Here is the loop

At a reasonable pace it was almost 45km averaging about 19km/h. There's only 750m of elevation gain over the three laps so it's basically flat. It takes about 2.25hrs to complete three laps. The whippets will scoot around here in about 2hrs.

The loop is:

This one will be a little different. It's time for a handicap start!! Yeeha. This will give our speed challenged riders the opportunity to get up there for a podium finish and it will keep the faster guys honest and give them incentive to chase. The idea will be to all finish at the same time at about 4pm and hopefully (if we get ourselves organised) we'll have a drink and a sausage sandwiche.

The race track will be the same as usual. 2 laps for the men, 1 lap for juniors and women (any women who want to do two are quite welcome to).

Here is the loop

At a reasonable pace it was almost 30km averaging about 19km/h. There's only 500m of elevation gain over the two laps so it's basically flat. It takes about 1.5hrs to complete two laps.

The loop is: