Got woken up at 3am by the kids.
Had brekkie and went down to Longhouse to meet my "newbie".
Din get a chance to meet up with her, so I followed the main group out of Longhouse.
Ahh... this is going to be a good recovery ride.
The pace is just right.
Taking Winnie's draft, I manage to stick with the pack up Prata Hill. Woot.
When I am still with the main pack going up Sembawang Hill, I was elated! =)
This is confidence building, a nice final ride to my Aviva Ironman 70.3 training.
The joy was short-lived though, as I got dropped 1 km after turning left into Mandai Road.
Soon, the main group is 500m in front of me. =(
I tried my best to bridge the gap, but the effort seems futile.
Reaching Old Mandai Road junction, a Caucasian came riding out from the slip road.
Without hesitation, I did a sprint and manage to catch his draft.
Staying in his draft, I manage to join up with the group in double quick time. :)
When we reached Mandai Shell, it was time to roll out again.
Turning left into Woodlands Road, the pace slowed down.
It was an orderly ride to Clementi Flyover.
Hehe, I manage to stick with the group up Hume slope.
This ride is getting enjoyable.
That is 3 out of 3 slopes I completed today. =)
With only 5 male riders taking Bukit Timah, I decide to do the Clementi route today.
The pace picked up considerably.
Along Mandi Road, my "newbie" came up and said hi!!! :D
We chatted for a while and she rode off ahead.
Haha, she was so sneaky that no one knows she is with the ride all along. I had noticed her throughout the ride though. She is one powerful rider. While I am struggling up the slopes, she stayed in the middle of the pack throughout the whole ride!!! Definitely not a newbie. :D
This is the first time I am doing the Clementi Route.
It was fun. With plenty of gentle upslopes and downslopes.
But the Clementi stretch to West Coast Highway were dotted with traffic junctions, which broke the momentum somewhat.
Once onto West Coast Highway, surges inevitably started.
Got chided by Joyce for sprinting ahead. :p
"You have a race on Sunday", she kept reminding me.
Up West Coast Flyover, it was time to fly.
Averaging 42-46km/h for the entire stretch of the flyover, Rynn and I exchange leads several times.
Cannot meddle with this "newbie". Hehe....
Out of the blue, Joyce shouted "Why are you sprinting? Not racing on Sunday?" and took off like a bullet.
Looks who's talking. Haha...
Going into my big chainring, I start pulling away from the group.
Woot, this is so shiok!!!
According to Joyce, Peter was impressed by my performance. Haha.... *Blushing*
Down West Coast Flyover and onto Tanjong Pagar, I started to slow.
The team caught up along Cantonment Road. :)
Turning left into Anson Road, I was surprised that the group is waiting in front of International Plaza.
I didn't know that they do re-grouping there.
After making sure that we are following the correct group home, Rynn, Sai Fong and I took a relaxed ride home. =)
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