Quote Originally Posted by Trekhawk View Post
Hey midlife have you done the Alpine Classic??
Im going to do that one on my return to Aust and any tips would be appreciated.


No I haven't, but have lots of friends who have and we were up there for a birthday weekend when it was on. I'm no good at riding hills, let alone mountains!! I used to ski down some of these years ago so the thought of riding up them...

Its a brilliant event but very challenging. The year we were up there it was 40C for the three days and the bitumen was melting. Due to bushfires in the last few years there is not a lot of shade cover now either. Lots of guys we know who have done Ironman had to get off and walk frequently (not quite sure how they started peddling again either!)

We took our MTBs up and road around the fire trails etc and then rode up to the river, jerseys off and fell in the ice cold water. that was enough fun for us!