{"id":1073,"date":"2009-12-08T13:21:53","date_gmt":"2009-12-08T13:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/wordpress179\/?p=1073"},"modified":"2009-12-08T13:21:53","modified_gmt":"2009-12-08T13:21:53","slug":"mildura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehippy.net\/blog\/mildura\/","title":{"rendered":"Mildura"},"content":{"rendered":"

I hastily threw some old pedals on my old Pugeot road bike and went out to ride a TT tonight after spotting ‘cycle race in progress’ signs out near the M-CCC<\/a> circuit after showing Mal around Woodsie’s Gem Shop and Kings Billabong. <\/p>\n

Whilst driving around the circuit I saw an M-CCC<\/a> club trailer and eventually found and spoke to the guy driving. He said get there for 5..30pm for a 6pm 16k TT. <\/p>\n

Unfortunately, my brother has my bike and seems to have taken my helmet but I found Dad’s and adjusted it to fit. I fitted some ancient clip + strap pedals I probably had on the track bike and put on the trusty skate shoes that are so renowned for fast time trialling. <\/p>\n

In the end I got lost, arrived too late to sign on and then found out you can’t race TTs now unless you are a Cycling Australia<\/a> member. I haven’t held a CA<\/a> licence for 5 years and wasn’t going to push for an expensive day licence (if they still offer those) and late sign-on just to do a windy 16k (10mi) TT. Bummer. <\/p>\n

It would have been funny racing in my sneakers with no speedo, power meter, no funny hat, no skinsuit, no training, not having ridden the bike for 5 years, a gut full of chicken schnitzel burger and milkshake from Woodsies (chunder power) etc. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Instead, we drove up the road and cheered the riders on.. I know from experience that being yelled at can help motivate a little extra something from knackered legs and so Mal and I are claiming the large number of PBs set as being due to us yelling out encouragement. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

It’s a bit of a shame I won’t be able to race without a CA<\/a> licence but perhaps I can fit in a M-CCC<\/a> club run now I’ve found some pedals?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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