Originally Posted by Hitchy
....yeah, would be just as happy with a headwind as well....(slows the pro's down).....a strong cross wind will be disasterous for this little balck duck.....at this level I'm not strong enough to force myself into a good spot in an echelon...cross wind is my biggest fear.....apart from actually dieing & getting lost....the latter is a definate possibility!...after the 'hell ride' tomorrow, we're heading down to Geelong to try & fathom how it gets out to the Midland Hwy. (got a course mokka off CSV).....with rolling closures & rolling marshalling...there won't be anyone left on half these corners by the time I get there!
Memories flooding back....the bit through Geelong is a bit dodgy. The cops hit the sirens and block off the side roads, as well as riding their motorbikes around your bunch like a presidential motorcade. So if you're in an echelon, they physically push you back over to the left. Good feeling though....plenty of Gellong folk come out to see the race go past.
After that, it's plain sailing.