It just had to be done. I have been wondering if I am fit enough to ride to Ross for a while now – sod it, let’s find out.
The plan. To use the Macquarie Road backroad and then a gravel shortcut through to the Midland Highway coming out close to the Ross turnoff. This will be the longest fully equiped ride I have done – if I get there! Around the 70k mark.
Monday opened after the warmest overnight temp for some years. To our north, Melbourne had a minimum of 28°C while we had 24°C overnight with high(ish) humidity to get us started. I rode an extended Bishopsbourne Road loop out of Longford (20k) and then had a welcome cool shower. On the road were hundreds of dead dragonflies. Maybe the warm night drove them into an orgiastic frenzy and they were now paying the price!
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