Nydia

Day one of riding with the team, todays choice, the Nydia Track, 30km and around 1000m of ascent, and 1500 of descent (started at the top of a hill).
First up, 4km of decent down to Harvey Bay.

Within 100m of starting, yes, over the handlebars! Good ride down tho, then around Harvey Bay to start the climb up to the Nydia Saddle. What climb, lots of jumping off to carry the bike over roots and rocks … slow!

Lunch at the top of the saddle and a well-deserved rest, the downhill to Nydia Bay. But guess what, very technical and more carrying/walking, downhill. Oh well. Punctuated with a nice fall. Slow twisting fall off the bike, sideways down a steep bank! Quite an effort to extricate myself and the bike, then quite some time to catch up with the rest.

Finally down, and then the start of the next climb, up to Kaikuma Saddle. Another 400m climb, and to be honest I walked a good chuck of it. Tired and a bit over it …

And then after a few more ups and downs, back at the car, relief! All up, 32 km, 1000m, started at 12, finished at 6.15 so just over 6 hours. And very tired, all over!
Back to the house, a couple of beers, a big past dinner, a review of photos and video, And bed. Tired!

Dean’s taking the photo here .. Sean, Miles, moi and Ton. Just about to start the first decent …

Vital Stats:
* Nydia Track
* 30km return
* 1000m climbing
* Ride time: 6 hours total!