HBGRVL Xmas Eve Grewtcride: Fun in the sun & light rain

Fighting the winds and re-learning how to gravel again

Cold start, steady Z2 then wearing out the small cog chasing KOMs! 💥

Recovery hike

Welly 2 Napier: Next up AKL -> WLG? 💥💥

0 Cals / ~1L Water
NP 305W

The morning's cooler temps and light rain saw this delayed to a lunch ride, by which time the N/NW wind was horrendous.

Took ages to roll north to Patoka staying to mostly Z2, was doing my usual power but barely cracking an average 20kph. This plus my derailleur being a bit fiddly in some middle gears soured my mood a bit.

Eventually hit the turnoff and gravel, but the wind now coming from the side which made some of the high speed gravel turns somewhat touchy.

It's been a hot second since I was on gravel and trying for KOMs meant I was trying to surge out of corners to make up for my lack of finesse. 

Finally started to get a decent tailwind out of it and blast along, then hit tar seal and flowed back into Puketapu.

Made it home pretty drenched from the heat despite the wind, glad to have snagged a couple KOMs and will be back for the rest on a less windy day!

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HBGRVL Xmas Eve Grewtcride: Fun in the sun & light rain

Fighting the winds and re-learning how to gravel again

Cold start, steady Z2 then wearing out the small cog chasing KOMs! 💥

Recovery hike

Welly 2 Napier: Next up AKL -> WLG? 💥💥

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