Double Century Time
Posted on May 20, 2008
Filed Under Cycling
So the weather is changing… no more hot sunny days, instead we have cold and wet stay indoors kinda weather… with “what’s on TV” days and “I’m sleeping late” weekends… ahhhhhhh the joys of winter…
Unless of course you’re one of the crazy people who plan on doing the Double Century cycle tour in November sometime.. I say November sometime because the date is still to be confirmed and so is the start venue and well… the route.
What we do know about the Double Century is that it’s a team cycle event reserved for the crazy people. It covers a distance in excess of 200km with a cut-off time of 10hrs 30mins and the terrain is Not easy… but with enough training it’s achievable by any keen cyclist. And Yes, I am one of those crazy people but I’m not That crazy because I’ve only done it 3 times so far…
It’s a fun (in a sadistic kinda way) event though and quite an achievement for most recreational cyclists… it’s like one of those “Every cyclist must do… before you die” kinda things. So get 6 to 12 cycling buddies together get training and do this milestone event…
And if you not crazy by the time you start the Double Century, you will be when you get halfway and realise that you still have in excess of 100km to the finish! So that’s like doing two Argus Cycle Tours in one day… it’s Madness I tell you!
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