Pure Tasmania Cycle challenge

[santacruzscott]

Anybody participating????

http://www.puretasmaniacyclechallenge.com.au/website/index.html

Sounds great , as long as the weather is kind on the day.

[Giant Pete]

How long is it likely to take?
The Cradle to Strahan looks easy enough, but the Devonport leg looks challenging, to say the least.

[skull]

I am keen.

The seven hills was 210km, that took me a total time of 9 and half hours. That includes stopping for coffee and cake, resupplies and regrouping at the top of the hills.

I am going to enter before the end of december so I can get the knicks and jersey. I left it too late for the fondo and missed out .

[Giant Pete]

9 hours...
Well, it's on my wedding anniversary and I've been told to do it.
How could I say no?

Definitely have to get the nicks. And for the price, there's no point doing the half-leg...

All I need to do now is get all that compulsory gear that I don't own.

[doggatas]

Yep, keen too.

For me it will mean switching to the compact cranks and a bit of begging to missus to drop me off at Devonport and pick me up at Strahan.

[RobRollin]

I think I am keen on the 135km challenge. Leading up to the Ottways.

[skull]

Pardon my ignorance, but what is the ottways?
Is it a tassie ride?

[Baldy]

Its this one http://www.supersprint.com.au/events/2x ... -2012.aspx

I dunno about this pure tas ride. Being solo the logistics would be tricky and would add a heap to the cost of doing it. For that kind of money I could do a tour of Cradle/Strahan/Hobart. Which is the loose plan before the end of summer[plus a few weekend trips closer to home]

So probably not this year. I think the price of the event is very good,for what you get. Compared to USM events $90 ride and $80 jersey for the Oppy gran fondo.

[malocchio]

Wow this ride looks fantastic - might be tempting enough to get a few Melbourne lads across the pond!

The climb at the 50km mark looks pretty interesting - average 5% yeah? How difficult are we talking?

And how are people planning on getting back to Devonport from Strahan?

[RobRollin]

Ive got a few mates in the LAID Cycling team whom Ill be riding the Ottways with. Should be a great ride!

[BarryTas]

very keen for this, if i can get there and back,

but............

i dont want to over cook the legs for te MT Wellington Challenge the following weekend http://www.mtwellingtonchallenge.com.au/

[Giant Pete]

After getting all excited, I will be giving this a miss.
Number one reason is the Wellington TT, which I will not miss.
Plus, the overall expense is too much for my budget this year.

Bummer.

[skull]

there is a week between.

The MT Welli TT is only 20km long.

[RobRollin]

I reckon Ill be doing it now