - Round 3
Postby by76 » Tue May 18, 2010 2:00 pm
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Re: Grand Slam 2010 - Round 3
Postby Blacktop » Tue May 18, 2010 8:10 pm
I cycle in the Barossa plenty of hills there average 27 klmh. 100 to 200 klm's a week and I say it will be a tough ride fun but tough.
They don't call it The Grand Slam for nothing,
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Re: Grand Slam 2010 - Round 3
Postby bionic wombat » Sat May 29, 2010 9:22 am
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Re: Grand Slam 2010 - Round 3
Postby Patdys » Sat May 29, 2010 11:07 am
Oh well ,time to stop being a princess
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Re: Grand Slam 2010 - Round 3
Postby Patdys » Sun May 30, 2010 3:55 pm
Wet wet wet.
But not cold and the wind wasn't as bad as the last grandslam.
Fabulous volunteers freezing their backsides off with cake and coffee.
A couple of sections through pine tree avenues with the road carpetted with needles- just stunning.
And lots of autumn leaves.
Apparently only 65 fools doing both loops. So glad I did.
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Re: Grand Slam 2010 - Round 3
Postby bionic wombat » Sun May 30, 2010 4:22 pm
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Re: Grand Slam 2010 - Round 3
Postby feeltherush » Sun May 30, 2010 5:03 pm
I think I need to finally agree with my wife's assessment... "You Cyclists are Mad!" Why would we go out and do that voluntarily?Patdys wrote:Fabulous volunteers freezing their backsides off with cake and coffee.
It wasn't too cold out there riding the first loop but as soon as I stopped at Meadows and came out after a nice cup of tea the wet clothes and wind combination along with the lure of a hot shower and warm fire at home was too much to go around again. Well done to you guys who did so. The thought of a head wind all the way through Kuitpo followed by a good long drag back up into Meadows wasn't very appealing.
It was a real pity about the weather because I know most of those roads reasonably well and on a nice sunny autumn day that course would have been stunning.
Will need to put in some serious kms over winter if I want to be ready for Grand Slam 4.
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Re: Grand Slam 2010 - Round 3
Postby limetang » Sun May 30, 2010 5:40 pm
Brave souls are those who continued, but i do not feel ashamed!
62.30km in 2:16:25 (AT) 27.40 kph
Hopefully they get the forecast right next time around!
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