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Tour Down Under - Challenge Tour Jan '07

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14-11.-2006, 07:22 AM

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BryanM

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Location: Adelaide

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Re: Tour Down Under - Challenge Tour Jan '07

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Originally Posted by daniels

If you can do that then keep training.... you've got heaps of time to get ready for the 128km option. If you can do a 100km ride a couple of weeks before the day then you should be fine. Just don't get too caught up trying to go fast, focus more on pacing yourself so you feel right.

I'll be doing the 128km option myself. I've done the ride for the past 2 years. Last year I quit halfway between Victor and Delamere because of the heat - I think I was getting heat exhaustion and was definetely dehydrated (it was 45 degrees that day). Hopefully it won't be like that this year!!

If there is a god up there, could we please have 20 degrees Celsius with a bit of cloud & no wind. 45 degrees is nuts - I dont blame anyone for pulling at at that rate & I am sure you werent alone - at least you got the jersey souvineer.

14-11.-2006, 10:42 AM	#17
Archibald Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 224	Re: Tour Down Under - Challenge Tour Jan '07 mmm... saw the January thing. coming home for xmas, then a mate's wedding in feb kinda rules out a quick hop back for january... bummer!! january will be all out preparation for Otway Odyssey (100km MTB - feb3) before focusing on the the Great Ocean & Otway Classic (march3).

14-11.-2006, 01:55 PM

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Rhubarb

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Re: Tour Down Under - Challenge Tour Jan '07

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Originally Posted by atcm6

oh, and travelling from melbourne to adelaide with a bike? does anybody have any idea of the cost of taking a bike to adelaide on a plane? would it be better to drive over?

Virgin Blue has a policy which states that regardless of how heavy your bike bag/box (with all your bike stuff inside of course) it will only take up 5kg of your luggage weight allowance.

Read here for more info http://www.virginblue.com.au/helpIn...age+Information

Qantas I believe work a little differently in that your bike is included in your luggage weight allowance.

More info here http://www.qantas.com.au/info/flyin...ortingEquipment

Also if you don't have a bike box the Qantas one for $15 does a good job and is a good size.

Anyway once you know the rules for the particualr airline you are flying with it is relatively straight forward take your bike on the plane.

Sounds like a good ride

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