2012 - Around the Bay in a Day
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Re: 2012 - Around the Bay in a Day
Postby kimmie » Sat Oct 20, 2012 9:21 pm
All the best for tomorrow guys... Take care.
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Re: 2012 - Around the Bay in a Day
Postby DoogleDave » Sun Oct 21, 2012 4:40 am
Hope you have an amazing day today.
Here we go....
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Re: 2012 - Around the Bay in a Day
Postby coffeeandwine » Sun Oct 21, 2012 4:59 am
Merida 903 from the LBS; Diesel engine
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Re: 2012 - Around the Bay in a Day
Postby clackers » Sun Oct 21, 2012 11:43 am
Ah, First World problems!
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Re: 2012 - Around the Bay in a Day
Postby adrian_d » Sun Oct 21, 2012 1:27 pm
I had spent most of the morning in the bathroom haha, was sooooo nervous. The start was good and I didn't fall once lmao
I ended up clocking the 100km MFM in 4hours:08minutes which was fantastic. I had the best fun ever.
I noticed there were a few camera men snapping shots (I was at the start of my heat leaving) and I might have been in one lol
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Re: 2012 - Around the Bay in a Day
Postby Patches » Sun Oct 21, 2012 3:04 pm
Jumped on with a very fast group (36km/h ish) for the run in from Mordialloc which was much appreciated. Hope everyone else had a great time!
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Re: 2012 - Around the Bay in a Day
Postby adrian_d » Sun Oct 21, 2012 4:11 pm
Wow thats an extremely impressive result well done.Patches wrote:Finished the 100km melb-frankston-melb in about 3:40, it was awesome We were aiming for 4:00 and none of us had ridden over 80km or so for a year at least so it was a fantastic result.
Jumped on with a very fast group (36km/h ish) for the run in from Mordialloc which was much appreciated. Hope everyone else had a great time!
It was an awesome feeling coming up to the finishing line, everyone was looking and I wasn't used to that sort of "star" attention hahaha. I have to admit that I was pretty exhausted about 10km from home, i had something like 10 honey shots but seemed to have forgot to bring some trail musli bars with me.
There were a few riders down, one of which was one of the teams on one of the bridges. It was sad hearing the ambulance heading one direction, it was likely to be for someone on the bike.
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Re: 2012 - Around the Bay in a Day
Postby ridin and drivin » Sun Oct 21, 2012 4:23 pm
I will always ride on the inside lane on beach road. I've been cycling down there close to the curb and narrowly avoided being hit myself. As cyclists we MUST respect the rights of cars to use the roads, as we expect them to respect ours. As a driver I was left quite shaken this morning (imagine if I hadn't be able to stop!) and could have easily caused an accident if a car had been close behind me. Cars will give the riders a lane - but don't take more than your share.
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Re: 2012 - Around the Bay in a Day
Postby blatant » Sun Oct 21, 2012 4:59 pm
My longest training ride was 100km in 4hrs, today the 210 took me 7:52. I got to Sorrento and my pace was 28km/h, then my garmin decided to play up and it didn't track about 50km of the trip, not to worry though I guess there were a ton of GPS devices hammering the sattelites today.
I'm pleased with the result given it's off the back of the Marathon last week.
Thankfully it didnt rain which is lucky because I never got any rain jacket in the end.
Good day, well done everyone!
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Re: 2012 - Around the Bay in a Day
Postby drnick79 » Sun Oct 21, 2012 5:33 pm
Could have gone a little quicker as I was on the brakes a fair bit. Lots of fun, madness with all the riders at times!! Was good when it was flowing and not stop start with the lights.
Hehehe adrian_d, I needed a wizz just before the start and had to hold on for the first stop!!!
That wind was fun to say the least, looks like it was/is a bit wet early arvo>now!
Also happy with the time as I had a big day of golf yesterday, lots of beeeeers and only 4 hours sleep.
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Re: 2012 - Around the Bay in a Day
Postby DoogleDave » Sun Oct 21, 2012 5:34 pm
I managed to get from Alexandra Gardens to Sorrento in 3 hrs 30 mins (moving time) and back to Alexandra Gardens for a total moving time of 7 hrs 4 mins (8 hrs 22 mins Elapsed time) - ave speed of 27.6 km/h.
As I was on my own I jumped onto packs as they rode past and if they slowed too much I passed them and caught up to the next pack - which seemed to work fine (but it would have been even more fun riding with friends - perhaps next year).
