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The Aftermath

Xmas Epic 2009 finished!

Arrived Adelaide 8^th Jan 10, a couple of days ahead of schedule.

Two weeks of watching the dawn, two breakfasts, two lunches, reading the papers completely, endless strong coffee, morning excercise, afternoon nap, the empty sleep of the physically weary. Beauty and meditation. Growing stronger every day. What sort of life is that?

For those that made it possible:

Malcolm	Brilliant Christmas; Putting us up in Melbourne
David	Putting us up Night 1
Sally & Rob	Putting us up Night 2
Mary	Putting us up in Adelaide
Wendy & Di	Support crew extraordinaire

A Very Very Big Thankyou!

day 13: Wellington – Adelaide

The Hills

8^th Jan 10; 6:10am(start)/9:55am(finish)
12:30pm(start)/2:30pm(finish)
108.2 km (dist); 5h 3m (saddle);
21.4 kph (av); 56.3 kph (max);
998 m (climb); 940 m (descent);
1071.3 km (tot)

day 12: Policemans Point – Wellington

The Mighty Murray

7^th Jan 10; 6:10am(start)/11:40am(finish)
97.5 km (dist); 3h 56m (saddle);
24.8 kph (av); 46.5 kph (max);
963.3 km (tot)

day 11 Kingston – Policemans Point

The Glory

5^th Jan 10; 6:15am(start)/12:45pm(finish)
95.7 km (dist); 3h 40m (saddle);
26.1 kph (av); 42.4 kph (max);
865.8 km (tot)

day 10 Beachport – Kingston

Epic Sky

5^th Jan 10; 6:20am(start)/11:50am(finish)
97.4 km (dist); 3h 42m (saddle);
26.3 kph (av); 42.4 kph (max);
770.1 km (tot)

day 9: Mt Gambier – Beachport

Rock Shox Shock

4^th Jan 10; 6:10am(start)/11:30am(finish)
98.7 km (dist); 4h 21m (saddle);
24.2 kph (av); 48.1 kph (max);
672.7 km (tot)

day 8: Nelson – Mt Gambier

Blue Lake

3^rd Jan 10; 7:05am(start)/9:15(finish)
44.8 km (dist); 2h 3m (saddle);
22.1 kph (av); 51.1 kph (max);
574.0 km (tot)

day 7 Narrawong – Nelson

The Mary Mackillop Stage

2^nd Jan 10; 6:05am(start)/10:40(finish)
81.4 km (dist); 3h 54m (saddle);
20.8 kph (av); 49.4 kph (max);
529.2 km (tot)

day 6: Yambuk – Narrawong

Refinery in the Park

1^st Jan 10; 6:30am(start)/8:30(finish)
43.4 km (dist); 1h 45m (saddle);
24.6 kph(av); 42.2 kph(max);
447.8 km (tot)

day 5: Hopkins River – Yambuk

Staring into the Abyss

31^th Dec 09; 6:05am(start)/11:15(finish)
61.4 km (dist); 3h 7m (saddle);
19.6 kph (av); 42.2 kph (max)
404.4 km (tot)

day 4: Cobden – Hopkins River

A World of Pain

30th Dec 2009; 6:30am(start) / 12:45(finish)
75.1 km (dist); 3h 21m (saddle);
22.4 kph (ave); 52.4 kph (max);
343.0 km (total)

day 3: Sally’s place – Cobden

Country Roads

29th Dec 2009; 6:20am(start)/2:15(finish)
104.5 km (dist); 5h 28m (saddle);
19.0 kph(av); 62.6 kph(max);
267.9 km (tot)

day 2: Ocean Grove – Sally’s Place

The Vision Splendid

28^th Dec 2009; 6:40am(start)
71.6km (dist); 4h 24m (saddle time);
16.3 kph (av);
163.4 km (tot)

day 1 Ferny Creek – Ocean Grove

Xmas Epic Kicks Off

27^th Dec 09; start: 6:05am.
91.8 km (dist); 5h 37m (saddle time);
16.2 k/h (av);
91.8 km (tot)

The prologue

Two epic days of carb-loading. Malcolm invents a new form of Xmas that involves a complex method of gift giving. It takes 2 hours to explain the rules and 1 hour to complete. Everyone happy. Mark gets the Assos. James rests up big time. Everyone gets a cycling book. Tomorrow we ride.

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