Ron King Heartracer's Diary

Day 13 – the Lindis and the Crown

The lads who made the break for the 280km epic stage yesterday did indeed summit the Crown and finish today’s 198km day.

I did manage to ride the Lindis and Crown Range fixed in the platinum 42×16 ratio ™. Time for the ride 8hrs flat, time to descend from the Crown Range 15min, actually enjoyed the descent fixed.

Have to fess up to a performance enhancer today, we stopped at the Cardrona Tavern for a pint of Summit lager before the final push of the climb.

Weather ended up gorgeous for the large part though we had horrific winds early on, had to pedal down the hill just to get up to 17kph. Was looking pretty grim for a while. Stokin’ headwinds stopped early breaks on both climbs, but nothing like the conditions encountered earlier.

Possibly the most scenic day yet, though the Lewis Pass runs close. Last day tomorrow, I’m a bit teary thinking about it. Hope to be in OK shape for the family vacation too, Victoria certainly looks like she needs a rest after playing Solo ™ mum for a couple of weeks. Not sure that I’ll have anything in reserve for valentines day though…

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