I’d always wanted to ride two laps of Taupo so in Feb 2013 decided this was the year to tick it off my bucket list. I reconnected with trainer Ray who set my training schedule. All was going well until I got knocked off my bike (by another cyclist) in July, which resulted in a hospital stay due to concussion and my pelvis suffering two breaks.
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Helen [Chief Crew] and I left our Turangi accommodation around 8.30am Friday morning for Taupo. Handed in our waiver form, got race number onto the…
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Helen [Chief Crew] and I left our Turangi accommodation around 8.30 am Friday morning for Taupo. Handed in our waiver form, and got the race number onto the bike & front of the helmet. Nice to catch up with Tracy Parke & saw Andrew, both of whom did last year’s Maxi and also the Graperide. Didn’t really know many of the other starters. I believe that 26 men & 2 women were at the start line.
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