That 45+ km/h westerly on the way back through St Kilda was a killer...and the only downside to the entire day was the tack puncture coming back (just before Mornington), going 50km/h downhill. Thankfully it was my rear tyre so I was able to safely come to a stop, pull off to the side and change my tube.
For my first attempt at the ATB and with only riding since March this year I am absolutely stoked with my effort.
Good to hear we all had a great time and I look forward to reading everyone's posts of their adventures today.
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Re: 2012 - Around the Bay in a Day
Postby pdundee » Sun Oct 21, 2012 6:05 pm
Just got to work out which ride I can enter next..
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Re: 2012 - Around the Bay in a Day
Postby Riggsbie » Sun Oct 21, 2012 6:44 pm
At the start in my Velo at 5am.....a bit cold......but a few people were there.....camera crew was really interested in the Velo and it made it to Channel 7 news.....
The crowd grew quickly and the MC tried some banter and then got us underway at 5.30am.....
The getting out of Melbourne was better than I thought......a bit hectic with people clipping in and out....another benefit of the Velo, you only unclip when you get out ! The traffic lights were a pain......and having to leave the freeway only to have to stop at traffic lights and then rejoin was a pain too......
A good run down to Werribee and then got to Geelong in 2.5 hours.....then onto the Portarlington......a few steady climbs and then a couple of steeper ones just before Portarlington but some fast descents too, but sidewinds at over 75kph are not fun !
The wind was westerly by this point so was getting battered as we turned back inland after St Leonard's but the Velo is pretty efficient into headwinds so had a good run onto the Queenscliff.....got there with 4hr40mins on the Garmin.....managed to catch the 11am ferry.....
The lunch was good....
The ferry was jammed.....
Lots of people asking about the Mango.....
Sorrento to Melbourne was good and smooth......but the gusty sidewinds ruined my fun.....had a nice chat with a chap on a hand cranked bike.....I think my velomobile falls Into the same category as its a bit 'odd'.....saw a couple of Barchetta recumbent bikes on the way too......
Mount Martha was a bit of a grind, but just keep spinning and use the gears....the descent was a bit sketchy due to the gusty sidewinds but at over 70kph it's ok to take the whole lane.....
Olivers Hill was the same story, too gusty to have a lot of fun with speed.....
Got fed up with the traffic lights......why can't they be smart and linked, caught a lot of reds with no cars on the side roads.......
Going thru St Kilda was good, I think the wind was hurting some of the other riders because I was able to scoot past some at a fair pace......
The finish was good.....
My total on bike time was 8hr 5 minutes, not sure of the actual moving time or moving average but just over 30kph I think.....
Managed to get the Velomobile loaded up quickly and got out of Melbourne pretty quickly and was home by 5pm......
A few nice cups of tea later, and a roast dinner is due in a few hours.....feeling tired from getting up so early.....legs a little stiff and achy but not bad considering.....time to do some stretches.....
Good day ! Good to meet lots of people on the road, some good comments and a few not so smart ones......
It's great to see so many people out on bikes !
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Re: 2012 - Around the Bay in a Day
Postby drcolossus1 » Sun Oct 21, 2012 7:27 pm
I saw on beach road the after affects of a pretty nasty accident. Ambulance was with a rider, couldn't see how badly injured, on the side of the road. Next to them was a car with the back window smashed. Harsh looking.
The last few km's down beach road were tough with that wind. But the tailwind to the finish was very welcome.
I'm a bit of a chatter when riding but the majority of the people I rode with weren't really up for it Thanks to Michelle for the chat over the last few km's!
All up a great day but have to say I enjoyed Kinglake more. More challenging and I think better organized.
Full 210km next year!
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Re: 2012 - Around the Bay in a Day
Postby DavidL » Sun Oct 21, 2012 9:27 pm
250km in 8hrs -> http://app.strava.com/rides/25637991
Was a solid ride, didn't leave much in the tank by the time we hit the finish line.
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Re: 2012 - Around the Bay in a Day
Postby Speedster » Sun Oct 21, 2012 9:27 pm
What a fantastic day! This was the longest ride I have done (previous was 174) and I was feeling it through the undulations on Beach Rd, and the gale-force crosswinds (with sandblasting) along Ornond Esplanade. Congratulations to BNV for organising such a great day, and thanks to BNV, VicPol, RAV, VicRoads and the numerous volunteers for making the experience as seamless as possible.
I felt bad for the three riders I saw down - one at Grieve Pde, one by a glass patch on the M1 and the last along the Esplanade, all needing paramedic assistance. Fingers crossed the injuries weren't too severe. I also rode into Portarlington just as all emergency services were in attendance for a multi-vehicle accident. It didn't look good.
Thanks to a few riders in particular
- a couple of guys who lent me their floor pump from the back of their car when I punctued on my way to the start
- a rider at the start, I think his name was Ben, who lent me a couple or safety pins so I could pin my number plate to my jersey after the cable ties tore through the holes in the plate.
Well that's one ride checked off my list, might be back next year!
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Re: 2012 - Around the Bay in a Day
Postby Semar » Sun Oct 21, 2012 9:36 pm
Much smoother starting, no hanging about getting cold.
Speedo refused to co-operate after 27 km. Don't know my time, but faster than last year, so about 28kmh av.
Lost a brake shoe at Edithvale. Had to exit a speedy bunch and find a bike shop.
Sunny ride to Sorento. Didn't get time to sit down - ferry within 30 mins of arrival. Last year I waited for an hour and a half and froze.
'Character building' winds from Qscliff to Glong.
Yelled at by bogans on the way out Geelong. But had the last laugh because they had to stop at the lights and the bunch, which included some large gentlemen, pulled up at their window.
The tail wind on the Glong freeway made me feel like a cycling god.
Love the volunteers.
Why are cyclists such a nice bunch of people to be with?
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Re: 2012 - Around the Bay in a Day
Postby wizdofaus » Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:34 am
Did anyone else notice the distance was actually at least 220 km, if not a little more? Including the 7km ride in, I reckon I did 230, and could have happily ridden home again, but my partner was there to meet me so we took the train back.
Was also blown away with how well I did with the fundraising - first time I've ever really tried anything like that, and managed to raise over $2000 with just a few emails.
P.S. just entered http://www.rideforhome.com.au, 75km Ringwood-Frankston-Ringwood. Optimistically put myself in as C grade. I think I might be addicted...
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Re: 2012 - Around the Bay in a Day
Postby cyclotaur » Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:43 am
...same in Franga ...Semar wrote:Yelled at by bogans on the way out Geelong. But had the last laugh because they had to stop at the lights and the bunch, which included some large gentlemen, pulled up at their window.
Did the S-M 100 (4hrs) with a mate and enjoyed it thoroughly, especially the lunch provided at the end !
There were a few wayward and wobbly riders about but they were pretty easy to spot and avoid, and good on 'em, I say, for getting out and participating. A lot of people seemed to be riding alone so when a bunch formed behind us after Frankston it seemed to be made up largely of pairs of riders with one more experienced than their mate, so that was good - the group rolled along well until we took a short break at Mordialloc.
I also raised some money, and it's not that hard to do, really .... I think everyone should be able to raise a few hundred bucks from friends and family for The Smith Family, a great cause..... it's not too late either as fundraising continues after the event. If you haven't already, give it a go !
EDIT: I also wore my BNA knicks and socks which worked well with the BUPA/ATB jersey I thought ...
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Re: 2012 - Around the Bay in a Day
Postby clackers » Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:49 am
Yep, not sure why we people finishing later in the day (I got in to the Gardens before 6pm) were diverted to Williamstown first before being let on the Westgate.wizdofaus wrote: Did anyone else notice the distance was actually at least 220 km, if not a little more?
Anyway, I completed my first 210/220, and enjoyed it despite the rain in Geelong and the wind up the Bellarine peninsula (I desperately latched onto the back of groups like a leech during this bit).
Going through South Melbourne near the end I did ask one gentleman "Sir, if you don't mind me asking - how old would you be?". He was 79, and this was his fifteenth ride. Awesome.
And I'd love to know from anyone how 'Matt' on his chrome BMX went. He got talked up by Tim the announcer at the start line, and everyone gave encouragement as they went past him, but it would have been a struggle!
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Re: 2012 - Around the Bay in a Day
Postby DavidL » Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:15 am
Your a veteran now, next year you will be the one telling the next round of first timers just how much fun it is and to not stress over itadrian_d wrote:Wow that was absolutely awesome. What a fantastic day that was.
I had spent most of the morning in the bathroom haha, was sooooo nervous. The start was good and I didn't fall once lmao
I ended up clocking the 100km MFM in 4hours:08minutes which was fantastic. I had the best fun ever.
Well done on completing it.
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Re: 2012 - Around the Bay in a Day
Postby chucknitro » Mon Oct 22, 2012 11:01 am
Like some others, I passed a couple of serious looking accidents. I hope everyone is ok.
Big thanks to BV and all the volunteers who make it possible.
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